Head attended Chicago's Manley Academy where he averaged over 20 points, eight assists and seven rebounds per game as a junior.

Those numbers earned him All-City honors and he was selected MVP of the Blue Division of the Chicago Public League.

As a senior, Head averaged 22 points, eight rebounds, six assists and five steals in the rugged Red-West Division of the Chicago Public League.

Coach Bill Self had a veteran team which included Brian Cook and Frankie Williams, so he had little need to play a freshman.

His first season showed Head's individual talent for shooting and defense as he was second on the team with 34 steals.

He showed his potential to become an eventual offensive force when he scored a season-high 19 points in an NCAA Tournament first-round win over San Diego State, hitting 8-of-11 shots, including three three-pointers.

Head averaged 9.7 points in Illinois' three Big Ten Tournament victories while hitting a remarkable 69.2 percent of his shots.

Weber made Head a full-time starter which resulted in a significant increase in playing time.

He erupted for a career-high 29 points on 9-of-14 shooting with four 3-pointers in a Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal victory over Indiana.

Head started every game of the season, leading the Illini in scoring, averaging 15.9 points (5th in Big Ten).

He was also second on the Illini, fifth in Big Ten and 33rd in the NCAA with a three-point field goal percentage of 41.0 percent (116–283).

He was awarded Big Ten Co-Player of the Week on January 17, 2005, after wins over Penn State and at Northwestern.

In the Las Vegas Holiday Classic Tournament, he led an undefeated Illinois team and earned MVP honors.

The team reached the championship game for the first time in school history but lost to North Carolina.

Head missed a potential game-tying three-pointer in the final seconds of the game which resulted in Illinois ending the year as the number two ranked team in the nation.

Head finished his course work in the major of sport management in May 2005 and will need only an internship to earn his bachelor's degree.

[1] In the 2006–07 NBA season, he averaged 10.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.4 assists as of April 15, 2007, and proved his worth as a valuable reserve player for the Houston Rockets,[2] especially in light of the absences of Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming due to injuries.

On April 4, 2007, with McGrady and Yao absent, Head had a career night, scoring 30 in a loss to the Golden State Warriors.

[4] Shortly after his first stint with Miami, Luther Head suffered a broken hand against the Orlando Magic, thus ending his season.

[10] In September 2013, Spanish League squad CB Valladolid announced Head as one of their first four signings for the 2013–14 season.