Photo: Portland Trailblazers / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Maurice Lucas is the sort of player I wish more fans still talked about. A four-time All-Star, an NBA champion with the 1977 Trail Blazers, and a name on the ABA All-Time Team, he was the enforcer who gave his teams a spine. From Pittsburgh to Marquette to the pros, he made a living doing the bruising, thankless work in the paint that box scores never fully capture. After his playing days he turned to coaching, passing the craft forward. He passed in 2010, but the archetype he embodied, the fearless big man who protects his teammates, is exactly the brand of basketball I love.
Overview
Maurice "Luke" Lucas (February 18, 1952 – October 31, 2010) was an American professional basketball player who played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a four-time NBA All-Star and won an NBA championship with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1977. He was named to the ABA All-Time Team. Lucas played college basketball for the Marquette Warriors.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Maurice Lucas
- Name (Japanese)
- モーリス・ルーカス
- Reading
- もーりす・るーかす
- Born
- February 18, 1952 – October 31, 2010
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dragon
- Origin
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 206 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player / basketball coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Schenley High School
- University
- Marquette University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.