Chris Lofton

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Chris Lofton
College	Tennessee
Conference	SEC
Sport	Basketball
Position	Shooting guard
Class	Junior
Career	2004 – present
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Nationality	United States
Born	March 27, 1986 (age 21) Maysville, Kentucky
High School	Mason County High School, Maysville, Kentucky

Chris Lofton (born March 27, 1986) is a basketball player for the University of Tennessee, best known for his three-point shooting.

[edit] High School

Chris Lofton is from Maysville, Kentucky, where he led the Mason County Royals (his high school basketball team) to a victory in the 2003 State Championships and led the Royals back to the state championship game the next year. Despite being named Mr. Basketball his senior year, Lofton was not recruited by Louisville and Kentucky, and so chose to play at the University of Tennessee.

[edit] College

Against the University of Georgia on February 11, 2006, he made a school record 9 three-point shots. On December 23, 2006, he scored a career high 35 points in an overtime victory against the University of Texas. For the 2005-2006 season, Lofton was selected as a second team All-American. In the 2006-07 season, Lofton led the conference in scoring, with 20.7 points per game, and was named the SEC Player of the Year.^[1]. He led the Tennessee Volunteers to the Sweet 16 in the 2007 NCAA Basketball Tournament before they lost 85-84 to the Ohio State Buckeyes on Thursday, March 22nd.

He was again named Second-team All-American for the 2006-07 season.

[edit] External link

• Tennessee Volunteers official profile
• ESPN player profile