Milwaukee Athletics

2020-21 (COVID-shortened): A starter in all 22 games for the Panthers, finishing second on the team in scoring at 14.9 points-per game ... added a team-best 5.8 assists per night and finished third on the team with 4.6 rebounds-per game ... shot 39.2 percent (111-of-283) from the floor, 27.5 percent (25-of-91) from three-point range, and 73.0 percent (81-of-111) from the free throw line ... finished second in the Horizon League in assists, 10th in assist/TO ratio (1.9), 12th in free throw percentage, 16th in scoring, 20th in steals, and 22nd in minutes (32.0 mpg) ... scored in double-figures on 17 occasions, netting six games of 20-or-more (season/career-high of 31) ... posted a pair of double-doubles ... led the team in scoring six times and in rebounding on four occasions ... finished at 76.5 percent (189-of-247) from the line in his two years at Milwaukee, the eighth-best career percentage in program history ... came up an assist short of a double-double in the season opener at Kansas State Dec. 11, finishing with 11 points and 9 assists ... assist total was one off his career high ... came up big at the end of regulation to help MKE to the win at Western Michigan Dec. 13 ... scored or assisted on the final 11 points of the night, recording 8 points while assisting a big three-pointer ... scored 18 of his team-high 21 points to lead MKE to a win at Green Bay Dec. 19 ... led the Panthers in points, rebounds (7), assists (6) and steals (3) ... set season-bests in points, rebounds, steals, and minutes ... finished with 14 points and 8 assists against IUPUI Jan. 8 ... added 15 points the next day to lead the team in the win over the Jags ... scored 16 points against Purdue Fort Wayne Jan. 16, adding 7 assists and a season-best 3 steals and 33 minutes played ... finished with 16 points and 7 rebounds, including a career-high 10 made FT’s against Cleveland State Jan. 22 ... tied his career-high with 31 points against the Vikings the next day, adding his third career double-double with a season-high 10 rebounds ... his 10 made FG were also a career-best, coming in a season-high 39 minutes ... led team in scoring (20), rebounds (7) and assists (4) against IUPUI Jan. 29 ... solid stat line of 14 points/7 rebounds/5 assists/3 steals in the win over the Jaguars the next day ... became the 28th player in program history to go over 1,000 career points with a 14-point/8-assists/6-rebound effort against Oakland Feb. 19 ... hit the game-winner with 2.1 seconds left in double-overtime to beat the Grizzlies the next night ... finished with 21 points and a career-high 13 assists (former high was 10; also third-highest game total in school history) for his fourth career double-double ... 49 minutes played was also a career-high and third-highest in a game in MKE history ... 13 assists and 0 turnovers was most assists in a game with zero miscues all-time ... led the way in the win over IUPUI Feb. 25 with 22 points, scoring 19 of them in the second half ... added 5 rebounds and 5 assists ... scored 25 points and was huge down the stretch in the postseason win over Wright State March 2 ... added 5 assists and hit a season-best three 3’s.

