Lucas Petersen '19 Recruiting Profile

I became interested in playing basketball ever since I was very young.  Football all the way up through elementary was my favorite, but in middle school I started to like basketball much more.  Even though I was the quarterback on the youth-football team I played with, basketball became much more enjoyable for me.  What I have learned about myself is that I perform better when the competition is better.  Even during summer workouts I enjoy working with the older players that have graduated or play in college.  

My academic goals are to continue improving my GPA and finish with at least a 3.3 GPA.  At this time I believe I want to study Civil Engineering or a similar field in college.  I like the idea of designing and building something and not being confined to an office the whole time.  I'm excited to continue learning new things and know I will find the field of study that will fit me well.

This year will bring more challenges on the basketball court.  I am looking forward to transitioning from a small-forward position to point-guard this season.  I think I am unique because I am tall and long for my position (PG), see the floor well, can handle the ball well, and I am also a decent shooter.  While everyone likes to score, I enjoy being able to feed passes to my teammates and assist them scoring.

Our season ended sooner than we wanted, but we did win finish as co-champions of the conference.  That is the first time in over 20 years our school has won the conference in boy's basketball!  Personally, I was fortunate  enough to be voted 1st team all conference by the coaches by unanimous selection.