John Lucas III life and biography

John Lucas III, often referred to as just John Lucas is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls. He spent the 2009-10 season with the Shanghai Sharks of the CBA.

Career history:

Houston Rockets (2005, 2006–2007)
Tulsa 66ers (2005–2006)
Snaidero Udine (2006)
Benetton Treviso (2007–2008)
Colorado 14ers (2008–2009)
TAU Cerámica (2009)
Shanghai Sharks (2009–2010)
Chicago Bulls (2010–2011, 2011-present)

Not drafted by the NBA out of college in 2005…signed as a rookie free agent by the Minnesota Timberwolves on Oct. 3, 2005…waived by the Timberwolves on Oct. 27, 2005…signed with the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League for the 2005-06 season…was called up from the NBA D-League and signed to a 10-day contract by the Houston Rockets on Dec. 29, 2005 after Houston received a special exception from the NBA due to injuries…was waived by Houston on Jan. 4, 2006…was re-signed to a 10-day contract by the Houston Rockets on Jan. 8, 2006…signed to a second 10-day contract with Houston on Jan. 18, 2006, which expired on Jan. 28, 2006…returned to Tulsa and finished the 2005-06 season with the 66ers…signed with Snaidero Udine of the Italian League on May 10, 2006…was signed as a free agent by the Houston Rockets on July 28, 2006…was waived by Houston on Oct. 29, 2007…signed with Benetton Treviso of the Italian Basketball League for the 2007-08 season…signed with the Colorado 14ers of the NBA Development League for the 2008-09 season…signed with TAU Ceramica of the Spanish ACB League on Apr. 27, 2009…signed as a free agent by the HEAT on Sept. 28, 2009.

Has appeared in 60 regular season NBA games (no starts) during his two-year career and has averaged 3.1 points, 0.8 assists, 0.7 rebounds and 8.2 minutes while shooting 39.6 percent from the field, 25.0 percent from three-point range and 78.9 percent from the foul line…has not missed an NBA game due to injury, but has been a DNP-CD on 29 occasions and a healthy scratch on the inactive list six times…has scored in double figures twice…has recorded four multi-steal games…has seen action in two NBA postseason games and is scoreless in eight minutes of action...has appeared in 56 regular season NBA Development League games (38 starts) and averaged 16.2 points, 4.1 assists, 2.9 rebounds, 1.20 steals and 33.1 minutes while shooting 50.0 percent from the field, 43.7 percent from three-point range and 82.7 percent from the foul line.

COLLEGE:

Played two seasons each at Baylor University and Oklahoma State University…appeared in 126 games during his college career and averaged 14.9 points, 4.2 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.22 steals while shooting 44.5 percent from the floor, 38.3 percent from three-point range and 86.9 percent from the foul line…his 1,877 career points (766 at Baylor and 1,111 at OSU) ranked as the fourth-best in Big 12 history…his 89.5 percent career shooting percentage from the foul line was the best in Oklahoma State history…finished his collegiate career third in three-point field goals made (280) and fifth in assists (535) on the Big 12 all-time list…earned First Team All-Big 12 honors in each of his two seasons at Oklahoma State, averaging 16.3 points and 4.3 assists in 68 career games as a Cowboy…as a senior in 2004-05, appeared in 33 games (all starts) at OSU and averaged 17.7 points, 4.1 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.09 steals while shooting 45.1 percent from the field, 43.1 percent from three-point range and 90.5 percent from the foul line…as a junior at OSU in 2003-04, appeared in 35 games (all starts) and averaged 15.1 points, 4.5 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.06 steals while shooting 45.5 percent from the field, 39.1 percent from three-point range and 88.7 percent from the foul line…was named the Big 12 Player of the Year by the Associated Press…named Second Team All-America by the USBWA and Third Team All-America by the Associated Press…was named Most Outstanding Player of the East Rutherford Regional in the NCAA Tournament and earned All-Tournament honors at the Big 12 Tournament…as a sophomore at Baylor in 2002-03, appeared in 28 games (25 starts) and averaged 13.3 points, 4.4 assists, 2.4 rebounds and 1.46 steals while shooting 43.5 percent from the field, 31.1 percent from three-point range and 87.1 percent from the foul line…named All-Big 12 honorable mention…as a freshman at BU in 2001-02, appeared in 30 games (27 starts) and averaged 13.2 points, 4.0 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.33 steals while shooting 43.3 percent from the field, 37.3 percent from three-point range and 79.4 percent from the foul line…his 395 total points was the fifth-highest for a freshman in Big 12 history…was twice named the Big 12 Rookie of the Week…earned postseason Big 12 All-Freshman honors.

PERSONAL:

Full name is John Harding Lucas III…answers to the nicknames “Lil Luke”, “J LU”, “John John” and “Indy 500”, all of which came from friends and family…was raised in Houston, TX…parents are John and DeEdgra Lucas…his father, John Jr., was an All-American at Maryland and was the first pick of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets…his father played 14 seasons in the NBA with Houston, Golden State, Washington, San Antonio, Milwaukee and Seattle and later served as head coach in San Antonio (1992-94), Philadelphia (1994-96) and Cleveland (2001-03)…his father is currently an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Clippers…lists his father as the person that made a difference in his life because he taught him how to be a man and how to never give up even when times are hard…has one younger brother (Jai) and a sister (Tarvia)…his brother Jai plays basketball at the University of Texas... his most prized possession is a pair of signed Michael Jordan game worn shoes that he wore against his father’s team…lists Entourage, Family Guy, House and Martin as his favorite television shows and Scarface, Paid in Full, Above the Rim, The Last Dragon, Boyz n the Hood and Hoosiers as his favorite movies…enjoys listening to rap and R&B and lists Jay-Z as his favorite musical artist…chose Houston’s as his favorite restaurant and fried chicken as his favorite food…lists the Bahamas as the best place he has visited .

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