Alex Loughton
| No. 40 – Cairns Taipans | |
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| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | National Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
3 May 1983 Perth, Western Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Listed height | 206 cm (6 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 110 kg (243 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
St Stephen's School (Perth, Western Australia) |
| College | Old Dominion (2002–2006) |
| NBA draft | 2006 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
| 2006–2007 | Aguas Gandia |
| 2007–2009 | Perth Wildcats |
| 2009–2010 | Ourense Baloncesto |
| 2010–present | Cairns Taipans |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Alex Michael Loughton (born 3 May 1983) is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Cairns Taipans of the National Basketball League (NBL).
Loughton began to make a name for himself when he was selected in the Australian Under-20 team; he went on to average 17.4 points and 10.3 rebounds per game and it was not long before scouts began to take interest in him. In 2002, he moved to the United States to play college basketball for Old Dominion University. In his first season, he started all but two games and averaged 8.3 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. In his second season, he hauled a career best 45 points and 15 rebounds while averaging 16.6 points and 8.7 rebounds per game in 2003–04. Loughton went on to win the CAA Player of the Year and Tournament MVP in 2005. He finished his college career with 1,646 career points and 952 career rebounds; which ranks him tenth all-time in ODU scoring, sixth in rebounding and seventh all-time in CAA rebounding.
In October 2009, Loughton was named to the Colonial Athletic Association Silver Anniversary team for his career at Old Dominion. He was also selected to the CollegeInsider.com Mid Major All-Decade team.
Considered an outside chance to be selected in the 2006 NBA draft, Loughton had six NBA trials with the New Orleans Hornets, Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks, Washington Wizards and Toronto Raptors. After going undrafted, he joined the Orlando Magic for the 2006 Orlando Summer League. He later signed with Aguas Gandia of Spain for the 2006–07 season, going on to average 15.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.
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