Lloyd Kanda Pandi (born December 10, 1999) is a Canadian professional basketball player for Rasta Vechta of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played university basketball for Carleton.
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| Position | Shooting guard / point guard |
| League | Basketball Bundesliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 10, 1999 Ottawa, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 191 lb (87 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College | Carleton (2019–2022) |
| Playing career | 2022–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020 | Ottawa Blackjacks |
| 2021 | Niagara River Lions |
| 2022–2024 | Darüşşafaka |
| 2023 | →Niagara River Lions |
| 2024 | →Ottawa Blackjacks |
| 2024–present | Rasta Vechta |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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University career
editIn his debut for Carleton, Pandi had 18 points to help defeat Waterloo 110-54, leading all Carleton starters with 22 minutes played.[1] In his debut season, Pandi started 17 games out of the season's 22 games, eventually becoming a national champion with the Ravens as well as being named the U Sports Rookie of the Year.[1][2][3][4][5] At the close of the season, Pandi was the Ravens' scoring leader, having played 19 of the 22 regular season games,[6] as well as Canada's leading university player in field goal percentage.[7]
In the summer following his debut season, Pandi was selected as one of the 21 university players invited to participate in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) inaugural season, playing for the Ottawa Blackjacks.[1][8][9] At the close of the summer season, Pandi was named the league's CEBL U Sports Player of the Year.[3] The following year, the U Sports season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Pandi was once again selected as one of the 21 university players participating in the CEBL, this time playing for the Niagara River Lions.[4][10] At the end of that season, he was once again named the CEBL U Sports Player of the Year.[11][12]
On April 10, 2022, Lloyd Pandi announced via social media that he will no longer be playing for the Carleton Ravens and enter the 2022 NBA draft.[13][14][15] In his second and last season with the Ravens, Pandi won the national U Sports Championship a second time and received the national award for U Sports Player of the Year (Mike Moser Most Valuable Player Award).[13][16]
Professional career
editOn December 12, 2022, he signed with Darüşşafaka of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[17]
On September 5, 2024, he signed with Rasta Vechta of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[18]
National team career
editOn August 23, 2022, Pandi got his first call to the Canadian national team as part of the country's 2022 FIBA AmeriCup roster.[19] He went on to average 5.7 points and 2.8 rebounds over an average of 19.1 minutes across 6 games.[20] Canada finished 4th in the competition.[21]
Career statistics
edit| 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 |
College
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Carleton | 19 | 17 | 23.2 | .663 | .800 | .768 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 15.9 |
| 2021–22 | Carleton | 14 | 14 | 27.1 | .547 | .500 | .833 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 14.7 |
CEBL
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ottawa | 6 | 0 | 23.0 | .486 | – | .571 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 8.3 |
| 2021 | Niagara | 16 | 9 | 22.0 | .449 | .429 | .595 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 7.6 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Gleddie, Patrick. "Men's basketball rookie Lloyd Pandi's team first approach | The Charlatan, Carleton's independent newspaper". Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ Porter, Griffin (21 August 2020). "CEBL: Pandi wins U SPORTS Player of the Year as star continues to rise". 49Sport.
- ^ a b Canadian Press, The (5 March 2020). "P.E.I.'s Ellsworth, Calgary's Layton named U Sports basketball players of the year". CBC.
- ^ a b "Niagara River Lions". www.riverlions.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ "Lloyd Pandi Made the Best of his Unexpected Opportunity with the BlackJacks". www.theblackjacks.ca. 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ Ontario University Athletics. "2019-2020 Carleton Ravens Men's Basketball Team Stats". oua.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ "The BlackJacks - Ottawa's Professional Basketball Team Playing In The CEBL". www.theblackjacks.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ "Ottawa's Pandi Wins CEBL U SPORTS Player Of The Year Award". www.cebl.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ "Ottawa BlackJacks draft three U Sports players, including Laurier star guard Ali Sow". ottawasun. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ "Pandi was just dandy in second year in CEBL". stcatharinesstandard.com. 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ "Canadian Elite Basketball League announces 2021 award winners". www.basketball.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ "Another early graduation present for Carleton basketball player?". stcatharinesstandard.com. 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ a b "Ottawa's Lloyd Pandi declares for the NBA draft". CTV News Ottawa. 2022-04-10. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ "Lloyd Pandi leaves Carleton to enter NBA draft". ottawacitizen. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ Silva, Edilson J. (2022-04-10). "Carleton Ravens Lloyd Pandi declares for 2022 NBA Draft - BasketballBuzz". basketballbuzz.ca. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ "Carleton wins third consecutive U Sports men's basketball championship". Ottawa. 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ "Darussafaka signs Lloyd Kanda Pandi". Sportando. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ "Nationalspieler Schliesst Sich Rasta An!". rasta-vechta.de (in German). September 5, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
- ^ "MBB | Pandi and Shephard to Participate in FIBA AmeriCup Camp". Go Ravens. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ^ "Lloyd PANDI at the FIBA AmeriCup 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ^ "Canada at the FIBA AmeriCup 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2022-12-12.