# Kevin Loder

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American basketball player

Kevin Loder Personal information Born (1959-03-15) March 15, 1959 (age 67) Cassopolis, Michigan, U.S. Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg) Career information High school Ross Beatty (Cassopolis, Michigan) College Kentucky State (1977–1978) Alabama State (1978–1981) NBA draft 1981: 1st round, 17th overall pick Drafted by Kansas City Kings Playing career 1981–1984 Position Small forward Number 30, 9 Career history 1981–1983 Kansas City Kings 1983 San Diego Clippers 1983–1984 Sarasota Stingers Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball Reference

**Kevin Allen Loder** (born March 15, 1959) is an American former professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) player who was selected by the [Kansas City Kings](/source/Kansas_City_Kings) in the first round (17th pick overall) of the [1981 NBA draft](/source/1981_NBA_draft). A 6-foot-6-inch (1.98 m) [swingman](/source/Swingman) born in [Cassopolis, Michigan](/source/Cassopolis%2C_Michigan), Loder played in three NBA seasons from 1981 to 1984. He played for the Kings and [San Diego Clippers](/source/San_Diego_Clippers).

In his NBA career, Loder played in 148 games and scored a total of 875 [points](/source/Point_(basketball)). His best year as a professional came during his rookie year for the Kings, appearing in 71 games and averaging 6.9 points per game.

On July 18, 2018, the [Kansas City Tornadoes](/source/Kansas_City_Tornadoes) hired Kevin Loder as the [chief operating officer](/source/Chief_operating_officer).[1]

## 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

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#### Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 1981–82 Kansas City 71 13 16.0 .464 .000 .720 2.7 1.2 .5 .4 6.9 1982–83 Kansas City 66 13 12.4 .460 .556 .663 1.9 1.1 .4 .1 5.1 1983–84 Kansas City 10 0 13.3 .442 .333 .692 1.8 1.4 .3 .5 4.8 San Diego 1 0 4.0 – – – .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Career 148 26 14.1 .461 .261 .695 2.3 1.2 .5 .3 5.9

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Could minor-league KC Tornadoes pave way for NBA's return? These men think so"](https://www.kansascity.com/sports/nba/article215116745.html). *[Kansas City Star](/source/Kansas_City_Star)*. Retrieved July 18, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Kevin Loder NBA stats"](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/loderke01.html). *[Basketball Reference](/source/Basketball_Reference)*. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

## External links

- [Kevin Loder profile](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/loderke01.html) at *Basketball-Reference.com*

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