Italee Lucas
Italee Lucas

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Las Vegas, Nev.

High School:
Centennial

Height:
5-8

Position:
Guard

FRESHMAN SEASON 2007-08 Appeared in all 36 games, averaging 4.9 points and 1.7 rebounds per contest • Also dished out 97 assists on the season • Had six points and five assists in her UNC debut on Nov. 9 • Scored a season-high 12 points and established another season high with eight assists in the win over Elon on Nov. 13 • Scored five points and dished out four assists in the win over College of Charleston on Nov. 27 • Scored five points in 19 minutes in the win over Purdue on Nov. 29 • Scored six points in the loss at No. 1 Tennessee on Dec. 2 • Made her first career start, scoring 10 points, pulling down a career-high five rebounds and dishing out four assists in the win over Wofford on Dec. 9 • Scored nine points in the win at Coastal Carolina on Dec. 17 • Got her second start in three games, scoring six points and handing out four assists in the win over Western Kentucky on Dec. 20 • Had the best shooting day of her career, tying a season-high with 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting in the win over Georgia Tech on Jan. 5 • Scored nine points on 4-of-6 shooting in the win at Virginia Tech on Jan. 10 • Finished with five points and four rebounds in the win at NC State on Jan. 13 • Tallied four assists and two rebounds in the win over Boston College on Jan. 17 • Scored three points in the win over No. 4 Maryland on Jan. 26 • Scored four points in the win at Wake Forest on Jan. 31 • Scored five points in the win at No. 11 Duke on Feb. 4 • Scored seven points and dished out four assists in the win over Clemson on Feb. 7 • Made two three-pointers and finished with six points in the win at Virginia on Feb. 15 • Scored eight points in the win over Florida State on Feb. 17 • Finished with three points, three rebounds and a team-high five assists in the win at Miami on Feb. 21 • Scored six points and dished out five assists in the win over NC State on Feb. 25 • Scored five points in the win over No. 12 Duke on March 2• Finished with 12 points, 11 assists and six rebounds in three ACC Tournament games • Dished out a team-high five assists in the first round NCAA Tournament win over Bucknell.

PREP/PERSONAL Coached by Karen Weitz • McDonald's All-America • Won the three-point contest at the McDonald's JamFest • WBCA and Parade First-team All-America selection • 2007 Gatorade Nevada Player of the Year • Led Centennial to state titles in 2004 and 2005 • 2007 4A Player of the Year • Member of the 2006 USA Basketball U18 National Team that won gold at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship, qualifying the United States for the 2007 U19 World Championships • Member of the gold medal-winning 2007 USA Basketball U19 National Team that triumphed at the U19 World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia • Born Italee Malina Lucas on Jan. 12, 1989 in Las Vegas, Nev. • Daughter of Malina Booker and Lamar Lucas • Resides in Las Vegas with her father Lamar Lucas, step-mom Tammi Cave-Lucas, brother Isaiah and sister Aja.