• 2020-21 game-by-game in PDF Format

2019-20: Named Second-Team All-Horizon League after a season in which he averaged 14.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game ... led the team in assists and steals ... started all 30 games he appeared in, missing one due to injury ... connected on 79.4 percent (108-of-136) of his free throw attempts ... recorded 438 points, 129 rebounds, 153 assists and 56 steals ... scored 20 or more points on seven occasions, including a career-high 31 twice – the first time against Green Bay in January during a span in which he was named Horizon League Player of the Week ... paced the team in scoring 10 times while his season assist total ended up sixth on the all-time single season list in program history ... his per-game total (5.1 apg) also checked in at sixth-best all-time ... became just the fifth player in Horizon League history to lead the league in assists (5.1 apg) and steals (1.9 spg) in the same season (last was in 2013-14) ... just the second Panther to lead conference in assists (joining Kaylon Williams 2010-11/2011-12) and the first-ever to lead in steals ... also ranked third in the league in assist-to-turnover ration (1.6), fifth in free throw percentage, ninth in minutes played (33.4 mpg), 12th in scoring and 17th in 3-pointers made per game (1.3) ... did not appear in the exhibition against Cardinal Stritch Oct. 31 ... put together a great MKE debut in the opener against Concordia Wisconsin Nov. 5, leading the way with a career-high 19 points (topping his former high of 14) ... tied his career-best with 7 assists and added 7 rebounds ... put in a great game against Western Michigan Nov. 9, setting career-highs with 23 points (was 19), 9 rebounds (was 7) three 3’s, 8 free throws (was 7) and 45 minutes played (was 35) ... all 23 points came in the second half ... tied his career-high with 8 assists and added 5 rebounds in just 18 minutes on the court against WLC Nov. 12 ... flirted with a triple-double against KC Nov. 15, finishing with a team-best 15 points and 10 assists, while coming up just short with 7 rebounds ... posted first game of 10-plus assists for a Panther since February of 2016, a span of 104 games ... was also a career-high, breaking his former best of 8 which he did three times ... went off for a career-high 26 points in the win over Morgan State in the Bahamas Nov. 23 ... scored 9 in a row to help take control, finishing with a career-best 5 made 3’s ... added 11 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists at Kansas Dec. 10 ... came up just short of his career high at NKU Dec. 28, leading the charge with 24 points ... scoring outburst came on a career-high 10 made FG’s ... chipped in 11 points, a team-high 6 assists and tied his career-high with 3 steals at Wright State Dec. 30 ... scored 11 points against IUPUI Jan. 3 and added 6 rebounds, 6 assists and a career-high 6 steals (former best was 3) ... most steals in a game for a Panther in nearly 5 years ... hit the game-winning layup at the buzzer to beat UIC Jan. 5 ... finished with 19 points to tie for the team lead ... his game-winner earned the No. 1 spot on SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays of the Day ... finished with a new career-best of 31 points at Green Bay Jan. 11, topping his former best of 26 (11/23/19) ... went 9-13 from floor and 9-10 from the line, scoring 11 straight MKE points down the stretch to secure the win ... added 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals ... 13 points, 7 assists and 4 steals against Detroit Mercy Jan. 16 ... scored a team-high 20 points in the win over Oakland Jan. 18, adding a team-best 7 assists ... led the team in scoring (18) and rebounds (6) against Wright State Jan. 31 ... 15 points/5 assists/4 rebounds in the win at UIC Feb. 6 ... tied his career-high with a 31-point effort at IUPUI Feb. 8, adding his second career double-double with a collegiate-best 12 rebounds ... hit the game-winner in OT with 7.0 seconds left on the clock ... scored 20 points and added 8 assists against Green Bay Feb. 15 ... great all-around game of 15 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds and 4 steals in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament at Youngstown State March 3.



• 2019-20 game-by-game in PDF Format

2018-19: Sat out the campaign due to transfer regulations and has two seasons of eligibility remaining.

Prior to MKE: Joins the program following two seasons at Illinois ... averaged 5.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 29 games as a sophomore, making 19 starts over the course the season … shot 47.8 percent (64-of-134) from the field, leading the Illini in assists-per-game … that followed a freshman season in which he appeared in 31 games, making 15 starts while averaging 4.8 points and a team-best 3.1 assists per contest … finished fourth in the Big Ten in steals in league play (1.5 spg) and fifth with a 2.2 assist-to-turnover ratio.
 
High School: The No. 138 prospect in the Class of 2016 according to the Composite Ranking, the former Milwaukee Washington High School standout put up impressive numbers in high school, earning unanimous Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association First-Team D2 All-State honors despite having his final season cut short with a leg injury … averaged 20.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 2.8 steals per game his last prep season, choosing Illinois over offers from USC, Purdue and Old Dominion while also being recruited by Michigan … runner-up for Mr. Basketball … led team to a 14-4 mark before the injury and was still named the state’s top senior point guard by the Wisconsin Sports Network and the City Co-Player of the Year … a four-star recruit by Scout and three-stars by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN, Lucas also averaged 14.3 points and 5.2 assists as a junior, earning second-team all-league honors.
 
Personal: Son of Thomas Lucas and Marie Lewis … a community engagement & education major  … chose Milwaukee because it was close to home and a good basketball opportunity … career goal is to own his own business … born Oct. 10, 1998.
 
Pronunciation: Tee-john
 

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Career Highs
Highs    2020-21 ... NCAA Career
Points    31 vs. CSU, 1/23/21 ... 31, 3 times
Rebounds    10 vs. CSU, 1/23/21 ... 12 at IUPUI, 2/8/20
Assists    13 vs. OU, 2/20/21 ... Same
Steals    3, 3 times ... 6 vs. IUPUI, 1/3/20
Blocks    2 vs. NKU, 2/6/21 ... Same
Field Goals    11 vs. CSU, 1/23/21 ... Same
Three’s    3, 2 times ... 5 vs. MSU, 11/23/19
Free Throws    10 vs. CSU, 1/22/21 ... Same
Minutes    49 vs. OU, 2/20/21 ... Same