NBLC Alumni: Kevin Loiselle
6'6
Forward
From Montreal, Quebec
Tenure: 2012-2016, 2017-2018
3xChampion
2xAll-Canadian
1xAll-Defensive
A player of great dedication, vision, strength and defensive basketball skills, Kevin Loiselle's regular show of talent across five seasons have seen him gone down as one of the NBL Canada's best home-grown players.
Born in Montreal, Loiselle made his basketball talents known during his three seasons with the Dawson College Blues in nearby Westmount. For his senior year he moved south to play for the USCAA team, the Fort Kent Bengals. It was with Fort Kent Loiselle took his first steps towards a career as a professional basketball player.
Loiselle made his professional debut in 2012, after being selected ninth overall in the NBL Canada Draft by the Windsor Express. He played forty-five games in his first season, averaging 10.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 0.9 blocks per game, the last three remain career end-of-season bests. His tireless efforts for the Express earned him places on the All-Canadian and All-Defensive first teams.
Once again suiting up for Windsor the following season, he made 56 appearances and averaged 8.1 points and 7.4 rebounds en route to winning his and Windsor's first NBLC championship. 2014-15 marked his third straight season with the Express, this time he scored 10.1 points per game on 52% field goal shooting, as well as averaging 7.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists. He played a part in the Express topping the central division and repeating their championship success.
The next season he made the move to the London Lightning, leaving after sixteen games to finish the season with the Halifax Hurricanes - just in time to be part of the championship team, his third straight. After which he played for his first professional team outside of Canada, the Pacific Caesar Surabaya in Indonesia, with whom he won the Jawas Pos tournament and was voted an All-Star of the IBL.
In 2017, Loiselle joined up the with the Cape Breton Highlanders, playing 19 games and averaging 8.8 points before making his way back to the Windsor Express. In 14 appearances for the Express he averaged 10.2 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, but the team would go no further than the first round of the playoffs.
Around this time he began branching out into 3x3 basketball. As a member of Montreal and participant of the 3x3 World Tour, he made his first appearance in the 2017 Saskatoon Masters. The following year he returned to Saskatoon and the team reached the knockout round. He has also won two Canada Quest events, the 2017 national finals and the 2019 Almonte tournament with Montreal.
It was 2018, though, when he made his last NBL Canada appearance. Spending much of his time as a professional in Canada, he is also one of the league's most loyal contributors. Among the top ten all-time rebounders and a multiple champion with multiple teams, he is also one of the most impactful and successful people to have played in the NBLC.
