Paul Cloyd

Paul V. Cloyd (June 13, 1920 – December 28, 2005) was an American basketball player. Born in Madison, Wisconsin,^[1] he played college basketball for the University of Wisconsin. He was selected by the Washington Capitols in the 1947 BAA draft, but never played for the team.

Paul Cloyd

Personal information
Born	(1920-06-13)June 13, 1920 Madison, Wisconsin
Died	December 28, 2005(2005-12-28) (aged 85) Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Baraboo (Baraboo, Wisconsin)
NBA draft	1947: – round, –
Drafted by	Washington Capitols
Playing career	1947–1951
Position	Guard / small forward
Career history
1947–1949	Sheboygan Redskins
1949	Baltimore Bullets
1950	Waterloo Hawks
1950–1951	Kansas City Hi-Spots
Career NBA statistics
Points	19 (2.7 ppg)
Assists	2 (0.3 apg)
Games played	7
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Cloyd, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound guard-forward, began his professional career with the National Basketball League's Sheboygan Red Skins during the 1947–48 season, when he finished second on the team in scoring to the NBL rookie of the year and league first-team pick Mike Todorovich with 555 points in 60 games. In 1948–49, he scored 336 points in 56 games for Sheboygan, which finished with a 35–29 record and advanced to the NBL playoffs.

After the NBL merged with the Basketball Association of America on August 3, 1949, Cloyd played for the Baltimore Bullets and Waterloo Hawks in the NBA for seven games during the 1949–50 season.

In 1950–51, Cloyd became player-coach of the Kansas City Hi-Spots in the ill-fated National Professional Basketball League, an organization that dissolved after one season. He led the team in scoring with 243 points in 23 games, but he relinquished his coaching duties on December 4, 1950. He continued as a player, and the Hi-Spots finished with a 4–19 record, last in the four-team Western division. Kansas City, which played its games at the old Pla-Mor Arena, dropped out of the league before the season ended.

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	APG	Assists per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	PPG	Points per game
FT%	Free-throw percentage	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1949–50	Baltimore	3	.125	1.000	0.3	1.7
1949–50	Waterloo	4	.333	.400	0.3	3.5
Career		7	.269	.625	0.3	2.7