John Harding Lucas III
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| Position | Guard |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Team | Houston Rockets |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | November 21, 1982 Washington, D.C. |
| College | Oklahoma State |
| Draft | undrafted, 2005 |
| Pro career | 2005 – present |
John Harding Lucas III, often referred to as just John Lucas (born November 21, 1982 in Washington, D.C.), is a professional basketball player and former college basketball player at Oklahoma State University. Lucas originally played at Baylor University, but transferred from there to Oklahoma State in the wake of the 2003 Baylor basketball scandal. Lucas is noted for his winning shot against Saint Joseph’s University that sent the 2004 Oklahoma State Cowboys to the NCAA Final Four. In 2005, after failing to get drafted by an NBA team, he signed a contract to play with the Minnesota Timberwolves' Summer League team. The Timberwolves also signed Lucas to their training camp roster. He is the son of former NBA player and coach John Lucas and his wife DeEdgra.
Now hailing from Houston, Texas, Lucas once lived in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania and played for the same school as current NBA player Kobe Bryant, though 3 years after Bryant left and only on the junior high school team. Lucas was the starting point guard on the same high school team (Bellaire High School (Bellaire, Texas)) with current Charlotte Bobcats star Emeka Okafor.
Lucas was a member of the Houston Rockets for two games before being waived. He was successfully signed after the NBA granted permission to Rockets management to add to their depleted roster due to an overflow of injuries. Lucas's call-up made him the first Tulsa 66ers player to be called up from the NBA Development League. He averaged 16.6 points in 33.2 mins per game with the 66ers.
On May 10, 2006 Lucas signed with Snaidero Basketball of the Italian League in Udine to fill the gap left by Jerome Allen, who was out for the season due to injury.
On 28th July, 2006, Lucas signed with the Rockets to a three-year contract [1].
