John Lucas II

John Lucas II
Lucas with the Maryland Terrapins, c. 1974
Personal information
Born (1953-10-31) October 31, 1953 (age 71)
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolHillside (Durham, North Carolina)
CollegeMaryland (1972–1976)
NBA draft1976: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career1976–1992
PositionPoint guard
Number15, 4, 5, 10, 20
Coaching career1991–present
Career history
As player:
19761978Houston Rockets
19781981Golden State Warriors
19811983Washington Bullets
1983Lancaster Lightning
1983–1984San Antonio Spurs
19841986Houston Rockets
19861988Milwaukee Bucks
1988–1989Seattle SuperSonics
1989–1990Houston Rockets
1991–1992Wichita Falls Texans
As coach:
1991–1993Miami Tropics
19921994San Antonio Spurs
19941996Philadelphia 76ers
19982001Denver Nuggets (assistant)
20012003Cleveland Cavaliers
2009–2010Los Angeles Clippers (assistant)
20202023Houston Rockets (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Career NBA statistics
Points9,951 (10.7 ppg)
Assists6,454 (7.0 apg)
Steals1,273 (1.4 spg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Representing  United States
Men's basketball
FIBA World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Puerto Rico Team competition

John Harding Lucas II (born October 31, 1953) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played basketball and tennis at the University of Maryland, College Park and was an All-American in both.