Christian Lutete

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Christian Lutete
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Hermine Nantes
Position Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1996-10-09) October 9, 1996 (age 27)
NationalityAmerican / Congolese
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2020: undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2021 CSU Sibiu
2021 Bashkimi Prizren
2021–2022 Kobrat
2022–2023 ALM Évreux Basket
2023–present Hermine Nantes
Career highlights and awards

Claude Christian Lutete IV (born October 9, 1996) is an American-Congolese professional basketball player for Hermine Nantes. He also plays for the DR Congo men's national basketball team. Lutete played college basketball for Radford and UMass Lowell.

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Early life and high school career

Lutete grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland and attended McKinley Technology High School in Washington, D.C. [1] He played a post-graduate year at Phillips Exeter Academy, which he said was one of his best decisions because it made him uncomfortable. [2] Lutete averaged 17 points per game and was named to the All-NEPSAC Team. [3] Lutete committed to Radford over offers from several Ivy League schools. [2]

College career

Lutute played sparingly during two seasons at Radford and made three starts. As a freshman, he averaged 2.9 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. Lutete averaged 4.5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game as a sophomore. [3] Following his sophomore season, he transferred to UMass Lowell because a high school teammate was on the team. As a redshirt junior, Lutete averaged 18.7 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, shooting 53.4 percent from the field and 39.5 percent from behind the arc. He earned Second Team All-America East and All-Academic Team honors as well as being named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 1 First Team. On November 8, 2019, Lutute scored a school-record 51 points and grabbed nine rebounds in an 87-74 victory over LIU. [1] Lutete broke his left wrist during his senior season but did not tell anyone until the season was over. [2] He averaged 19.3 points per game as a senior, second-best in the conference, as well as a team-high 7.0 rebounds per game. Lutete earned Second Team All-America East honors and was named to the Division I Academic All-America First Team. [4] He was named America East Man of the Year due to his academic achievements in earning his master's degree in peace and conflict studies as well as mentoring District of Columbia College Access Program scholars. [2]

Professional career

On July 29, 2020, Lutete signed his first professional contract with CSU Sibiu of the Liga Națională. [5] He averaged 8.6 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. On February 28, 2021, Lutete signed with Bashkimi Prizren of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. [6]

National team career

Lutete made his debut for the DR Congo men's national basketball team in July 2022, in a 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification. On July 2, he scored 19 points and had 6 rebounds in a 72–60 win over Senegal. [7]

Personal life

Lutete is the son of Claude and Lishion Lutete and has an older sister, Bijou. His favorite basketball player is Kobe Bryant. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Langone, Matt (November 24, 2019). "Lutete has been a welcome addition to UMass Lowell squad". Lowell Sun . Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Webster, Katharine (August 13, 2020). "Christian Lutete Has Got Game, On and Off the Court". UMass Lowell . Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "RIVER HAWKS ADD FOUR NEWCOMERS IN 2017-18". UMass Lowell . August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  4. ↑ "River Hawks' Lutete earns historic honor". Lowell Sun . March 9, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ Chelidze, Dimitri (July 29, 2020). "Sibiu tabs Christian Lutete". Eurobasket. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Bashkimi inks Christian Lutete, ex Sibiu". Eurobasket. February 18, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  7. ↑ "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 African Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
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