John Lucas
Basketball
Inducted: 1995
- Born in Durham, NC, 1953
- Played point guard at Maryland from 1972–1976
- First-team All-ACC, 1974-1976
- Second-team AP All-American in 1974 and 1975
- First-team AP All-American in 1976
- First-team UPI All-American in 1975 and 1976
- Scored 2,015 points, averaging 18.3 per game
- First pick in the 1976 draft by Houston
- Honored on the NBA All-Rookie team in 1977
- Played for six NBA teams from 1977–1990
- Scored 9,951 points and totaled 6,454 assists in pro career
- Averaged 10.7 points and seven assists per game
- One of top assist totals in NBA history
- Coached San Antonio to 94-49 record from 1992–1994 and Philadelphia to 42-122 mark from 1994–1996
- Also a top tennis player
- Won two ACC singles titles and played professionally for several years
