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| Born | June 24, 1999 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Clarkston (Clarkston, Michigan) |
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| Position | Point guard |
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Foster Jacob Loyer (born June 24, 1999) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans and the Davidson Wildcats. At the latter, he was a two-time second-team All-A-10 honoree and an All-A-10 Tournament team selection as a player. His teams have won two Big Ten Conference regular season championships, a Big Ten Tournament Championship, a Final Four entry and an A-10 Conference regular season championship. He attended Clarkston High School where he was a 2-time Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) state champion, won the 2018 Mr. Basketball of Michigan and was a 4-time 1st team All-State honoree. He served as captain at both Michigan State and Davidson.
Loyer has several notable free throw shooting accomplishments, including MHSAA records for both career free throws made (634) and consecutive free throws made (119), 2021–22 NCAA Division I free throw percentage leader (93.65%), and 2021–22 and 2022–23 (92.09%) A-10 free throw percentage leader (fourth in 2022–23 NCAA Division I). He is the Davidson Wildcats single-season free throw percentage, career free throw percentage and consecutive free throws made record holder. His high school consecutive free throw streak was second all-time for American high school players when it ended on January 24, 2017.
He also holds the MHSAA record for points scored in a state championship game quarter (19) and was the Atlantic 10 2021–22 three point shooting percentage leader (43.8%, fourth in the Division I).
Loyer is the son of NBA coach and scout John Loyer and brother of 2022 Indiana Mr. Basketball runner-up and current Purdue player Fletcher Loyer.