John Lucas II

John Lucas II
	Lucas with the Maryland Terrapins, c. 1974
Personal information
Born	October 31, 1953 (age 71); Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Hillside (Durham, North Carolina)
College	Maryland (1972–1976)
NBA draft	1976: 1st round, 1st overall pick
	Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career	1976–1992
Position	Point guard
Number	15, 4, 5, 10, 20
Coaching career	1991–present
Career history
As player:
1976–1978	Houston Rockets
1978–1981	Golden State Warriors
1981–1983	Washington Bullets
1983	Lancaster Lightning
1983–1984	San Antonio Spurs
1984–1986	Houston Rockets
1986–1988	Milwaukee Bucks
1988–1989	Seattle SuperSonics
1989–1990	Houston Rockets
1991–1992	Wichita Falls Texans
As coach:
1991–1993	Miami Tropics
1992–1994	San Antonio Spurs
1994–1996	Philadelphia 76ers
1998–2001	Denver Nuggets (assistant)
2001–2003	Cleveland Cavaliers
2009–2010	Los Angeles Clippers (assistant)
2020–2023	Houston Rockets (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	As player: NBA All-Rookie First Team (1977); 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1975, 1976); Second-team All-American – AP (1974); Third-team All-American – NABC (1974); ACC Athlete of the Year (1976); 3× First-team All-ACC (1974–1976); Third-team Parade All-American (1972); As coach: 2× USBL champion (1992, 1993); USBL Coach of the Year (1993);
Career NBA statistics
Points	9,951 (10.7 ppg)
Assists	6,454 (7.0 apg)
Steals	1,273 (1.4 spg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Representing United States
Men's basketball
FIBA World Championship

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.