Position | Point Guard |
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Height | 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m) |
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Team | Retired |
Number | 7, 14 |
Born | December 14, 1979 Greenville, South Carolina |
Nationality | American |
Pro career | 2002–2007 |
Career history | South Carolina Gamecocks (1998–02) Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (2002–2004) Bnei HaSharon (2004–2005) Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (2005) JSF Nanterre (2005–2006) BC Kiyv (2007) |
Aaron Lucas (born December 14, 1979) is a retired professional basketball player that made a brief stint playing for various clubs in Europe.
Lucas played for NCAA's South Carolina's Gamecocks, along with future Lietuvos Rytas stars Marijonas Petravičius and Chuck Eidson. He averaged 10.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg and 3.9 apg during his senior year.
After graduating University of South Carolina, Lucas briefly played for Columbia Range, a basketball team in Columbia. Lucas left the club and came to Lietuvos Rytas,[1] where he instantly became its leader. Having an impressive vertical jump and dunking ability, he won the 2003 LKL "Oro Karalius", a competition similar to the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. In 2004, he was loaned to Bnei HaSharon, but returned to his former team in spring of 2005. In May of 2005, he terminated his contract and signed with JSF Nanterre.[2] He last played for BC Kiyv in 2007. He currently works in the athletic department of University of South Carolina.