• John Lucas III
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In 2005-2006

In his rookie season in the NBA, averaged 2.3 points and 0.9 assists in 13 games with Houston … signed with Houston on Dec. 29 after the Rockets received a special exception from the NBA due to injuries … played in his first NBA game vs. Golden State (12/31/05), recording two rebounds and one assist in the final 1:25 of the game … picked up his first two NBA points at Washington (1/3/06), adding two assists and his first steal … waived by the Rockets on Jan. 4 … re-signed to a 10-day contract on Jan. 8 … nailed his lone 3-pointer of the game with 28.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter to send the Rockets-Bobcats game into the first of two overtimes at Charlotte (1/10/06) … scored four points, dished out three assists, pulled down one rebound and had two steals in 17:20 of action vs. New Orleans/Oklahoma City (1/14/06) … signed to a second 10-day contract on Jan. 18 … recorded a career-high nine points vs. Dallas (1/18/06) … second 10-day contract expired on Jan. 28 … also averaged 4.0 points and 1.3 assists in four preseason games with the Minnesota Timberwolves … played in 35 games (35 starts) with the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA D-League , leading the team in scoring and finishing T-12 th in the league with 16.8 points per game … averaged 3.9 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.57 steals with the 66ers.

In the NBA

Helped guide the Rockets to a perfect 5-0 mark in the 2006 Toshiba Vegas Summer League, finishing second among all players in scoring average (23.4) and leading the league in assists per game (7.6) … earned First-Team All-TVSL honors.

In College

Finished collegiate career at Oklahoma State after playing his first two seasons at Baylor … career total of 1,877 points (766 at Baylor; 1,111at OSU) ranked fourth in Big 12 history … ranked third in 3-point field goals made (281) and fifth in total assists (535) in Big 12 annals … e arned All-Big 12 First-Team accolades in both seasons at OSU, averaging 16.3 points and 4.3 assists in 68 career games with the Cowboys … as a senior, shared the team lead in scoring with Joey Graham, averaging 17.7 points and 4.1 assists … following a junior season where he averaged 15.1 points and 4.5 assists, he was named the Big 12 Player of the Year by The Associated Press, Daily Oklahoman and Fort Worth Star-Telegram, joining teammate Tony Allen as the Big 12 Co-Players of the Year … was also one of 10 players named to the 2003-04 John R. Wooden Award All-American Team … at Baylor, he was an Honorable Mention All-Big 12 selection by the league coaches as a sophomore and earned Big 12 All-Freshman Team honors.

In Life

Born John Lucas III on Nov. 21, 1982, in Washington, DC … raised in Houston, Texas … son of Debbie and John Lucas Jr. … scored more than 3,300 points as a three-year starter at Bellaire High School … averaged 18.3 points while leading Bellaire to the District 17-5A Championship as a junior … played at Bellaire High School with Charlotte Bobcats forward/center Emeka Okafor … an accomplished tennis player, he was the District 17-5A singles champion as a prep junior and was nationally ranked as a USTA Junior National player … was a Texas Scholar in high school, as well as a member of the Bellaire Student Association and Business Professionals of America … his father was an All-American for the Maryland Terrapins and was the first pick of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets … father spent 14 years playing in the NBA for Houston, Golden State, Washington, San Antonio, Milwaukee and Seattle, and later coached in the NBA, serving as head coach for San Antonio (1992-94), Philadelphia (1994-96) and Cleveland (2001-03).

In Transactions

Signed as a rookie free agent with Minnesota on Oct. 3, 2005 … waived by the Timberwolves on Oct. 27, 2005 … s igned with Houston on Dec. 29, 2005, after the Rockets received a special exception from the NBA due to injuries … waived by Houston on Jan. 4, 2006 … re-signed to a 10-day contract by the Rockets on Jan. 8, 2006 … signed a second 10-day contract with Houston on Jan. 18, 2006, which expired on Jan. 28 … signed a multi-year contract with the Rockets on July 28, 2006.