Nigel Lloyd

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Nigel Lloyd
Personal information
Born (1961-09-13) 13 September 1961 (age 63)
Barbados
NationalityBarbadian-British
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
College United States International University
Position Point guard
Career history
As player:
1984–1986 Hemel Hempstead Lakers
1986–1987 Manchester United BC
1987 Cincinnati Slammers
1987–1988 Leicester Riders
1991–1994 Thames Valley Tigers
1994–1999 Birmingham Bullets
1999 Berger Senators
1999–2000 Birmingham Bullets
2000 Berger Senators
2000–2002 Milton Keynes Lions (player-coach)
As coach:
1998–1999 Birmingham Bullets (assistant coach)
2000–2006 Milton Keynes Lions
2007–2008 Birmingham Panthers
2012–2013 London Lions (assistant coach)
2015–2017 London Lions
2024–present Thames Valley Cavaliers

Nigel A Lloyd is a Barbadian-British basketball coach and former player.

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Career

Born in Barbados, Lloyd came to the United States at age 6. He first picked up a basketball in Brooklyn, New York. [1] In the 1980s, he attended the United States International University in San Diego, California, averaging 23.1 points a game his senior season (1982–83). [2]

Lloyd embarked on a professional career, which first took him to the Hemel Hempstead Lakers in 1984. [3] In 1985, he played for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers in the Southern California Pro Summer League and subsequently received an invitation to attend the Clippers’ fall training camp. Lloyd was cut from their roster on October 8, 1985. [4] The following year, he took part in the Clippers’ rookie/free agent camp and then joined the team in its regular season training camp. [5] On October 3, 1986, he was signed by the Clippers, [6] but did not make the final roster.

Lloyd continued his career in Great Britain, playing for Manchester United BC in 1986–87, [3] before joining CBA’s Cincinnati Slammers in the US in the course of the season. [7]

His career highlights in the British Basketball League (BBL) include winning the 1995–96 and the 1997-98 championship, the 1993-94 League title and winning the BBL Trophy in 1992-93 and 1993–94. [3] In January 1993, he won the World Invitation Club Basketball with the Thames Valley Tigers, scoring a game-high 35 points in the final against CSKA Moscow. [8]

Lloyd garnered Player of the Year honours in Great Britain for the 1993–94 season [9] and set a record for the most BBL All-Star Game selections. He also became the all-time BBL leader in free throws made and placed himself second on the league's all-time scoring list. [10] While playing for the Birmingham Bullets, Lloyd was nicknamed The Lord. Among his biggest strengths as a basketball player were the ability to control the tempo of the game and to hit three-pointers at key moments. [11]

In 2000, Lloyd became player-coach of the Milton Keynes Lions, before continuing as head coach alone after two years. [11] He left the Lions in 2006 [12] and was appointed as head coach of the Birmingham Panthers in 2007. [13] The team ceased operations following the 2007-08 campaign. [14] Lloyd, who became a basketball teacher at St Paul's Catholic School, [1] stepped into the assistant role, serving under Vince Macaulay at the London Lions during the 2012–13 season. [15] The Lions hired Lloyd as head coach in 2015, [16] he resigned from the position in 2017. [17]

In 2024, Lloyd returned to the bench to take the reigns at the Thames Valley Cavaliers. [18]

National team

As a member of the Barbados national team, Lloyd was instrumental in helping the squad win the 1994 and 2000 CARICOM championships. [19] He later became the head coach of team which he coached at tournaments including the 2006 Commonwealth Games. [20]

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  11. 1 2 "The Legend". Milton Keynes Lions. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
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