Kaili Lukan

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Kaili Lukan
Date of birth (1994-02-20) February 20, 1994 (age 30) [1]
Place of birth Willemstad, Curaçao
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
University University of Wisconsin-Green Bay [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, wing
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
2017-present Canada
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima Team competition

Kaili Lukan is a Canadian rugby sevens player. She made her debut with the senior national team in June 2017 during the Clermont-Ferrand, [2] France leg of the HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. She won a gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games as a member of the Canada women's national rugby sevens team. [3] Lukan was named to the HSBC Sydney Series, Dream Team in February, 2020. [4] Lukan is known for her athleticism, speed and ball handling. She is a crossover athlete who played NCAA Division I basketball at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (known for sporting purposes as Green Bay) from 2012 to 2016 prior to joining Canada's national rugby sevens team. [5] Lukan scored 1,028 points and won various conference honors over her Green Bay basketball career, including 2016 Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year. [6] Her older sister Megan Lukan also played basketball at Green Bay and was a member of the Canada women's national rugby sevens team that won a bronze medal during the 2016 Rio Olympics. She was born in Willemstad, Curaçao but spent her early years in Barrie, Ontario. Lukan has four siblings beside her sister Megan, including two other sisters and two brothers. She is openly lesbian. [7]

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Career

In June 2021, Lukan was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team. [8] [9]

Green Bay statistics

Source [10]

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started 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
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012-13Green Bay121741.2%33.3%33.3%1.30.70.8-1.4
2013-14Green Bay3236747.5%28.8%67.8%3.82.11.30.111.5
2014-15Green Bay3331744.4%22.4%86.0%4.42.51.50.09.6
2015-16Green Bay3332742.9%30.6%71.6%4.73.02.30.29.9
Career110102844.9%27.7%74.1%4.02.31.60.19.3

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kaili Lukan profile". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  2. ↑ "Kaili Lukan". Rugby Canada. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  3. ↑ "Canadian women defend Pan Am rugby 7s gold with win over United States". cbc.ca. CBC Sports. July 28, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Two Canadians make Sydney Women's Dream Team". Americas Rugby News. 2020-02-02. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  5. ↑ Neil Davidson (January 27, 2017). "Sisters switch from basketball to rugby, aim to reunite on national team". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  6. ↑ "Green Bay Basketball - Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Green Bay Phoenix.
  7. ↑ Outsports (2021-07-12). "At least 180 out LGBTQ athletes at Tokyo Olympics, a record by far". Outsports. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  8. ↑ Awad, Brandi (25 June 2021). "Team Canada names women's and men's rugby teams for Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  9. ↑ Davidson, Neil (25 June 2021). "Veteran trio to lead Canada's rugby 7s squads at the Tokyo Olympics". Canadian Press . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
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