Chris Lofton Biography | Bio
Chris Lofton is an American basketball player for Seoul SK Knights of the Korean Basketball League by profession. Back in college, he used to play basketball with the University of Tennessee Volunteers.
Chris Lofton Age | Date Of Birth | Birthday | Birth Sign
Lofton was born in the year 1986 and celebrates his birthday every year on the 27th of March. He is 33 years old as of 2019, his star sign is Aries.
Chris Lofton Education
Chris is a native of Maysville, Kentucky, and used to play for “Mason County Royals” which was his high school basketball team. In the 2003 State Championships, they won and led the Royals back to the state championship game the next year. Lofton was named Mr. Basketball in his senior year. Later, Chris was recruited by University of Tennessee coach Buzz Peterson and decided to play for the Vols.
Chris Lofton Cancer | Illness | Cancer Treatment
At the end of the 2007 season, Chris was unfortunately diagnosed with testicular cancer. He kept a secret about his illness to all apart from Bruce Pearl, his parents, and a few university officials. Halfway through the 2007–2008 season, he told his roommate and teammate Jordan Howell. The illness was diagnosed after failing a random drug screen during the 2007 NCAA tournament. The failed test turned out to be the result of a tumor marker. Later on, he underwent radiation treatments and surgery which turned out successful. The basketballer is currently considered to be cancer-free.
Chris Lofton Career
Lofton signed a one-year contract with Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi of the Turkish Basketball League in July 2008. On 8th February in the year 2009, he scored 47 points (on 13/20 3-pointers) in a win against Fenerbahçe Ülker.
In June 2009, Lofton was asked to play for the Boston Celtics summer league team. In the season 2009–10, Lofton was signed by Spanish ACB League powerhouse, Caja Laboral Baskonia. In November 2010, Lofton was selected 6th overall by the Iowa Energy in the NBA D-League Draft.
In March 2011 Chris 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, unfortunately, 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. On August 17, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Beşiktaş. On July 18, 2014, Chris extended his contract with Beşiktaş for one more season. On February 22, 2017, Lofton signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League. In 2017 he signed with Le Mans Sarthe. Currently, he plays for the KBL (Korean Basketball League) with the Seoul SK Knights.
Chris Lofton Awards | Honors | Achievements
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Southeastern Conference (SEC) Player Of The Year Honors in 2007
Chris Lofton Net Worth | Salary | Worth
Chris the basketballer has not yet revealed his net worth due to public scrutiny. Once it is revealed, it will be updated.
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