2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Lucas, Jarod

Jersey Number 2
Jarod Lucas
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Hacienda Heights, Calif.
- High School:
- Los Altos HS
Bio
JUNIOR (2021-22): Started all 31 games … Averaged 13.5 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 0.8 steals in 33.7 minutes per game … Selected to the preseason All-Pac-12 Second Team … Led the Pac-12 in free throw percentage (.871) … Finished 12th in the Pac-12 in scoring (13.52), ninth in 3-point field goal percentage (.386), fourth in 3-point field goals made per game (2.35) and third in minutes played per game (33.77) … Scored in double figures in 22 games … Scored 20-plus points in five games … His 73 3-pointers are the fifth most in Oregon State history … His 189 3-point attempts are the sixth most in Oregon State history … … His 44 3-pointers in Pac-12 games are the fourth most in Oregon State history … His 121 3-point attempts in Pac-12 games are the fourth most in Oregon State history … His 73 3-pointers are the second most by a junior in Oregon State history … Made multiple 3-pointers in 13 consecutive games, the second-longest streak in Oregon State history … His free throw percentage of 87.1% is the third best in Oregon State history … Scored 20 points in a career-high 43 minutes against Washington State (2/28) ... Tied a career high with six rebounds at Arizona (2/17) ... Tied career highs with three steals against Stanford (2/12) ... Scored 12 points, went 7-for-7 from the free throw line and tied a career best with six rebounds against California (2/9) ... Tied a career high with three steals at Colorado (2/5) and Oregon (1/29) ... Had career highs with 27 points, nine field goals and six 3-pointers at USC (1/13) ... Tied a career high with six rebounds against Utah (12/30) ... Went 6-for-6 from the free throw line and scored 24 points against Nichols (12/21) ... Went 8-for-8 from the free throw line and scored 25 points against Texas A&M (12/18) ... Tied a career high with 37 minutes at Tulsa (11/15) ... Scored 16 points and tied career highs with six rebounds and three steals against Portland State (11/9).
SOPHOMORE (2020-21): Played in all 33 games and started 23 … Averaged 12.7 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 0.7 steals in 29.3 minutes per game … Selected to the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team … Selected to the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll … Finished first in the Pac-12 and 12th in the nation in free throw percentage (.896) … Finished first in the Pac-12 and 22nd in the nation in 3-point field goals made (77) … Finished 13th in the Pac-12 in 3-point field goal percentage (.389) and 18th in scoring (12.73) … Scored in double figures in 26 games … Scored 20-plus points in two games … Set the Oregon State single-season free throw percentage record (.896) … Set the Oregon State single-season free throw percentage record in conference games (.905) … His 77 3-pointers are the third most in Oregon State history … His 198 3-point attempts are tied for the fourth most in Oregon State history … His 47 3-pointers in Pac-12 games are the third most in Oregon State history … His 119 3-point attempts in Pac-12 games are the fourth most in Oregon State history … His 77 3-pointers are the second most by a sophomore in Oregon State history … Made multiple 3-pointers in nine games, tied for the second-longest streak in Oregon State history … Scored 15 points, went 7-for-7 from the free throw line and tied a career high with six rebounds against Oklahoma State (3/21) in the NCAA Tournament … Score 14 points and tied a career high with six rebounds against Tennessee (3/19) in the NCAA Tournament … Scored 14 points against Colorado (3/13) in the Pac-12 Championship game … Tied career highs with six rebounds and four assists against Oregon (3/12) in the Pac-12 Tournament ... Scored 17 points and tied career highs with five 3-pointers and 37 minutes against UCLA (3/11) in the Pac-12 Tournament ... Had career highs with 26 points, seven field goals and three steals at Stanford (2/27) ... Went 6-for-6 from the free throw line at California (2/25) ... Played a career high 37 minutes against Washington State (2/6) ... Scored 19 points, tied a career high with five 3-pointers and dished out a career-best four assists against Washington (2/4) ... Got first career start against Arizona State (1/16) and finished with 18 points and three assists ... Scored 22 points and made a career-high five 3 pointers against Stanford (1/4) ... Went 7-for-7 from the free throw line against Stanford (1/4) ... Had first career blocked shot against Portland State (12/22) ... Grabbed a career- high six rebounds against UTSA (12/16) ... Had 14 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals against Northwest ... Went 7-for-7 from the free throw line and finished with 11 points against California (11/25).
