Lucas Williamson

Lucas Williamson
No. 1 – Loyola Ramblers
Position	Shooting guard
League	Missouri Valley Conference
Personal information
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Whitney Young; (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Loyola (Illinois) (2017–present)
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-MVC (2021); MVC Defensive Player of the Year (2021); 2× MVC All-Defensive Team (2020, 2021); MVC All-Freshman Team (2018);

Lucas Williamson is an American college basketball player for the Loyola Ramblers of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

High school career

Williamson played basketball for Whitney M. Young Magnet High School in Chicago, Illinois. In his first season, he was the only freshman on the team and won the Class 4A state title alongside Jahlil Okafor.[1] As a senior, Williamson averaged 17.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, leading his team to another Class 4A state title.[2] He committed to playing college basketball for Loyola (Illinois) over offers from UIC and Northern Illinois.[3]

College career

As a freshman at Loyola, Williamson averaged 4.7 points and 2.2 rebounds per game, earning Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) All-Freshman and All-Bench Team honors.[4] He helped 11th-seeded Loyola reach the Final Four of the 2018 NCAA Tournament.[5] Williamson missed about half of his sophomore season with two hand injuries.[6] He averaged 8.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. As a junior, he averaged nine points and 3.3 rebounds per game and was an MVC All-Defensive Team selection.[4] In his senior season, Williamson earned Second Team All-MVC honors and was named MVC Defensive Player of the Year.[7] He helped Loyola reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, averaging 8.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game while shooting 35.9 percent from three-point range. Following the season, Williamson took advantage of the extra season of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

Career statistics

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

College


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	Loyola	38	5	20.2	.435	.415	.704	2.2	1.0	.8	.3	4.7
2018–19	Loyola	16	15	29.9	.480	.413	.600	5.9	1.7	1.6	.3	8.8
2019–20	Loyola	32	32	30.2	.448	.333	.692	3.3	1.7	1.5	.3	9.0
2020–21	Loyola	31	31	28.0	.435	.359	.778	3.9	2.1	1.4	.2	8.8
Career		117	83	26.3	.446	.370	.704	3.5	1.6	1.2	.3	7.5

Personal life

Williamson served as a narrator and co-writer for The Loyola Project, an upcoming 2021 documentary film that details Loyola's 1963 men's basketball team and their journey in breaking down racial barriers en-route to winning a national championship.[9]

References

Schnable, Abby (February 27, 2019). "'More Than an Athlete:' How Lucas Williamson Found His Voice". Loyola Phoenix. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
Ryan, Shannon (March 20, 2018). "Freshman spark plug Lucas Williamson: 'I could tell big things were in Loyola's future'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
Helfgot, Mike (April 17, 2017). "Young's Lucas Williamson chooses Loyola for basketball". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
"Lucas Williamson – Men's Basketball". Loyola University Chicago Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
Bembry, Jerry (March 31, 2018). "For Loyola's Donte Ingram and Lucas Williamson, there's no place like home". The Undefeated. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
Smith, Daniel P. "Lucas Williamson is a leader on and off the basketball court". Loyola University Chicago. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
Hajduk, Gabby (March 22, 2021). "Dosunmu faces friend, former rival Lucas Williamson in showdown with Loyola Chicago". The Daily Illini. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
Ryan, Shannon (April 23, 2021). "Lucas Williamson is 1 of 4 Loyola seniors to announce his return for an extra season of eligibility — a boost for new coach Drew Valentine". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
Ryan, Shannon (February 14, 2021). "Loyola's Lucas Williamson is narrator and co-writer of a documentary about the Ramblers' 1963 title team: 'This is a story about history. But that history is still relevant.'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 25, 2021.

External links

Loyola Ramblers bio

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[1] Schnable, Abby (February 27, 2019). "'More Than an Athlete:' How Lucas Williamson Found His Voice". Loyola Phoenix. Retrieved March 22, 2021.

[2] Ryan, Shannon (March 20, 2018). "Freshman spark plug Lucas Williamson: 'I could tell big things were in Loyola's future'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 22, 2021.

[3] Helfgot, Mike (April 17, 2017). "Young's Lucas Williamson chooses Loyola for basketball". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 22, 2021.

[bio-4] "Lucas Williamson – Men's Basketball". Loyola University Chicago Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2021.

[5] Bembry, Jerry (March 31, 2018). "For Loyola's Donte Ingram and Lucas Williamson, there's no place like home". The Undefeated. Retrieved March 22, 2021.

[6] Smith, Daniel P. "Lucas Williamson is a leader on and off the basketball court". Loyola University Chicago. Retrieved March 22, 2021.

[7] Hajduk, Gabby (March 22, 2021). "Dosunmu faces friend, former rival Lucas Williamson in showdown with Loyola Chicago". The Daily Illini. Retrieved March 22, 2021.

[8] Ryan, Shannon (April 23, 2021). "Lucas Williamson is 1 of 4 Loyola seniors to announce his return for an extra season of eligibility — a boost for new coach Drew Valentine". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 6, 2021.

[9] Ryan, Shannon (February 14, 2021). "Loyola's Lucas Williamson is narrator and co-writer of a documentary about the Ramblers' 1963 title team: 'This is a story about history. But that history is still relevant.'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 25, 2021.