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Jerry Lucas

Age 86 · USA · 203 cm (6'8") · 104 kg · Born Mar 30, 1940 · Ohio State

16.5 PPG 15.1 RPG 3.2 APG 735 games 9 seasons
Jerry Lucas

Career snapshot

9seasons
735games
12,090career pts
16.5PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Sacramento Kings · 384 games · 1963-64–1969-70

Position rank · 1973-74

#44PPG rank
#26PER rank
#21WS rank
Among 62 Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 21.5 1965-66 · SAC
RPG 21.1 1965-66 · SAC
APG 4.5 1972-73 · NYK
PER 19.5 1971-72 · NYK
WS 11.2 1971-72 · NYK

Draft

1962
Round 0 · Pick 0
from Ohio State

Honors & awards

1×
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
2022
7×
All-Star Selection
1970, 1968, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964, 1963
5×
All-NBA Team
1967, 1966, 1965, 1964, 1963
1×
All-Rookie Team
1963
1×
NBA Rookie of the Year
1963

Career by team

New York Knicks
1971-72 – 1973-74 · 3 seasons
11.0 PPG 8.6 RPG 3.9 APG
221 games
Golden State Warriors
1969-70 – 1969-70 · 1 seasons
15.4 PPG 14.4 RPG 2.6 APG
63 games
Sacramento Kings
1963-64 – 1969-70 · 6 seasons
20.0 PPG 19.1 RPG 3.0 APG
384 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1963-64 SAC 79 0 41.4 17.7 17.4 2.6 0.0 0.0 52.7 0.0 77.9 — —
1964-65 SAC 66 0 43.4 21.4 20.0 2.4 0.0 0.0 49.8 0.0 81.4 — —
1965-66 SAC 79 0 44.5 21.5 21.1 2.7 0.0 0.0 45.3 0.0 78.7 — —
1967-68 SAC 82 0 44.1 21.5 19.0 3.1 0.0 0.0 51.9 0.0 77.8 — —
1968-69 SAC 74 0 41.6 18.3 18.4 4.1 0.0 0.0 55.1 0.0 75.5 — —
1969-70 NBA 67 0 36.1 15.1 14.2 2.6 0.0 0.0 50.7 0.0 78.4 — —
1969-70 GSW 63 0 36.5 15.4 14.4 2.6 0.0 0.0 50.7 0.0 78.6 — —
1969-70 SAC 4 0 29.5 10.3 11.3 2.3 0.0 0.0 51.4 0.0 71.4 — —
1971-72 NYK 77 0 38.0 16.7 13.1 4.1 0.0 0.0 51.2 0.0 79.1 19.5 11.2
1972-73 NYK 71 0 28.2 9.9 7.2 4.5 0.0 0.0 51.3 0.0 80.0 17.3 7.8
1973-74 NYK 73 0 22.3 6.2 5.1 3.2 0.4 0.3 46.2 0.0 69.8 12.6 3.4

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1971 Sacramento Kings New York Knicks offseason From 1969-70 to 1971-72
Oct 1969 Golden State Warriors Sacramento Kings mid season trade From 1969-70 to 1969-70
Jul 1969 Sacramento Kings Golden State Warriors season change

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About Jerry Lucas

Jerry Ray Lucas is an American former basketball player. He was a nationally awarded high school player, national college star at Ohio State University, and 1960 gold medal Olympian and international player before later starring as a professional player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).