Korie Lucious

Korian "Korie" Lucious (born November 5, 1989[1]) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Iowa State University Cyclones men's basketball team. Upon transferring from the Michigan State University Spartans men's basketball team[2] in 2011, he redshirted the 2011–12 season and began playing for the Cyclones in 2012–13.[3]

Korie Lucious
Personal information
Born (1989-01-05) January 5, 1989
Gary, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2017–2019
PositionPoint guard
Career history
2013–2014Rosa Radom
2014Keravnos
2015–2016Wilki Morskie Szczecin
2016Henan Shedianlaojiu
2017Moncton Miracles
2017Rabotnički

Early life

On March 30, 2004, the 14-year-old Lucious was featured and described as a phenom in the sports section of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.[4] After playing two years at perennial basketball powerhouse Rufus King High School, Lucious made a highly publicized transfer to the private Pius XI High School.[5]

College career

As a sophomore during the 2009–2010 season for Michigan State, Lucious saw his playing time more than double as he averaged 22.9 minutes per game, up from 9.1 as a freshman. He averaged 5.6 points, 3.3 assists, and 1.7 rebounds per game during his sophomore campaign. He hit a buzzer-beating three against the University of Maryland in the second round of 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament to give the Spartans an 85-83 win over the Terrapins.[6] The 5th-seeded Spartans eventually made it all the way to the Final Four, falling to Butler.

In January 2011, Lucious was suspended from the Michigan State program for the remainder of the 2010–2011 season for "conduct detrimental to the team." "I didn't live up to the standards of the program," Lucious said in the statement. "Unfortunately, I let my teammates, my coaches, and myself down, and wish them the best for the rest of the season."[7]

Lucious then transferred to Iowa State University where, due to transfer rules, he would have to sit for the 2011–2012 season. In the 2012–2013 season he would go on to start all 35 games he would play at Iowa State. The Cyclones would make the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament beating Notre Dame before falling to Ohio State.

College statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09 Michigan State 3819.1.377.354.667.81.2.3.13.2
2009–10 Michigan State 36622.9.341.317.7391.73.3.8.15.6
2010–11 Michigan State 18024.4.312.284.7621.74.1.8.26.5
2012–13 Iowa State 353531.1.377.366'.8031.95.6.8010.1
Career 1274221.2.356.336.7661.53.4.6.16.2

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Professional career

In August 2013, Lucious announced he has signed with Polish team Rosa Radom.[9]

On August 26, 2017, he signed with Macedonian basketball club Rabotnički.[10]

Personal life

Lucious is the son of Latonia Guider and Antone Brazil.

References
  1. "2007 USA Basketball Men's Youth Players" (PDF). USA Basketball. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
  2. "Player Bio: Korie Lucious". Michigan State University. Archived from the original on 2017-04-13. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
  3. Former Michigan State guard Korie Lucious transferring to Iowa State - ESPN 2 March, 2011
  4. "Teen Sensation". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  5. "High School Musical". Sports Illustrated. 2008-01-22. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  6. "Korie Lucious' buzzer-beater sinks Maryland as Michigan State advances in NCAA Tournament". Daily News. New York. 2010-03-21.
  7. Korie Lucious suspended from Michigan State Spartans for conduct detrimental to team - ESPN
  8. "Korie Lucious". Sports Reference LLC. Gracenote. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  9. "Former Cyclone Korie Lucious To Play In Poland". Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
  10. "Луциус е новиот плејмејкер на Работнички" (in Macedonian). ekipa.mk. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
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