| Luke Petrasek | |
| Number: | 18 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 215 |
| Team: | Anwil Włocławek |
| League: | PLK |
| Birth Date: | 17 August 1995 |
| Birth Place: | East Northport, New York |
| Nationality: | American |
| High School: | Northport (East Northport, New York) |
| College: | Columbia (2013–2017) |
| Draft Year: | 2017 |
| Career Start: | 2017 |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Team1: | Greensboro Swarm |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Team2: | Gießen 46ers |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Team3: | Nizhny Novgorod |
| Years4: | 2021–present |
| Team4: | Anwil Włocławek |
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Luke Petrasek (born August 17, 1995) is an American basketball player for the Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League. He played college basketball for Columbia.
Petrasek's grandfather Connie Simmons played for the New York Knicks from 1949 to 1954. Petrasek attended Northport High School, which he led to the 2013 Long Island Class AA Championship. He was a Newsday All-Long Island First Team honoree.[1]
Petrasek immediately entered the starting lineup for Columbia and named was named Ivy League rookie of the week after scoring 20 points and blocking three shots in an 82-59 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on December 21, 2013.[2] As a junior at Columbia, Petrasek averaged 10.2 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.[3] Shooting 11-for-14 from the floor, Petrasek scored a career-high 31 points to lead Columbia to a 79-75 win over Cornell on January 20, 2017.[4] Petrasek averaged 15.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game as a senior. He earned second-team All-Ivy League honors. For his college career, he averaged 9.0 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.[5]
After not being chosen in the 2017 NBA draft, he was invited by the Charlotte Hornets to participate in the NBA Summer League and made the training camp roster.[5] Petrasek was signed by the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League in October.[6] He averaged 6.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in his first season with the Swarm.[7] Petrasek was invited to play for the Hornets in the 2018 Summer League.[8]
On July 18, 2019, Petrasek signed with the Gießen 46ers.[9] He averaged 10.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.
On July 13, 2020, he has signed with Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League.[10]
On June 30, 2021, he has signed with Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League.[11]