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Italee Lucas
No. 6 – Interclube
PositionShooting guard
Personal information
Born (1989-01-12) January 12, 1989 (age 35)
Las Vegas, Nevada
NationalityAmerican / Angolan
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Career information
High schoolCentennial (Las Vegas, Nevada)
CollegeNorth Carolina (2007–2011)
WNBA draft2011: 2nd round, 21st overall pick
Selected by the Tulsa Shock
Playing career2011–present
Career history
Miskolc
Hondar-Irun
CSM Satu-Mare
Bnot Hertzellya
G.D. Interclube
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's Basketball
Representing  United States
U18 and U19
Gold medal – first place 2006 U18 Colorado Springs Team Competition
Gold medal – first place 2007 U19 Bratislava Team Competition

Italee Lucas (born January 12, 1989) is an American-Angolan professional basketball player.[1]

Born in the United States, in 2015 Lucas was granted Angolan nationality and became eligible to play for the Angolan Women's Basketball Team

High school

Lucas won a state championship with Centennial High School in 2006 and 2007.

Lucas won the 2007 Powerade Jam fest high school 3 point shootout.

USA Basketball

Lucas was a member of the USA team which competed in the U18 championship in Colorado Springs, Colorado in June 2006. The team won all four games, earning the gold-medal and a qualification for the 2007 U19 world championship.[2] She continued with the team the following year when the team competed in the U19 championship in Bratislava, Slovakia in August 2007. She averaged 4.9 points per game and recorded 23 assists second highest on the team is the USA team won all nine games and the gold-medal.[3]

College

Lucas finished her final season at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill averaging 16.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game in the 2010–11 season.

North Carolina statistics

Source[4]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007-08 North Carolina 36 178 36.6 27.3 60.0 1.7 2.7 1.2 - 4.9
2008-09 North Carolina 35 486 46.1 39.3 79.0 3.5 2.8 1.7 0.1 13.9
2009-10 North Carolina 30 441 40.0 34.4 78.4 3.8 2.5 1.5 0.1 14.7
2010-11 North Carolina 37 598 43.5 33.6 75.3 3.1 2.6 1.2 0.1 16.2
Career North Carolina 138 1703 42.4 34.6 76.0 3.0 2.7 1.4 0.1 12.3

Awards

  • USA U18 National Team -06
  • Gold Medal Tournament of the Americas U18 -06
  • USA U19 National Team -07
  • Gold Medal U19 World Championship - 07
  • ACC Regular Season Champion -08
  • ACC Tournament Winner -08
  • ACC Tournament Semifinals -09
  • ACC All-Tournament 2nd Team -09
  • All-ACC 2nd Team -10, 11
  • ACC All-Tournament 1st Team -11
  • ACC Tournament Finalist -11
  • NCAA Sweet 16 -11
  • Afrobasket.com All-African Champions Cup MVP -13
  • Afrobasket.com All-African Champions Cup Best Guard -13
  • Afrobasket.com All-African Champions Cup 1st Team -13
  • African Champions Cup Winner -13
  • African SuperCup Champion - 13
  • African Championship Champion - 13
  • Selected as a 2007 McDonald's and WBCA All-American.
  • Tabbed as a 2007 Gatorade State Player of the Year.
  • Honored as a 2007 Parade Magazine and EA Sports All-America first team member and a USA Today All-USA second team member.
  • Named a Parade Magazine All-America second team member in 2006.
  • Tabbed as a Street & Smith's All-America sixth team member in 2006.
  • Highlighted as the Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada Player of the Year in 2006 and 2007.
  • Honored as the state MVP in 2004-2007 and as the district MVP in 2005 and 2006.
  • An all-region selection in 2004, 2005 and 2006
  • All-conference selection in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.[5]

References

  1. ^ "SHOCK: Italee Lucas Carrying Carolina Tradition With Shock". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  2. ^ "SIXTH WOMEN'S FIBA AMERICAS U18 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR WOMEN -- 2006". www.usab.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  3. ^ "SEVENTH FIBA WOMEN'S U19 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP -- 2007". www.usab.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  4. ^ "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  5. ^ "Italee Lucas signs with RegeneracomSports". Regeneracomsports.com. Retrieved 2017-09-14.


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