INDIANAPOLIS - Former UIndy men's basketball standout
Jordan Loyd has been invited to participate in a pre-draft workout tomorrow (Wednesday) with the Indiana Pacers.
It is the sixth pre-draft workout session for the local NBA team, and features Loyd, Alex Poythress (Kentucky), Kellen Dunham (Butler), Taurean Prince (Baylor), Diamond Stone (Maryland), and Goodluck Okonoboh (UNLV). The Pacers own two picks in this year's draft, which takes place Thursday, June 23, one pick in both the first and second rounds, the 20th and 50th overall selections.
Loyd is coming off a highly-prolific season with the Greyhounds, earning numerous individual accolades after averaging 20.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists while shooting over 50 percent from the field. The Atlanta native finished his UIndy career 25th all-time in program history in scoring (1,213), fifth in career free throw percentage (.839), seventh in free throws made (329), 10th in 3-point percentage (.424), tied for 12th in 3-pointers made (132) and 16th in career scoring average (16.2).