{{short description|American basketball player (born 1999)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Jarod Lucas | image = Jarod Lucas.jpg | image_size = | caption = Lucas with Oregon State in 2021 | position = Point guard / shooting guard | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lb = 195 | league = | team = | number = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|12|7}} | birth_place = Whittier, California, U.S. | high_school = Los Altos<br>(Hacienda Heights, California) | college = *Oregon State (2019–2022) *Nevada (2022–2024) | draft_year = 2024 | years1 = 2024-2025 | team1 = Texas Legends | years2 = 2025 | team2 = Bàsquet Girona | highlights = * Mountain West Newcomer of the Year (2023) * 2× Second-team All-Mountain West (2023, 2024) }} '''Jarod Lucas''' (born December 7, 1999) is a former American basketball player and now an assistant coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack men’s basketball program. He played college basketball for the Nevada Wolf Pack and Oregon State Beavers.
==High school career== Lucas played basketball for Los Altos High School in Hacienda Heights, California, where he was coached by his father.<ref>{{cite web|first=Eric|last=Sondheimer|title=Los Altos High's Jarod Lucas has grown up to be a leader for the Conquerors|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-sp-jarod-lucas-sondheimer-20160118-column.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=November 8, 2016|access-date=March 27, 2021}}</ref> As a senior, he averaged 39.4 points, 11.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game.<ref name=sowa>{{cite web|first=Jesse|last=Sowa|title=OSU men's basketball: Family atmosphere brings Lucas to program|url=https://www.gazettetimes.com/sports/beavers-sports/basketball/osu-mens-basketball-family-atmosphere-brings-lucas-to-program/article_ee42288e-2542-5781-8002-a936852a3dc6.html|work=Corvallis Gazette-Times|date=July 15, 2019|access-date=March 27, 2021}}</ref> He scored 3,356 points during his high school career, the most in CIF Southern Section history.<ref name=daschel>{{cite web|first=Nick|last=Daschel|title=Oregon State sharpshooter Jarod Lucas finds a home on defense, and Beavers are thriving because of it|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2021/03/oregon-state-sharpshooter-jarod-lucas-finds-a-home-on-defense-and-beavers-are-thriving-because-of-it.html|work=The Oregonian|date=March 24, 2021|access-date=March 27, 2021}}</ref> Lucas competed for the Compton Magic on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit. He committed to playing college basketball for Oregon State over offers from Ole Miss, Nevada, Tulsa and Santa Clara.<ref>{{cite web|first=James|last=Escarcega|title=Notebook: Los Altos' Jarod Lucas commits to Oregon State basketball|url=https://www.sgvtribune.com/2018/07/25/notebook-los-altos-jarod-lucas-commits-to-oregon-state-basketball/|work=San Gabriel Valley Tribune|date=July 25, 2018|access-date=March 27, 2021}}</ref>
==College career== As a freshman at Oregon State, Lucas averaged 4.6 points per game.<ref>{{cite web|first=Kerry|last=Eggers|title=Cool Hand Luke, the ultimate underdog: 'We like shocking people'|url=https://www.kerryeggers.com/stories/cool-hand-luke-the-ultimate-underdog-we-like-shocking-people|website=KerryEggers.com|date=March 16, 2021|access-date=March 28, 2021}}</ref> On February 27, 2021, he scored a career-high 26 points in a 73–62 win over Stanford.<ref>{{cite web|title=Recap: Jarod Lucas scores a career-high 26 points as Oregon State men's basketball downs Stanford, 73-62|url=https://pac-12.com/news/2021/2/28/video-recap-jarod-lucas-scores-career-high-26-points-oregon-state-mens-basketball-downs-stanford|website=Pac-12.com|publisher=Pac-12 Conference|date=February 27, 2021|access-date=March 28, 2021}}</ref> Lucas helped Oregon State win its first Pac-12 tournament and was named to the All-Tournament Team.<ref name=daschel/> He averaged 12.7 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game and led Oregon State to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.<ref name=reyes>{{cite news|first=Kate|last=Reyes|title=How Fil-Am Jarod Lucas stepped up to write Oregon State's Cinderella story in the NCAA|url=https://www.spin.ph/life/people/jarod-lucas-oregon-state-beavers-guard-ncaa-march-madness-profile-a2442-20210417-lfrm|website=Spin.ph|date=April 17, 2021|access-date=November 27, 2021}}</ref>
Following the 2021–22 season, Lucas entered the NCAA transfer portal.<ref>{{cite web|first=Angie|last=Machado|title=Jarod Lucas enters Transfer Portal|url=https://247sports.com/college/oregon-state/Article/Oregon-State-mens-basketball-Jarod-Lucas-transfer-portal-185419353/|website=247sports.com|date=March 29, 2022|access-date=April 25, 2022}}</ref> He transferred to Nevada.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nevada adds transfer Jarod Lucas|url=https://nevadawolfpack.com/news/2022/5/12/mens-basketball-nevada-adds-transfer-jarod-lucas|work=Nevada Wolf Pack|date=May 12, 2022|access-date=February 29, 2024}}</ref>
