Fletcher Joseph Loyer was born on September 1,2003 and is an American college basketball player for the Purdue Boilermakers of the Big Ten Conference.
25 Facts About Fletcher Loyer
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Fletcher Loyer played high school basketball in Michigan at Clarkston High School for his freshman and sophomore seasons.
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Fletcher Loyer was born September 1,2003, to John and Kate Fletcher Loyer.
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Fletcher Loyer's father played basketball at the University of Akron.
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Fletcher Loyer's mother played volleyball at Indiana University, and she was an assistant coach for Purdue University volleyball.
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The Fletcher Loyer family moved for John's National Basketball Association career with the Portland Trail Blazers, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets and Detroit Pistons.
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Fletcher Loyer was an assistant coach for the Portland, Philadelphia and New Jersey before taking on the same role with Detroit in 2011.
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Fletcher Loyer later joined the Los Angeles Clippers as a scout in 2016.
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Fletcher Loyer averaged 22 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game during his sophomore season.
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Fletcher Loyer was a 2020 The Detroit News MHSAA Division I all-state first team selection.
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Fletcher Loyer's had relatives in the Fort Wayne area, including many cousins and an aunt who was a volleyball coach at Concordia Lutheran High School.
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Fletcher Loyer's family moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana after his sophomore year and by July 3,2020, he enrolled at Homestead High School, At Homestead, which had won the 2015 Indiana Class 4A state championship, he would join a team with class of 2021 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball recruit, shooting guard Luke Goode.
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Fletcher Loyer switched from shooting guard to point guard when he moved.
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On November 23,2020, Fletcher Loyer committed to Purdue over a field of offers that included Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame and Utah.
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On December 29,2020, Fletcher Loyer posted a Homestead High School single-game scoring record with 50 points against Marion High School.
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Fletcher Loyer averaged 24.4 points, 4.5 assists, and 4.9 rebounds per game during his junior season.
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On March 29, Fletcher Loyer won the national 3-point contest as part of the 2022 High School Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships over Kyle Filipowski and Austin Montgomery.
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Fletcher Loyer entered his freshman season at Purdue as a starter at guard.
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On November 28,2022, Fletcher Loyer was recognized as the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for averaging 12.3 points, 2.0 assists and 1.7 rebounds in three victories, including two over a pair of top-ten ranked opponents, during Purdue's 2022 Phil Knight Invitational title run.
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On January 17,2023, Fletcher Loyer was recognized as both a Co-Big Ten Player of the Week and the Big Ten Freshman of the Week after he scored 27 points and established a Purdue Boilermaker freshman single-game three point shots made record with 6 with against Nebraska on January 13.
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Fletcher Loyer, who scored Purdue's final 8 points, and who was part of a freshman backcourt that had 10 turnovers, missed a game-tying three point shot with 12.3 seconds left when he was pinned in the corner.
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The freshman backcourt pair of Smith and Fletcher Loyer each started a school freshman record 35 games and finished the season as Purdue's 2nd highest scoring freshman duo behind Robbie Hummel and E'Twaun Moore.
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Fletcher Loyer earned honorable mention All-Big Ten recognition by both the coaches and the media again as a sophomore.
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Fletcher Loyer helped Purdue seal a 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Sweet Sixteen appearance with 15 points and a season-high 6 assists against Utah State on March 24.
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Fletcher Loyer contributed 14 points in the Elite Eight regional championship round against Tennessee and 11 in the final four round against NC State to help Purdue reach the national championship game.