Kevin Loiselle (born May 13, 1988) is a Canadian professional basketball player who last played for Montreal Tundra of the Basketball Super League (BSL). He played college basketball for the Dawson Blues and the Maine-Fort Kent Bengals.
 Loiselle drives to the rim in 2013 | |
| Free agent | |
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| Position | Forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 13, 1988 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2011: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2015 | Windsor Express |
| 2015–2016 | London Lightning |
| 2016 | Halifax Hurricanes |
| 2016–2017 | Pacific Caesar Surabaya |
| 2017 | Flying Wheel Makassar[1] |
| 2017-2018 | Cape Breton Highlanders |
| 2018 | Windsor Express |
| 2023 | Montreal Tundra |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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College career
editLoiselle was a second-team All-Collégial AAA selection with Dawson College in 2008.[2]
Professional career
editLoiselle has been named to multiple NBL All-Canada Teams and was named an NBL Canada All-Star in 2014.[3] He was selected by the Express with the 1st pick in the second round of the 2012 NBL Canada draft. He helped the team capture two league titles.[4]
On November 4, 2015, Loiselle signed with the London Lightning, remaining in the Canadian league.[5] Team head coach Kyle Julius said, "If you watched him play last year he looked like a small cog in the wheel, but I don't think he was valued enough."[6] But on February 16, 2016, Loiselle left the Lightning, with the team retaining his NBL Canada playing rights.[7] At the time, Loiselle planned on playing in the Dominican Republic.[7]
On March 11, 2016, Loiselle was traded by the Lightning to the Halifax Hurricanes in exchange for Anthony Criswell.[8]
In October 2016, Loiselle sign with Pacific Caesar Surabaya to play in Perbasi Cup 2016, then Loiselle continued playing with Pacific Caesar until in Indonesian Basketball League 2017.
References
edit- ^ "Flying Wheel Terlalu Perkasa untuk LH Extreme". jawapos. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "2007-2008 ALL-STAR TEAMS AND INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS". VanierCollege.qc.ca. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "2014-15 NBL Canada Post Season Guide" (PDF). NBLCanada.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "Kevin Loiselle". USBasket.com. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Local sports roundup: Express forward Kevin Loiselle signs with Lightning". Windsor Star. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ Dalla Costa, Morris (4 November 2015). "London Lightning look to sign antagonist Kevin Loiselle". The London Free Press. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ a b Dalla Costa, Morris. "Kevin Loiselle and London Lightning 'just didn't work out'". The London Free Press. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Hurricanes Add Depth". The Chronicle Herald. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
External links
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Media related to Kevin Loiselle at Wikimedia Commons- USBasket.com profile
- FIBA profile
- Kevin Loiselle at RealGM
- Kevin Loiselle on Twitter