==Professional career== After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Lucas signed with the Dallas Mavericks on October 18, 2024.<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Mavs PR|title=The Dallas Mavericks announced today that they have signed guards Jamir Chaplin and Jarod Lucas.|number=1847339479356330363|user=MavsPR|date=October 18, 2024|access-date=October 20, 2024}}</ref> However, he was waived the next day<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Mavs PR|title=The Dallas Mavericks announced today that they have waived guards Jamir Chaplin and Jarod Lucas.|number=1847656586950463980|user=MavsPR|date=October 19, 2024|access-date=October 20, 2024}}</ref> and on October 26, he joined the Texas Legends.<ref>{{cite web|title=Texas Legends Finalize 2024-25 Training Camp Roster Following NBA G League Draft|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/texas-legends-finalize-2024-25-training-camp-roster-following-nba-g-league-draft/n-6159950|website=OurSportsCentral.com|date=October 26, 2024|access-date=October 26, 2024}}</ref>
Lucas was announced as a new Bàsquet Girona player on March 30, 2025. He signed with the Liga ACB team until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jarod Lucas, triples para Bàsquet Girona |url=https://www.acb.com/articulo/ver/503908-jarod-lucas-triples-para-bosquet-girona.html|website=acb.com|date=March 30, 2025|access-date=March 30, 2025 |lang=es}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}}
{| class="wikitable" |- |style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em"|* |Led NCAA Division I |}
===College=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 | style="text-align:left;"| Oregon State | 31 || 0 || 13.1 || .351 || .342 || .870 || .9 || .4 || .3 || .0 || 4.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 | style="text-align:left;"| Oregon State | style="background:#cfecec;"|'''33'''* || 23 || 29.3 || .380 || '''.389''' || '''.896''' || 2.3 || '''1.2''' || .7 || .0 || 12.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 | style="text-align:left;"| Oregon State | 31 || 31 || 33.7 || '''.415''' || .386 || .871 || '''2.4''' || 1.2 || '''.8''' || .0 || 13.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;"| Nevada | '''33''' || '''33''' || '''34.4''' || .413 || .378 || .863 || '''2.4''' || '''1.4''' || .4 || .0 || '''17.0''' |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 128 || 87 || 27.8 || .399 || .379 || .874 || 2.0 || 1.0 || .5 || .0 || 12.0 {{S-end}}
==Personal life== Lucas' father, Jeff, played college basketball at Hawaii and serves as head coach for Los Altos High School.<ref name=sowa/> He went to Grazide Elementary School and Mesa Robles Middle School. His mother Christina played volleyball in high school.<ref name=reyes/> His younger brother, Jordan, is a standout volleyball player at Los Altos and has represented the United States at the youth level.<ref>{{cite web|first=James|last=Escarcega|title=Los Altos boys volleyball and freshman sensation Jordan Lucas making noise|url=https://www.sgvtribune.com/2019/04/16/los-altos-boys-volleyball-and-freshman-jordan-lucas-making-noise/|work=San Gabriel Valley Tribune|date=April 16, 2019|access-date=March 27, 2021}}</ref> Lucas is of Filipino descent from his mother side.<ref>{{cite web|first=Luisa|last=Morales|title=Seven Fil-Ams seeing action in US NCAA March Madness|url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2021/03/18/2085219/seven-fil-ams-seeing-action-us-ncaa-march-madness|work=The Philippine Star|date=March 18, 2021|access-date=March 28, 2021}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://osubeavers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jarod-lucas/8119 Oregon State Beavers bio] *[https://nevadawolfpack.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jarod-lucas/10178 Nevada Wolf Pack bio]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lucas, Jarod}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century American sportsmen Category:American men's basketball players Category:American people of Filipino descent Category:Sportspeople of Filipino descent Category:Basketball players from Los Angeles County, California Category:Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball players Category:Oregon State Beavers men's basketball players Category:Point guards Category:Shooting guards Category:Sportspeople from Whittier, California Category:Texas Legends players