FRESHMAN (2019-20): Played in all 31 games … Averaged 4.6 points, 0.9 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 0.3 steals in 13.1 minutes per game … Scored in double figures in four games … Hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament against Utah (3/11) … Tied a career high with four 3-pointers made and scored 12 points against Utah (3/11) … Made a career-high four 3-pointers, tied a career best with five field goals made and scored 18 points at Arizona (2/20) ... Played a career-high 29 minutes at Arizona (2/20) … Grabbed a career-high four rebounds against Utah (2/13) ... Had career highs with 21 points, five field goals made and eight free throws made at Stanford (1/30) ... Scored 12 points, going 3-for-4 from the field, 2-for-3 from beyond the arc and 4-for-4 from the free throw line against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/14) … Had a career-high two assists against San Jose State (11/27) ... Scored first career points on a pair of free throws in the first half against CSUN (11/5) ... Made first career 3-point attempt against CSUN (11/5) and added three rebounds, one assist and two steals.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Los Altos High School in Hacienda Heights, Calif. in 2019 … Ranked the nation’s No. 28 point guard by ESPN … Named a four-star recruit by ESPN … Lettered four years for his father, Jeff Lucas … Started every game in his four-year career … Holds 15 school records ... Set the Southern California CIF record with 3,356 career points, the third-most points in California state history… Had a career scoring average of 29.4 per game ... Made 384 career 3-pointers ... Finished in the Top 7 in five different CIF-SS record categories ... Was a four-time All-CIF First Team selection and four-time All-State selection … Was a McDonald’s All-American Nominee ... Named a Max Preps Freshman All-American ... Selected to the Los Angeles Times First-Team as a senior … Named the Hacienda League Most Valuable Player four times and won four league titles … Named the San Gabriel Valley Tribune Area Player of the Year in 2018 and 2019 … Averaged 39.6 points (1,189 pts), 11.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists as a senior … Broke the school record for points in a game with 54 as a senior... Had five 50-point plus games and three games with 49 points as a senior … Led the nation with 422 free throws made, a California record, and shot 89 percent from the stripe as a senior … Holds the California record with 1,098 career free throws … Averaged 26.2 points. 7.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists as junior … Made 47 straight free throws as a junior ... Averaged 24.7 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists as a sophomore … Averaged 26.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists as a freshman … Participated in the National High School 3-Point Championship during Final Four weekend in Minneapolis in 2019 … Started on Compton Magic’s 2018 AAU National Championship Team that finished with a 46-2 record ... Graduated with a 3.94 GPA … Member of the National Honor Society all four years.
PERSONAL: Born Dec. 7, 1999 in Whittier, Calif. … Son of Jeff and Christina Lucas … Father is a physical education teacher and the head coach of the Los Altos High School basketball team and mother is the director of operations at Goodwill Industries … Father played basketball at the University of Hawai’i … Has one brother, Jordan who is one of California’s top volleyball players for his age and has played with USA Volleyball the past three summers … Chose Oregon State because “my relationship to the coaching staff was incomparable to anyone else recruiting me. Both Coach Thompson and Coach Tinkle coach their own sons. Similar to my dad coaching me” … Biggest athletic thrill to date is “becoming the all-time leading scorer in Southern California basketball history” … Favorite athlete is Trae Young … Hobby is biking … Majoring in Pre-Communication.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 27 at USC (1/13/22)
FG Made: 9 at USC (1/13/22)
FG Attempted: 16, two times, last at Arizona (2/17/22)
3-PT Made: 6 at USC (1/13/22)
3-PT Attempted: 12 at Arizona (2/20/20)
FT Made: 10 at Stanford (2/27/21)
FT Attempted: 11, two times, last vs. Utah (12/30/21)
Rebounds: 6, eight times, last at Arizona (2/17/22)
Assists: 4, two times, last vs. Oregon (3/12/21)
Blocked Shots: 1 vs. Portland State (12/22/20)
Steals: 3, five times, last vs. Stanford (2/12/22)
Minutes: 43 vs. Washington State (2/28/22)
SOPHOMORE (2020-21): Played in all 33 games and started 23 … Averaged 12.7 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 0.7 steals in 29.3 minutes per game … Selected to the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team … Selected to the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll … Finished first in the Pac-12 and 12th in the nation in free throw percentage (.896) … Finished first in the Pac-12 and 22nd in the nation in 3-point field goals made (77) … Finished 13th in the Pac-12 in 3-point field goal percentage (.389) and 18th in scoring (12.73) … Scored in double figures in 26 games … Scored 20-plus points in two games … Set the Oregon State single-season free throw percentage record (.896) … Set the Oregon State single-season free throw percentage record in conference games (.905) … His 77 3-pointers are the third most in Oregon State history … His 198 3-point attempts are tied for the fourth most in Oregon State history … His 47 3-pointers in Pac-12 games are the third most in Oregon State history … His 119 3-point attempts in Pac-12 games are the fourth most in Oregon State history … His 77 3-pointers are the second most by a sophomore in Oregon State history … Made multiple 3-pointers in nine games, tied for the second-longest streak in Oregon State history … Scored 15 points, went 7-for-7 from the free throw line and tied a career high with six rebounds against Oklahoma State (3/21) in the NCAA Tournament … Score 14 points and tied a career high with six rebounds against Tennessee (3/19) in the NCAA Tournament … Scored 14 points against Colorado (3/13) in the Pac-12 Championship game … Tied career highs with six rebounds and four assists against Oregon (3/12) in the Pac-12 Tournament ... Scored 17 points and tied career highs with five 3-pointers and 37 minutes against UCLA (3/11) in the Pac-12 Tournament ... Had career highs with 26 points, seven field goals and three steals at Stanford (2/27) ... Went 6-for-6 from the free throw line at California (2/25) ... Played a career high 37 minutes against Washington State (2/6) ... Scored 19 points, tied a career high with five 3-pointers and dished out a career-best four assists against Washington (2/4) ... Got first career start against Arizona State (1/16) and finished with 18 points and three assists ... Scored 22 points and made a career-high five 3 pointers against Stanford (1/4) ... Went 7-for-7 from the free throw line against Stanford (1/4) ... Had first career blocked shot against Portland State (12/22) ... Grabbed a career- high six rebounds against UTSA (12/16) ... Had 14 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals against Northwest ... Went 7-for-7 from the free throw line and finished with 11 points against California (11/25).
