Chris Lofton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chris Lofton
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 27, 1986(1986-03-27)
Age	38
Birthplace	Maysville
Country	United States
Birth City	Kentucky
Horoscope	Pisces

Chris Lofton Biography

Chris Lofton is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on March 27, 1986 in Maysville, Kentucky, United States. Christopher Franklin Lofton (born March 27 1987) was an American professional basketball player who plays for the Seoul SK Knights of the Korean Basketball League. He played in the NCAA basketball tournament for his team, the University of Tennessee Volunteers.

After the conclusion in the season of 2007 Lofton had been diagnosed cancer of the testicle, which he concealed to everyone except Bruce Pearl, his parents as well as a few official from the university. It wasn’t until about halfway through his 2007-2008 campaign did Lofton even inform his teammate and roommate Jordan Howell, who was the only player to be aware. Lofton was diagnosed after failing an in-person drug test at the 2007 NCAA tournament. The test failed turned out to be caused by an indicator of tumors. Afterward, he was treated with successful treatments with radiation and surgery and is now cancer-free.

In July 2008, Lofton signed a one-year contract with Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi of the Turkish Basketball League. On February 8, 2009, he scored 47 points (on 13/20 3-pointers) in a win against Fenerbahçe Ülker. On April 25, 2009, he scored 61 points (on 17/22 3-pointers) in a win against CASA TED Kolejliler. In June 2009, it was announced that Lofton had been asked to play for the Boston Celtics summer league team. In the season 2009–10, Chris Lofton was signed by Spanish ACB League powerhouse, Caja Laboral Baskonia. After only a few games played, Lofton left Caja Laboral; he had previously been hospitalized with fever. Soon after, Lofton signed with another Spanish team CB Estudiantes. In November 2010, he was selected 6th overall by the Iowa Energy in the NBA D-League Draft. He has since chosen to return to Europe. In March 2011 he signed with Lokomotiv Kuban in Russia, but left the team in May 2011 by mutual agreement. In August 2011 he returned to CB Estudiantes, signing a one-year deal but finally he couldn’t play with the team of Madrid until January 2012 because of his physical problems.

In August 2012, Lofton signed with Basque squad Lagun Aro GBC, but one month later left the team due to an injury in his left knee. On August 17, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Beşiktaş. On July 18, 2014, he extended his contract with Beşiktaş for one more season. On February 22, 2017, Lofton signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League.

When he was a freshman, Lofton made third team All-America at Tennessee. When he played against Georgia’s University of Georgia on February 11 in 2006, he hit an all-time record of 9 3-point shots, resulting in 33 points, a record- setting score in a 83-78 victory. On the 23rd of December the 23rd of December, 2006, he racked up 35 points for the first time in his career in an overtime win of 111-105 in a game against University of Texas. In the 2005-2006 season, Lofton was selected as an alternate on the second-team All- America.

Chris Lofton Net Worth

Chris Lofton is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chris Lofton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Chris Lofton is from Maysville, Kentucky, where he was the leader of his team the Mason County Royals (his high school basketball team) to victory at the 2003 State Championships and led the Royals back to the state championships the following year. Even though he was given the title of Mr. Basketball in his final year of high school, Lofton did not get a call from Louisville nor Kentucky. Lofton was approached through University of Tennessee coach Buzz Peterson and then decided to join the Vols.

For the season 2006-07, Lofton led the conference in scoring with 20.8 point per game which earned him one of the SEC player of the year in The Associated Press. He led the Tennessee Volunteers to the Sweet 16 in the 2007 NCAA Basketball Tournament. Lofton was named to the Second-team All-American during this season. In the summer following the 2006-07 season, Lofton attended the Kobe Bryant camp and tried out for the Pan Am USA team.

Instead of declaring for the 2007 NBA Draft, Lofton announced that he would return to Knoxville for his senior season. Lofton was featured on the cover of the November 21, 2007 Sports Illustrated issue, holding a basketball away from Chris Douglas-Roberts of the University of Memphis. Sports Illustrated picked Tennessee 3rd in the country and Lofton as a 1st Team All-American. On December 19, 2007, Lofton passed Allan Houston to become first on Tennessee’s list for most three-point field goals made. Houston had held the record with 346 three-pointers made. On January 22, 2008, Lofton passed Pat Bradley of the University of Arkansas to capture the record for the most career three- pointers in the Southeastern Conference with 367. His final three-pointer came vs. Louisville in the Sweet 16 of the 2008 NCAA Tournament, a game which Tennessee lost 79–60. Lofton was also selected to Third Team All-America for his senior season.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Chris Lofton Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Chris Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Chris Lofton celebrates birthday on March 27 of every year.

Did Chris Lofton play in the NBA?

Seoul SK Knights
College| Tennessee (2004–2008)
NBA draft| 2008 / Undrafted
Playing career| 2008–present
Career history

How old is Chris Lofton?

36 years (March 27, 1986)

How tall is Chris Lofton?

6′ 2″

When did Chris Lofton play at Tennessee?

Lofton played for the Volunteers from 2004-2008 , earning All-America honors in three of his four seasons. He scored an incredible 2,131 career points that still stands as the fourth-most in program history. “It’s remarkable what a legacy Chris left here at Tennessee,” Vols head coach said.

Where is Chris Lofton now?

Seoul SK Knights