Luke Witte (born October 19, 1950)[citation needed] is a retired American college and professional basketball player who is now a church minister.

He was joined on the 1st team by future Ohio State teammates, Allan Hornyak (Bellaire St. John's) and Dave Merchant (Marion Harding).

According to the Big Ten Conference's review of the game film, Witte appeared to elbow Minnesota guard Bobby Nix as the two teams headed to their locker rooms at halftime.

Witte's teammate, Dave Merchant, attempted to come to his aid, but was struck in the face several times by Gopher Jim Brewer.

Ohio State head coach Fred Taylor was angered that the universities (including his own), the NCAA, and the Big Ten Conference refused to pursue sanctions against the Minnesota program, and said later that his enthusiasm for the game was lost as a result; he retired early, in 1976.

Following his career in professional basketball, Luke Witte established his own sporting store in Alliance, Ohio which he operated for more than five years before becoming a minister.