Lucas' Career & Season Game-By-Game Stats (PDF)

2017-18 Sophomore

• Played in 29 of 32 games, starting 18 times
• Averaged 5.7 points on the season
• Scored in double figures in six games
• Led team in assists per game, averaging 3.2 assists
• 1.7 assist/turnover ratio
• Second on team with 31 steals
• Eight points with career-high three steals in just 15 minutes in season opener vs. Southern (Nov. 10)
• Season-high six assists in consecutive games vs. Augustana (Nov. 22) and N.C. Central (Nov. 24)
• Career-high 14 points with five rebounds at Northwestern (Dec. 1)
• Career-high seven rebounds with five assists vs. Longwood (Dec. 13)
• Tied career high with 14 points on 6-7 shooting with five boards vs. New Mexico State (Dec. 16)
• Eight points and season-high tying six assists at Michigan (Jan. 6)
• Career-high tying three steals vs. Wisconsin (Feb. 8)
• 10 points on 5-6 shooting vs. Penn State (Feb. 11)
• 12 points on 4-6 shooting with career-best two 3-pointers and five assists vs. Purdue (Feb. 22)
• 13 points, season-high tying six assists and career-high tying three steals in Big Ten Tournament first round vs. Iowa (Feb. 28)

2016-17 Freshman

• Played in 31 games on the season, starting the last 15
• Averaged 4.8 points
• Led Illini in assists, averaging 3.1 apg
• Totaled 19 assists during three NIT games, an average of 6.3 apg 
• Fourth in the Big Ten in steals during conference play, averaging 1.5 spg
• Fifth in the Big Ten with a 2.2 assist-to-turnover ratio during league games
• Scored in double figures five times on the season
• Career-high eight assists in win over Michigan (Jan. 11)
• 11 points, five boards and six assists in win at Northwestern (Feb. 7)
• 11 points, four rebounds and seven assists vs. Penn State (Feb. 11)
• Career-high 12 points on 4-5 shooting in win at Iowa (Feb. 18)
• Seven points, career-high six rebounds and seven assists in NIT Second-Round win over Boise State (March 20)

High School

• Averaged 20.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 2.8 steals as a senior
• Led Milwaukee Washington to a 14-4 overall record and 8-0 in the City Conference before his season was cut short after suffering a fractured right ankle in a game on Feb. 6
• Unanimous first-team Div. 2 All-State selection by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association
• Named the state’s top senior point guard by the Wisconsin Sports Network
• City Co-Player of the Year
• Four-star recruit by Scout and three-stars by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN
• Averaged 14.3 points and 5.2 assists as a junior, earning second-team all-conference honors while leading Washington to a league runner-up finish
• High school coach was Freddie Riley
• Played for the Milwaukee Spartans AAU program, coached by his mentor, Anthony McHenry

Personal

• Born Oct. 10, 1998
• Enrolled in the Division of General Studies (undeclared)
• Parents are Thomas and Marie Lucas
• Has two sisters and one brother
• Favorite player is LeBron James
• Favorite player as a child was Allen Iverson
• Honor roll student as a junior and senior
• Proud to be the first person in his family to attend a major university