John Loyer

John Foster Loyer (born December 29, 1964) is an American basketball executive and former professional basketball coach.

Loyer graduated from Northmor High School in Galion, Ohio in 1983. Loyer was the leading scorer for Northmor as a senior. He played college basketball at the University of Akron from 1983 to 1987 and graduated from Akron in 1988 with a degree in social studies. In 1987, he began his career as assistant coach at Akron under Bob Huggins. In 1989, Loyer followed Huggins to the University of Cincinnati and served as assistant coach until 1999. Loyer got his first head coaching job at Wabash Valley College in 1999 and coached there for one season.

In 2009, Loyer joined the staff of New Jersey Nets head coach Lawrence Frank and remained assistant coach to the team until 2011. Loyer served under Avery Johnson in the season.

By 2017 Loyer had become a scout for the Los Angeles Clippers. , Loyer was the director of pro scouting for the Clippers.

He is the father of 2018 Mr. Basketball of Michigan winner Foster Loyer and 2022 Indiana Mr. Basketball runner-up Fletcher Loyer. His daughter, Jersey, is a Division I volleyball player at Butler University.

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