FRESHMAN (2019-20): Played in all 31 games … Averaged 4.6 points, 0.9 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 0.3 steals in 13.1 minutes per game … Scored in double figures in four games … Hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament against Utah (3/11) … Tied a career high with four 3-pointers made and scored 12 points against Utah (3/11) … Made a career-high four 3-pointers, tied a career best with five field goals made and scored 18 points at Arizona (2/20) ... Played a career-high 29 minutes at Arizona (2/20) … Grabbed a career-high four rebounds against Utah (2/13) ... Had career highs with 21 points, five field goals made and eight free throws made at Stanford (1/30) ... Scored 12 points, going 3-for-4 from the field, 2-for-3 from beyond the arc and 4-for-4 from the free throw line against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/14) … Had a career-high two assists against San Jose State (11/27) ... Scored first career points on a pair of free throws in the first half against CSUN (11/5) ... Made first career 3-point attempt against CSUN (11/5) and added three rebounds, one assist and two steals.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Los Altos High School in Hacienda Heights, Calif. in 2019 … Ranked the nation’s No. 28 point guard by ESPN … Named a four-star recruit by ESPN … Lettered four years for his father, Jeff Lucas … Started every game in his four-year career … Holds 15 school records ... Set the Southern California CIF record with 3,356 career points, the third-most points in California state history… Had a career scoring average of 29.4 per game ... Made 384 career 3-pointers ... Finished in the Top 7 in five different CIF-SS record categories ... Was a four-time All-CIF First Team selection and four-time All-State selection … Was a McDonald’s All-American Nominee ... Named a Max Preps Freshman All-American ... Selected to the Los Angeles Times First-Team as a senior … Named the Hacienda League Most Valuable Player four times and won four league titles … Named the San Gabriel Valley Tribune Area Player of the Year in 2018 and 2019 … Averaged 39.6 points (1,189 pts), 11.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists as a senior … Broke the school record for points in a game with 54 as a senior... Had five 50-point plus games and three games with 49 points as a senior … Led the nation with 422 free throws made, a California record, and shot 89 percent from the stripe as a senior … Holds the California record with 1,098 career free throws … Averaged 26.2 points. 7.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists as junior … Made 47 straight free throws as a junior ... Averaged 24.7 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists as a sophomore … Averaged 26.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists as a freshman … Participated in the National High School 3-Point Championship during Final Four weekend in Minneapolis in 2019 … Started on Compton Magic’s 2018 AAU National Championship Team that finished with a 46-2 record ... Graduated with a 3.94 GPA … Member of the National Honor Society all four years.
PERSONAL: Born Dec. 7, 1999 in Whittier, Calif. … Son of Jeff and Christina Lucas … Father is a physical education teacher and the head coach of the Los Altos High School basketball team and mother is the director of operations at Goodwill Industries … Father played basketball at the University of Hawai’i … Has one brother, Jordan who is one of California’s top volleyball players for his age and has played with USA Volleyball the past three summers … Chose Oregon State because “my relationship to the coaching staff was incomparable to anyone else recruiting me. Both Coach Thompson and Coach Tinkle coach their own sons. Similar to my dad coaching me” … Biggest athletic thrill to date is “becoming the all-time leading scorer in Southern California basketball history” … Favorite athlete is Trae Young … Hobby is biking … Majoring in Pre-Communication.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 27 at USC (1/13/22)
FG Made: 9 at USC (1/13/22)
FG Attempted: 16, two times, last at Arizona (2/17/22)
3-PT Made: 6 at USC (1/13/22)
3-PT Attempted: 12 at Arizona (2/20/20)
FT Made: 10 at Stanford (2/27/21)
FT Attempted: 11, two times, last vs. Utah (12/30/21)
Rebounds: 6, eight times, last at Arizona (2/17/22)
Assists: 4, two times, last vs. Oregon (3/12/21)
Blocked Shots: 1 vs. Portland State (12/22/20)
Steals: 3, five times, last vs. Stanford (2/12/22)
Minutes: 43 vs. Washington State (2/28/22)
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