Lloyd Walton
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 23, 1953 Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1976 / Round: 3 / Pick: 40th overall |
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
| Playing career | 1976–1981 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 11, 12 |
| Career history | |
| 1976–1980 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1980–1981 | Kansas City Kings |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 1,443 (4.2 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 370 (1.1 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,243 (3.6 apg) |
Stats  at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Dr. Lloyd Walton (born November 23, 1953) is a retired American basketball player. He grew up in Chicago Heights, Illinois and played basketball for Mount Carmel High School, where he was named a Parade Magazine All American, and Marquette University, playing for legendary Marquette coach Al McGuire, named 2nd team All American. Walton, a 6'1’(1.83 m) point guard, was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1976 and played for the Bucks from 1977 to 1980, and for the Kansas City Kings in 1980–81.
Since retiring as a player, he has served in various volunteer and professional capacities related to prep, collegiate and professional basketball, including: Assistant Coach under Rick Majerus at Marquette University, a Regional Collegiate Scout for the New York Knicks, Assistant Coach for the LaCrosse Bobcats of the Continental League, and Assistant Coach at the . He has also held several positions in the public sector, including Bureau Chief for the Illinois Department of Human Services and Executive Director of both and the Washington Park YMCA both in Chicago.
Lloyd is currently senior career counselor for the National Basketball Players Association, where he has logged over 2,000 counseling hours with NBA players. In 2009, he created Life Long Winners LLC Consulting. The Company is designed specifically for servicing Athletes with Life Coaching, Transition Planning, Motivational Speaking, and the Life Long Winners personal development model. Lloyd received his Doctoral Degree in Organizational Leadership from Argosy University in 2015, which makes him only the third player in NBA history to achieve this level of education. In 2018 Lloyd became a certified life coach from World Coach Institute. He is married to Dr. Sally Kardatzke-Walton, they have four children, Lloyd Jr. Guy, RaJheana and Marques. Sally is the Executive Director and Associate Chief Nursing Officer for Patient Care Services at the University of Chicago Medicine. They live in Homer Glen, Illinois.
External links[]
- NBA statistics @ basketballreference.com
- LifelongWinners
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