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Maurice Lucas Biography
Maurice Lucas is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on February 18, 1952 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. He was nicknamed The Enforcer by the NBA All-Star and led the Portland Trail Blazers in winning the 1977 NBA championship.
He was a teammate with He was teammates with Hall of Famer Bill Walton, who named his son Luke Walton after Lucas. who named his son Luke Walton in honor of Lucas.
In 1973, the Carolina Cougars of the American Basketball Association (ABA) obtained that league’s rights to Lucas in the first round of the ABA draft. In 1974, Lucas was also selected by the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the 14th pick of the NBA draft. Lucas chose the ABA over the NBA, joining the Spirits of St. Louis team, which had since supplanted the Carolina Cougars in the ABA. During his first season, Lucas averaged 13.2 points per game, and 10 rebounds per game, and he was chosen for the 1974–75 ABA All-Rookie second team.
Lucas played college basketball for head coach Al McGuire with the then-Marquette Warriors for two years, leading them to the NCAA championship game in 1974. Although Marquette lost the title game to North Carolina State (76-64), Lucas played the full 40 minutes of the game, leading his team with 21 points and 13 rebounds.
His son, David Lucas, played college basketball at Oregon State University.
| Name | Maurice Lucas |
| First Name | Maurice |
| Last Name | Lucas |
| Occupation | Basketball Player |
| Birthday | February 18 |
| Birth Year | 1952 |
| Place of Birth | Pittsburgh |
| Home Town | Pennsylvania |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | David Lucas, Maurice Jr. |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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After a year with the Nets, Lucas was traded to the New York Knicks for Ray Williams. In 1982, he was dealt to the Phoenix Suns for Truck Robinson. In Phoenix, Lucas helped an injury-plagued Suns team reach the Western Conference Finals in 1984. Ironically, Lucas would sign with the team Phoenix lost to in 1984, the Los Angeles Lakers, following the 1985 season. On Wednesday, December 4, 1985, Lucas made a 60-foot shot at the regulation buzzer to send the game into overtime. The Lakers would go on to defeat the Utah Jazz 131-127. After the Lakers lost the 1986 Western Conference Finals to the Houston Rockets, Lucas moved to the Seattle SuperSonics for one year, before returning to the Trail Blazers for his final NBA season in 1988.
Maurice Lucas Net Worth
Maurice Lucas is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Maurice Lucas's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
In 1974, he led Marquette University to a NCAA championship appearance.
In 1988, the Trail Blazers retired his number 20 jersey.
Maurice Lucas (February 18, 1952 – October 31, 2010) was an American professional basketball player. The first two years of his postcollegiate career were spent in the American Basketball Association (ABA) with the Spirits of St. Louis and Kentucky Colonels. He then played twelve seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Portland Trail Blazers, New Jersey Nets, New York Knickerbockers, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers and Seattle SuperSonics. The starting power forward on the Trail Blazers’ 1976–77 NBA Championship team, he was nicknamed “the Enforcer” because of his primary role on the court which was best exemplified in Game 2 of the NBA Finals that season.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Basketball Player |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
The Portland Trail Blazers retired his jersey number, 20, in a ceremony on November 4, 1988. Lucas was hired by the team as an assistant coach under Mike Schuler and Rick Adelman during the 1988–89 season. In 2005, Lucas rejoined the Trail Blazers as an assistant coach under Nate McMillan.
On August 23, 1997 at the ABA’s 30 Year Reunion celebration, Lucas was named to the All-Time All-ABA Team along with Hall of Fame members Julius Erving, Dan Issel, George Gervin, Rick Barry, Connie Hawkins and other ABA greats.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Maurice Lucas height 6 ft 9 in Maurice weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 6 ft 9 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
On December 17, 1975, part way through his second season with the Spirits, Lucas was traded to the Kentucky Colonels in exchange for Caldwell Jones. Lucas was an ABA All-Star for the 1975–76 season, and he averaged 17.0 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. Lucas remained with the Colonels through that team’s loss in the semifinals of the 1976 ABA Playoffs to the Denver Nuggets and through the ABA–NBA merger in 1976.
Lucas underwent surgery for bladder cancer in April 2009. With his health continuing to be a concern, Lucas resigned his coaching position following the 2009–2010 season.
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Facts & Trivia
Maurice Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Maurice Lucas celebrates birthday on February 18 of every year.
Lucas died at his home in Portland, Oregon, on October 31, 2010. Services were also held in his childhood home town, Pittsburgh. The Blazers honored him by wearing No. 20 patches on their jerseys for the 2010–2011 season.
Is Maurice Lucas still alive?
October 31, 2010
Is Maurice Lucas a Hall of Famer?
Maurice Lucas (1991) – Marquette ‘M Club’ Hall of Fame – Marquette University Athletics.
How old was Maurice Lucas when he died?
58 years (1952–2010)
Where did Maurice Lucas go to college?
Marquette University
How tall is Maurice Lucas?
6′ 9″
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