Nicholas Lucena (born September 22, 1979) is an American retired professional beach volleyball player.

[2][1][3] Lucena grew up in Davie, Florida and played indoor volleyball at Western High School.

[4] He then went to Florida State University, where he graduated before embarking on his beach volleyball career.

[4] Lucena and his former teammate, Phil Dalhausser, played in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

[5] Lucena and Dalhausser had qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but did not place.