[5] Standing 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall, Loscutoff was selected with the third non-territorial pick of the first round in the 1955 NBA draft.
[5] Loscutoff missed most of the 1957–58 season due to a knee injury, working closely with Auerbach on his rehabilitation.
[6] In nine NBA seasons, from 1955–56 to 1963–64, Loscutoff was a member of seven championships as part of the legendary Celtics teams of the 1960s.
The organization wished to honor Loscutoff, but he asked that his jersey number (18) not be retired, so that a future Celtic could wear it.
Loscutoff coached the basketball team at Boston State College from 1964 to 1976 and compiled a record of 219–92 with the Warriors.
[9] Loscutoff lived in Florida and Andover, Massachusetts, where his family owns a day camp for children.