Maggie Lucas

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Maggie Lucas
Bowling Green Falcons
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueMid-American Conference
Personal information
Born (1991-11-29) November 29, 1991 (age 32)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight158 lb (72 kg)
Career information
High schoolGermantown Academy
(Fort Washington, Pennsylvania)
CollegePenn State (2010–2014)
WNBA draft2014: 2nd round, 21st overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Playing career2014–2022
PositionShooting guard
Number8, 33
Coaching career2022–present
Career history
As player:
2014-2015Arras Pays d’Artois
2014–2016Indiana Fever
2018Atlanta Dream
2018Dallas Wings
2018-2019Landerneau Bretagne Basket
2019-2020Tianjin Ronggang
2020-2021Luleå Basket
2021-2022Dinamo Sassari
As coach:
2022–2023Penn State (assistant)
2023–presentBowling Green (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Margaret Taylor Lucas (born November 29, 1991) is an assistant coach for the Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team. As a player, Lucas played for three Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) teams over four seasons.[1][2]

High school

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Lucas attended Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. She averaged 23.0 points, 4.5. assists and 3.8 steals per game as she led Germantown Academy to its second-straight Independent Schools State title. Lucas was selected and played in the McDonald's All-American game where they also participated and won the All-America three-point contest.[3]

College career

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In Lucas's senior year, she led the Penn State Lady Lions basketball in scoring with 21.0 points per game. She also registered 4.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists. The Lady Lions finished that season with a 24-8 overall record.[4] She scored 2,510 total career points, second in school history. She recorded 365 3-pointers, the 12th highest career total in NCAA history.[5]

Penn State statistics

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Source[6]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Penn State 35 552 42.5 42.6 87.0 3.1 1.6 1.6 0.2 15.8
2011–12 Penn State 33 642 43.0 41.0 88.6 4.7 2.8 1.4 0.2 19.5
2012–13 Penn State 32 644 44.1 46.2 90.0 4.5 2.2 2.3 0.3 20.1
2013–14 Penn State 32 672 39.1 35.6 94.9 4.2 2.2 1.9 0.1 21.0
Career 132 2510 42.1 41.5 90.7 4.1 2.2 1.8 0.2 19.0

Professional career

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Lucas was drafted by Phoenix Mercury in the second round of the 2014 WNBA draft. [7] Her contract was exchanged on May 12, 2014 to the Indiana Fever where she spent the next three seasons. In 2015, Lucas had a career high 23 points on 7-of-12 shooting with five three pointers in a victory against the New York Liberty.[8] Lucas' 2016 season ended prematurely due to a torn ligament in her knee. She missed the 2017 WNBA season due to a relapse in her right knee.[9] In 2018, Lucas would sign with the Atlanta Dream where she played in seven games.[10] Lucas finished the regular season and playoffs with the Dallas Wings.

WNBA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2014 Indiana 30 0 10.3 .333 .308 .957 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.4 3.7
2015 Indiana 30 0 15.0 .372 .373 .838 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.6 5.7
2016 Indiana 4 0 13.8 .524 .200 1.000 2.0 0.8 0.5 0.0 1.3 7.8
2017 Indiana Did Not Play (injury—knee)
2018 Atlanta 7 0 5.1 .091 .100 .000 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.4
2018 Dallas 1 0 20.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
Career 4 years, 3 teams 72 0 12.1 .352 .316 .896 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.6 4.4

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2014 Indiana 5 0 7.2 .385 .429 .000 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 2.6
2015 Indiana 5 0 3.8 .667 1.000 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.2
2018 Dallas 1 0 19.0 .500 .500 .000 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0
Career 3 years, 2 teams 11 0 6.7 .455 .500 1.000 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 2.4

International

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In the 2014-2015 season Lucas earned her first International experience playing for the Arras Pays d’Artois. Lucas led the team in points per game (18.2), minutes played (36.8), three pointers made (72) and free throw percentage (.930%).[11]

For the 2018-2019 season, Lucas played for the Landerneau Bretagne Basket in the LFB. Lucas averaged 11.2 points per game over 25 games. Lucas also led the team with 45 three pointers and a .956% free throw percentage.[12]

For the 2019-2020 season, Lucas played for the Tianjin Ronggang in the WCBA. On December 31, Lucas scored a career high 49 points and 12 three pointers against Sichuan. [13] In 18 games, Lucas led the team with 27.3 points per game on .455% shooting.

On January 5, 2021, she joined Luleå Basket, playing in the SBL.[14] Lucas led the team to an SBLDAM Championship and was the league's finals MVP. Lucas led the team with 19.5 points per game and was 73-for-168 (.435%) from three point range.[15] In 2021-2022 Lucas played for the Dinamo Sassari where she was named All-Euro Cup first team in 2022. Over eight Euro Cup games, Lucas averaged 27.1 points per game and made 36 three pointers. In 28 regular season games, Lucas averaged 24.5 points per game while making over .400% from the field. Lucas was also 125-for-132 from the stripe, equaling .947% on the season.[16]

Coaching

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In 2022, Lucas returned to Penn State where she was a Director of player Development. On July 14, she was promoted to an assistant coach.[17]

In May 2023, Lucas was announced as an assistant coach for Bowling Green Falcons.[18]

References

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  1. ^ "Assistant Women's Basketball Coach Maggie Lucas". bgsufalcons.com.
  2. ^ "Player Maggie Lucas". WNBA.com.
  3. ^ "Maggie Lucas Women's Basketball". gopsusports.com.
  4. ^ "Maggie Lucas Drafted By The WNBA's Phoenix Mercury". Onward State. 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  5. ^ "News Archive". Indiana Fever. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  6. ^ "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  7. ^ Zach Berger (15 April 2014). "Maggie Lucas Drafted By The WNBA's Phoenix Mercury". wnba.com.
  8. ^ "Indiana Fever at New York Liberty, June 19, 2015". 2015-06-19.
  9. ^ "Indiana's Maggie Lucas to Miss Remainder of Season With Torn ACL". wnba.com.
  10. ^ "Atlanta Dream sign Maggie Lucas". summitthoops.com. 6 February 2018.
  11. ^ "ARRAS PAYS D'ARTOIS BASKET FEMININ". eurobasket.com.
  12. ^ "LANDERNEAU BRETAGNE BASKET". eurobasket.com.
  13. ^ "Regular Season Round 16: Sichuan - Tianjin 109-89". eurobasket.com.
  14. ^ "Maggie Lucas-klar för luleå basket" (in Swedish). January 5, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  15. ^ "LULEA BASKET". eurobasketball.com.
  16. ^ "DINAMO SASSARI". eurobasketball.com.
  17. ^ "Maggie Lucas Elevated to Assistant Coach for Lady Lions". gopsusports.com. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  18. ^ "Maggie Lucas Assistant Women's Basketball Coach". bgsufalcons.com. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
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