Lowry with the Toronto Raptors in April 2015
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No. 7 – Toronto Raptors | |||||||||||||
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Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||
League | NBA | ||||||||||||
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Born |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
March 25, 1986 ||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school |
Cardinal Dougherty (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
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College | Villanova (2004–2006) | ||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 24th overall | ||||||||||||
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 2006–present | ||||||||||||
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2006–2009 | Memphis Grizzlies | ||||||||||||
2009–2012 | Houston Rockets | ||||||||||||
2012–present | Toronto Raptors | ||||||||||||
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Kyle Lowry (born March 25, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended Cardinal Dougherty High School in Philadelphia and declared for the NBA draft after two seasons with Villanova University under coach Jay Wright. He was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 24th pick in the 2006 NBA draft.
Lowry is credited with helping lead the Raptors to the playoffs and win an Atlantic Division title for the first time in seven years, during the 2013–14 season, his second season with the team. In 2015–16, he helped lead the Raptors to 56 wins, the highest win total in franchise history, and helped the team reach the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time. As a member of the Raptors, Lowry has been a three-time NBA All-Star, voted in as an Eastern Conference starter in 2015 and 2016, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team in 2016. He has appeared as a member of the U.S. men's national team, winning a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Lowry attended Cardinal Dougherty High School in Philadelphia, where he played point guard for the Cardinal Dougherty Cardinals high school basketball team.