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Christopher Franklin Lofton (born March 27, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball with the University of Tennessee Volunteers.
In the 2006–07 season, Lofton led the conference in scoring, with 20.8 points per game, and was named the SEC Player of the Year by the Associated Press. He led the Tennessee Volunteers to the Sweet 16 in the 2007 NCAA basketball tournament. He was again named second-team All-American for the 2006–07 season. During the summer after the 06–07 season, Lofton went to Kobe Bryant camp and tried out for the Pan Am USA team.
Instead of declaring for the 2007 NBA draft, Lofton announced that he would return to Knoxville for his senior season. Lofton was featured on the cover of the November 21, 2007 Sports Illustrated "SI.com - Sports Illustrated Covers - Nov. 21, 2007 - SI's 2007–08 College Basketball Preview" issue, holding a basketball away from Chris Douglas-Roberts of the University of Memphis. Sports Illustrated picked Tennessee 3rd in the country and Lofton as a 1st Team All-American. On December 19, 2007, Lofton passed Allan Houston to become first on Tennessee's list for most three-point field goals made. Houston had held the record with 346 three-pointers made. On January 22, 2008, Lofton passed Pat Bradley of the University of Arkansas to capture the record for the most career three-pointers in the Southeastern Conference with 367. His final three-pointer came vs. Louisville in the Sweet 16 of the 2008 NCAA Tournament, a game which Tennessee lost 79–60. Lofton was also selected as a third-team All-America for his senior season.
In August 2012, Lofton signed with Basque squad Lagun Aro GBC, but one month later left the team due to an injury in his left knee. Chris Lofton abandona el Lagun Aro GBC debido a una lesión de espalda On August 17, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Beşiktaş. On July 18, 2014, he extended his contract with Beşiktaş for one more season. On February 22, 2017, Lofton signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League.
On November 1, 2017, he signed with Le Mans Sarthe. Chris Lofton signs with Le Mans Sarthe
His final professional team was the KBL (Korean Basketball League) with the Seoul SK Knights.
In a 2025 interview with Low, Lofton was asked about what might have happened if he had not been selected for the drug test; he responded "I just know it saved my life." Lofton's cancer battle became the subject of the documentary Volunteer for Life, which premiered on the SEC Network and ESPN+ on March 10, 2025, as part of the SEC Storied series.
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