Italee Lucas Explained

Italee Lucas
Nationality:American / Angolan
Team:Interclube
Number:6
Position:Shooting guard
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Birth Date:12 January 1989
Birth Place:Las Vegas, Nevada
High School:Centennial (Las Vegas, Nevada)
College:North Carolina (2007–2011)
Draft League:WNBA
Draft Year:2011
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:21
Draft Team:Tulsa Shock
Career Start:2011
Team1:Miskolc
Team2:Hondar-Irun
Team3:CSM Satu-Mare
Team4:Bnot Hertzellya
Team5:G.D. Interclube
Highlights:

Italee Lucas (born January 12, 1989) is an American-Angolan professional basketball player.[1]

Born in the United States, in 2015 Lucas was granted Angolan nationality and became eligible to play for the Angolan Women's Basketball Team

High school

Lucas won a state championship with Centennial High School in 2006 and 2007.

Lucas won the 2007 Powerade Jam fest high school 3 point shootout.

USA Basketball

Lucas was a member of the USA team which competed in the U18 championship in Colorado Springs, Colorado in June 2006. The team won all four games, earning the gold-medal and a qualification for the 2007 U19 world championship.[2] She continued with the team the following year when the team competed in the U19 championship in Bratislava, Slovakia in August 2007. She averaged 4.9 points per game and recorded 23 assists second highest on the team is the USA team won all nine games and the gold-medal.[3]

College

Lucas finished her final season at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill averaging 16.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game in the 2010–11 season.

North Carolina statistics

Source[4]

YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2007-08North Carolina3617836.627.360.01.72.71.2-4.9
2008-09North Carolina3548646.139.379.03.52.81.70.113.9
2009-10North Carolina3044140.034.478.43.82.51.50.114.7
2010-11North Carolina3759843.533.675.33.12.61.20.116.2
CareerNorth Carolina138170342.434.676.03.02.71.40.112.3

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SHOCK: Italee Lucas Carrying Carolina Tradition With Shock. www.wnba.com. 2017-09-14.
  2. Web site: SIXTH WOMEN'S FIBA AMERICAS U18 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR WOMEN -- 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20150526230727/http://www.usab.com/history/u18-womens/sixth-womens-fiba-americas-u18-championship-for-women-2006.aspx. dead. May 26, 2015. www.usab.com. 2016-05-11.
  3. Web site: SEVENTH FIBA WOMEN'S U19 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP -- 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20150426054312/http://www.usab.com/history/u19-womens/seventh-fiba-womens-u19-world-championship-2007.aspx. dead. April 26, 2015. www.usab.com. 2016-05-11.
  4. Web site: NCAA® Career Statistics. web1.ncaa.org. 2016-05-08.
  5. Web site: Italee Lucas signs with RegeneracomSports. Regeneracomsports.com. 2017-09-14.