Foster Loyer

Teams pose for media photos during team media day at Belk Arena on Monday, October 18, 2021 in Davidson, North Carolina.

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-0
Weight:
175
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Clarkston, Mich.
High School:
Clarkston

2021-22: Served as team captain • Selected second-team all-conference • Named to the A-10 all-tournament team • Led the nation in free-throw percentage, shooting 93.5 percent • Finished fourth nationally in 3-point field-goal percentage at 43.8 percent • Ranked among league leaders in scoring (5th), 3-point percentage (2nd), free-throw percentage (1st), 3-pointers made (8th) and 3-pointers per game (4th), assists (12th) and assist/turnover ratio (5th) • Also led the ‘Cats in scoring (16.2 ppg) and assist (96 / 3.3) • Scored in double figures 24 times • Hit the 20-point plateau on 10 occasions • Hit at least four 3-pointers in a game seven times • Started his Davidson career with a game-high 27 points on 10-of-12 shooting, including 6-of-6 from long range in a win over Delaware (11/9) • Poured in a career-best 35 points with eight treys at Northeastern (12/12) • Opened conference play with a 25-point, 4-rebound, 5-assist effort in victory at Saint Joseph’s (1/5) • Also had 20-point efforts in league play against St. Bonaventure (2/1), Saint Joseph’s (2/9), Rhode Island (2/12), Duquesne (2/14) and Dayton (3/5).

AT MICHIGAN STATE
2020-21: Served as team captain • Season was cut short due to injury • Appeared in 19 games, including seven starts • Set then-career-highs in points, rebounds, assists and minutes averaged • Handed out 44 assists to just 12 turnovers • Scored career-high 20 points, including six 3-pointers in season opener against Eastern Michigan (11/25) • Recorded 10 points and personal-best 7 assists in win over Oakland (12/13) • Pulled down a career-best five rebounds at Northwestern (12/20).

2019-20: Appeared in all 31 games, earning one start • First career start came against Western Michigan (12/29) • Scored in double figures three times • Set season-high marks in minutes played (21) and points (16) against Western Michigan, handing out six assists and grabbing three rebounds in the process • Scored 13 points against Eastern Michigan (12/21) • Set Big Ten career bests in minutes played (16), points (12) and 3-pointers made (4) and attempted (6) against Northwestern (1/29).

2018-19: Appeared in 36 games • Scored his first collegiate points with a basket against Kansas (11/6) in the Champions Classic • Scored in double figures twice • Tallied 10 points in seven minutes during a win over Green Bay (12/16) • Had a breakout game against Ohio State in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament (3/15), hitting 5-of-7 shots from the floor, including 4-of-5 from 3-point land, to score 14 points in 18 minutes.

High School: A four-time All-American and four-time Academic All-American • Recipient of the Michigan Hal Schram Mr. Basketball Award as a senior • 2018 Detroit Free Press and Detroit News Dream Team member • 2018 MLive Detroit Player of the Year • 2018 Associated Press Class A All-State First Team selection • Detroit News All-North selection • Finished his career 12th in the state in scoring (2,222 points), 10th in assists (575), seventh in 3-point field goals (258), second in free throws made (611) and second in free throw percentage (90.0%, 611-of-679) • Helped lead Clarkston to two state championship titles • 2017 Detroit Free Press and Detroit News Dream Team member • 2017 MLive Detroit Player of the Year • 2017 Associated Press Class A All-State First Team selection • Detroit News All-North selection • 2017 MaxPreps Junior All-American First-Team honoree and Fourth Team All-American • 2016 Detroit Free Press and Detroit News Class A First Team honoree • 2015 Detroit News Class A All-State First Team and Detroit Free Press Third Team selection.

Personal: Born on June 24, 1999 in Cincinnati, Ohio • The son of John and Katie Loyer • Has a younger brother, Fletcher, and a younger sister, Jersey • His father played basketball at the University of Akron, was a long-time NBA assistant coach and is the Director of Pro Scouting for the Los Angeles Clippers • His mother played volleyball at Indiana.