Maurice Lucas

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.

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

Height

206 cm

Occupation

basketball player / basketball coach

High school

Schenley High School

University

Marquette University

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B9

Tags

• Pennsylvania
• basketball player
• basketball coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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