Chris Lutz

Filipino basketball player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroFilipino basketball player
PlacesUnited States of America
isAthlete Basketball player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth11 February 1985, Illinois
Age39 years
The details

Biography

Christopher Ryan "Chris" Lutz (born February 11, 1985) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Lutz grew up in Bedford, New Hampshire.
As a senior in Trinity High School in Manchester, New Hampshire, he averaged 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game and was a 3-time member of the first team All-State Selection. To date, he is Trinity's all-time leading scorer with over 1,600 points.
After graduation from Trinity, Chris attended Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire as a postgraduate. At Brewster, Chris averaged 15.5 points per game and emerged as a top-level NCAA D1 recruit. He was an All-New England Prep School selection honoree. He signed a letter-of-intent with Purdue University in November 2004 after receiving interest from Columbia and Vanderbilt.
Playing the guard spot, Chris made it to the Big 10-All Freshmen Team in Purdue University. He then transferred and played for the Marshall University's Thundering Herd where he eventually became team captain.
He would later join the Philippine National Team, Smart Gilas and then
the 2011 PBA Draft where he became the 3rd Overall Pick.

PBA career

Chris filed his application for the 2011 PBA draft in July 2011. And, on August 18, 2011, he was picked 3rd Overall by the Petron Blaze Boosters with whom he signed a 1-year contract in September of the same year.

His PBA debut on October 5, 2011 was quite impressive for a rookie. In the game versus B-Meg Llamados, which they won, Lutz chalked in 19 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 block.

PBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played MPG Minutes per game FG% Field-goal percentage
 3P% 3-point field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game
 APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game
 PPG Points per game Bold Career high

Correct as of October 1, 2016

Season-by-season averages

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2011–12Petron3235.5.422.302.8093.43.51.1.315.4
2012–13Petron4326.1.395.326.7833.13.5.6.18.4
2013–14Petron / San Miguel4126.8.359.250.7383.03.1.5.18.6
2014–15San Miguel5426.2.405.275.8172.82.4.7.17.6
2015–16San Miguel3416.2.491.333.4671.51.3.2.03.6
Career20426.1.405.288.7762.82.8.6.18.5

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