About Luka
Career Highlights
High school
High school
High school
- Maret School (Washington D.C.)
- SR season = 24.6 pts / 11.7 rbs
- Led Maret to 3 league championships
- Led Maret to DCSAA title game
- Awarded D.C. Gatorade Player of the Year
- School's all-time leading scorer (1,993)
College
High school
High school
- University of Iowa 4 year starter (2017-2021)
- #55 retired in perpetuity at Carver Hawkeye Arena
- 2021 Wooden Award National Player of the Year
- 2021 Naismith Award National Player of the Year
- 2021 Associated Press Player of the Year
- 2021 ESPN National Player of the Year
- 2021 National Association of Basketball Coaches Player of the Year
- 2021 United States Basketball Writers Association Player of the Year
- 2021 Big Ten Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year Award
- 2021 National Senior CLASS Award
- 2x Unanimous Consensus All American (2020 & 2021)
- 2x Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award (2020 & 2021)
- 2x Sporting News Player of the Year (2020 & 2021)
- 2x Basketball Times Player of the Year (2020 & 2021)
- 2x United States Basketball Writers Association District VI Player of the Year (2020 & 2021)
- 2x Big Ten Player of the Year (2020 & 2021)
- 2x Pete Newell Big Man of the Year (2020 & 2021)
- 2021 Lute Olson Player of the Year
- 2021 Oscar Robertson Player of the Year
- Iowa's all-time leading scorer (2,306 pts)
- Only player in Big-Ten history with 2,250+ pts and 900+ rbs for a career
Pros
High school
Pros
- Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in 2021
- 2021 NBA Summer League All-Rookie Second Team
- Appeared in 32 games during his rookie season (21'-22') and averaged 5.8 pts / 3.1 rbs
- Recorded 3 double doubles his rookie season with Detroit
- Luka spent time during his rookie season in the NBA G-League where he appeared in 16 games and averaged 20.6 pts / 9.5 rbs
- Member of the G-League All Rookie team
- Awarded 3rd Team All G-League
- 2022 NBA Summer League Champion with the Portland Trailblazers
- Signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 2022-23 Season
- November 2022: G-League Player of the Week (Iowa Wolves)
- November 2022: G-League Player of the Month (Slam Magazine)
- First player in NBA history to score 17+ points & 6+ rebounds in 10 minutes or less play in a game w/Timberwolves
- Led all G-League Players in votes to play in the 2023 Next Up game in Salt Lake City. All Star team Captain
- 2023 G-League All Star game MVP
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