Luke Isaac Rhoad Loucks (born April 1, 1990)[1] is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA.
After playing professionally in Latvia, Cyprus, Belgium, Germany, and the NBA Development League, Loucks joined the Golden State Warriors organization in the summer of 2016 in a paid internship position.
[2] As a junior in 2006–07, Loucks averaged 14.0 points and 6.5 assists in earning all-county first-team honors as he led Clearwater to a 25–5 record.
[2] On November 14, 2007, Loucks signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Florida State University.
[3] As a senior in 2007–08, Loucks averaged 13.5 points, 7.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals and shot 60 percent from the field as he led Clearwater to a 22–5 record.
[2] As a junior and senior, Loucks also played for the Clearwater football team where he was a two-time PCAC All-County honoree.
[2] After an outstanding high school career, Loucks joined the Florida State Seminoles for his freshman season in 2008–09.
As a freshman, he averaged 3.1 points (eighth on the team), 2.1 assists (second) and 0.9 steals (third) while playing in all 35 games for the Seminoles, earning two starting assignments (against Western Kentucky and at Wake Forest) to make him one of only two true freshman to earn starting assignments during the 2008–09 season.
[2] As a junior in 2010–11, Loucks averaged 2.9 points (12th on the team), 1.8 rebounds (10th), 2.2 assists (tie for second), 0.6 steals (seventh) and made 16 three-point field goals.
He also shot a career high .725 from the free throw line, finishing as one of five Seminoles with a free throw shooting percentage at above .700 percent as Florida State made it to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 1993 season and for only the fourth time in school history.
[1] On November 1, 2014, Loucks was selected by the Maine Red Claws in the fourth round of the 2014 NBA Development League Draft.
[16] He served as a film and player development intern during the 2016–17 season,[14][17] and was a member of the Warriors' championship-winning staff in June 2017 when the team won the NBA championship.