The Belgian basketball legend John Loridon was born 5 April, 1937 in Antwerp, Belgium. The 205-centimeters-tall center played the majority of his career with Alemannia Aachen (1961-1963) and Racing Mechelen (1963-1970).
Loridon made his EuroLeague debut in 1962/63 season with Alemannia Aachen team, averaging 17.0 points per game. His other four seasons in the EuroLeague came in the Racing Mechelen jersey. In total, Loridon played five seasons in the EuroLeague, scoring 338 points in 37 games, averaging 9.1 points per game.
On the national level, Loridon won four Belgian League titles with Racing Mechelen team, and one German Bundesliga title in 1963.
The Belgian center played in five Eurobasket editions, averaging 9.2 points per game. In his EuroLeague and international games from 1957 to 1970, Loridon scored 677 points in 74 games.
ACCOLADES
German Bundesliga (1963) Belgian League (1965, 1966, 1967, 1969)
Belgian League (1965)
Belgian League (1964, 1970)
EUROLEAGUE STATISTICS
Year
62/63
65/66
66/67
67/68
69/70
TOT
Team
Age
26
29
30
31
33
GP
4
9
8
6
10
37
PPG
17.0
10.8
6.0
10.8
6.0
9.1
PTS
68
97
48
65
60
338
RNK
23rd
22nd
52nd
41st
50th
EUROBASKET STATISTICS
Year
1957
1959
1961
1963
1967
TOT
Team
Age
20
22
24
26
30
GP
6
8
8
9
6
37
PPG
5.8
10.8
9.8
9.7
8.8
9.2
PTS
35
86
78
87
53
339
RNK
80th
24th
27th
34th
60th
Description for statistics
GP – Games played PPG – Points per game PTS – Total points RNK – Individual scoring ranking TRK – Team ranking
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