Chris Lutz

Full Name: Christopher Ryan Lutz

Birthdate: February 11, 1985

Height: 6’3

Weight: 195 lbs.

Team: Petron Blaze Boosters

Draft: # 3 by Petron Blaze Boosters in 2011

Position: Shooting Guard / Small Forward

College: Marshall University / Pursue University

Awards / Distinctions:

High School (Trinity)
– Averaged 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists as a senior
– 2003-04 McDonald’s All American Game nominee
– Three-time first team All-State selection
– Trinity’s all-time leading scorer with over 1,600 points
– Team captain for senior season
– In his last game as a Senior, he hit 12 consecutive shots, 8 of which were threes.

Freshman Season at Brewster Academy Prep School
– Averaged 15.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game
– All-New England prep school selection

Freshman-Sophomore Season at Purdue
– Played in all 28 games with 24 starts
– Averaged 9.2 points, the second highest average among all freshmen in the Big Ten
– Named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team
– Set Purdue’s freshman three-point field goal record with 53
-Scored in double figures in 14 games, including a career-high 20 against New Orleans
– Connected on at least three three-point field goals in eight games
– Led the Big Ten in 3-point field goal percentage in 2006-07 shooting 47.2%
– Second on team with 2.1 assists per game

Junior Season
– Led team in made three-pointers (65) and three-point percentage (37.4 %)
– Finished fourth in Conference USA in three-point percentage and seventh in the league in made three-point field goals per game (2.32)

Chris’ shiftiness makes him one of the best slashers in the league. After playing NCAA DI, he joined Smart Gilas Pilipinas (Philippine National Team), where he proved his worth on both ends of the floor. This athletic, versatile wingman was drafted 3rd overall in 2011. In his PBA debut, Chris posted a solid game with 19 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 block. His ball-handling, first-step, and reliable jumper make him a potent offensive threat. At the defensive end, he’s a stopper typically assigned to the opposing team’s best scorer. Chris was a PBA All-Star in his rookie season.

Twitter: @ChrisLutz3