Loy Petersen

Loy M. Petersen (born July 26, 1945) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association from 1968 to 1970. A guard, he played in college for Oregon State University, and was drafted in the second round (17th overall) of the 1968 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls; previously, he was also drafted in the 17th round of the 1967 NBA draft by the Baltimore Bullets (now the Washington Wizards). He played in 69 career games over two seasons for the Bulls.

Loy Petersen

Petersen with the Chicago Bulls in 1969
Personal information
Born	(1945-07-26) July 26, 1945
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Anaheim (Anaheim, California)
College	Oregon State (1965–1968)
NBA draft	1968: 2nd round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career	1968–1970
Position	Shooting guard
Number	15
Career history
1968–1970	Chicago Bulls
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-AAWU (1966)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Loy now lives in Madras, Oregon, with his wife, Carol.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Source

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1968–69	Chicago	38	7.9	.404	.704	1.1	.7	2.8
1969–70	Chicago	31	7.5	.367	.667	.8	.7	3.0
Career		69	7.7	.387	.682	1.0	.7	2.9

External links

• Database Basketball – Loy Petersen stats