Lloyd Pandi

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Lloyd Pandi
No. 41–Rasta Vechta
Position Shooting guard / point guard
League Basketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1999-12-10) December 10, 1999 (age 24)
Ottawa, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school
College Carleton (2019–2022)
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2020 Ottawa Blackjacks
2021 Niagara River Lions
2022–2024 Darüşşafaka
2023→Niagara River Lions
2024→Ottawa Blackjacks
2024–present Rasta Vechta
Career highlights and awards
  • CEBL Defensive Player of the Year (2024)
  • CEBL steals leader (2024)
  • 2x U Sports Champion (2020, 2022)
  • U Sports Most Valuable Player (2022)
  • U Sports All-Canadian First Team All-Star (2022)
  • 2x OUA First Team All Star (2020, 2022)
  • 2x CEBL x U Sports Player of the Year (2020, 2021)
  • 2x Ravens Scoring Leader (2020, 2022)
  • U Sports All-Canadian Second Team All-Star (2020)
  • U Sports Rookie of the Year (2020)

Lloyd Kanda Pandi (born December 10, 1999) is a Canadian professional basketball player for Rasta Vechta of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played university basketball for Carleton.

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University career

In his debut for Carleton, Pandi had 18 points to help defeat Waterloo 110-54, leading all Carleton starters with 22 minutes played. [1] In his debut season, Pandi started 17 games out of the season's 22 games, eventually becoming a national champion with the Ravens as well as being named the U Sports Rookie of the Year. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] At the close of the season, Pandi was the Ravens' scoring leader, having played 19 of the 22 regular season games, [6] as well as Canada's leading university player in field goal percentage. [7]

In the summer following his debut season, Pandi was selected as one of the 21 university players invited to participate in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) inaugural season, playing for the Ottawa Blackjacks. [1] [8] [9] At the close of the summer season, Pandi was named the league's CEBL U Sports Player of the Year. [3] The following year, the U Sports season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Pandi was once again selected as one of the 21 university players participating in the CEBL, this time playing for the Niagara River Lions. [4] [10] At the end of that season, he was once again named the CEBL U Sports Player of the Year. [11] [12]

On April 10, 2022, Lloyd Pandi announced via social media that he will no longer be playing for the Carleton Ravens and enter the 2022 NBA draft. [13] [14] [15] In his second and last season with the Ravens, Pandi won the national U Sports Championship a second time and received the national award for U Sports Player of the Year (Mike Moser Most Valuable Player Award). [13] [16]

Professional career

On December 12, 2022, he signed with Darüşşafaka of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). [17]

On September 5, 2024, he signed with Rasta Vechta of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). [18]

National team career

On August 23, 2022, Pandi got his first call to the Canadian national team as part of the country's 2022 FIBA AmeriCup roster. [19] He went on to average 5.7 points and 2.8 rebounds over an average of 19.1 minutes across 6 games. [20] Canada finished 4th in the competition. [21]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20 Carleton 191723.2.663.800.7685.91.81.20.615.9
2021–22 Carleton 141427.1.547.500.8338.13.11.70.414.7

CEBL

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2020 Ottawa 6023.0.486–.5715.31.31.30.58.3
2021 Niagara 16922.0.449.429.5953.32.71.50.27.6

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