Kaili Lukan Explained

Kaili Lukan
Birth Date:20 February 1994[1]
Birth Place:Willemstad, Curaçao
University:University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Height:1.73 m
Weight:68 kg
Ru Position:Centre, wing
Ru Sevensnationalyears1:2017-present

Kaili Lukan is a Canadian rugby sevens player. She made her debut with the senior national team in June 2017 during the Clermont-Ferrand,[2] France leg of the HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. She won a gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games as a member of the Canada women's national rugby sevens team.[3] Lukan was named to the HSBC Sydney Series, Dream Team in February, 2020.[4] Lukan is known for her athleticism, speed and ball handling. She is a crossover athlete who played NCAA Division I basketball at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (known for sporting purposes as Green Bay) from 2012 to 2016prior to joining Canada's national rugby sevens team.[5] Lukan scored 1,028 points and won various conference honors over her Green Bay basketball career, including 2016 Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year.[6] Her older sister Megan Lukan also played basketball at Green Bay and was a member of the Canada women's national rugby sevens team that won a bronze medal during the 2016 Rio Olympics. She was born in Willemstad, Curaçao but spent her early years in Barrie, Ontario. Lukan has four siblings beside her sister Megan, including two other sisters and two brothers. She is openly lesbian.[7]

Career

In June 2021, Lukan was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.[8] [9]

Green Bay statistics

Source[10]

YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012-13Green Bay121741.2%33.3%33.3%1.30.70.8-1.4
2013-14Green Bay3236747.5%28.8%67.8%3.82.11.30.111.5
2014-15Green Bay3331744.4%22.4%86.0%4.42.51.50.09.6
2015-16Green Bay3332742.9%30.6%71.6%4.73.02.30.29.9
Career110102844.9%27.7%74.1%4.02.31.60.19.3

References

  1. Web site: Kaili Lukan profile . . 2019-08-25.
  2. Web site: Kaili Lukan. Rugby Canada. en. 2020-02-04.
  3. News: Canadian women defend Pan Am rugby 7s gold with win over United States . cbc.ca. . July 28, 2019.
  4. Web site: Two Canadians make Sydney Women's Dream Team. 2020-02-02. Americas Rugby News. en-US. 2020-02-04.
  5. News: Sisters switch from basketball to rugby, aim to reunite on national team . Neil Davidson . . January 27, 2017 . 2019-08-26.
  6. Web site: Green Bay Basketball - Women's Basketball Record Book. Green Bay Phoenix.
  7. Web site: Outsports. 2021-07-12. At least 180 out LGBTQ athletes at Tokyo Olympics, a record by far. 2021-08-02. Outsports. en.
  8. Web site: Awad. Brandi. Team Canada names women's and men's rugby teams for Tokyo 2020. Canadian Olympic Committee. 25 June 2021. 4 July 2021.
  9. News: Davidson. Neil. 25 June 2021. Veteran trio to lead Canada's rugby 7s squads at the Tokyo Olympics. Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 4 July 2021.
  10. Web site: NCAA Statistics. web1.ncaa.org. 2021-06-03.