Chris Lutz

{{about|the basketball player|the chess player|Christopher Lutz}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

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| name = Chris Lutz

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| nationality = Filipino / American

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|02|11}}

| birth_place = Illinois, United States

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 200

| high_school = Trinity (Manchester, New Hampshire)
Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, New Hampshire)

| college = Purdue (2005–2007)
Marshall (2008–2010)

| draft_year_pba = 2011

| draft_round_pba = 1

| draft_pick_pba = 3

| draft_team_pba = Barako Bull Energy

| career_start = 2011

| career_end = 2016

| career_position = Shooting guard / small forward

| years1 = 2011–2016

| team1 = Petron Blaze Boosters / San Miguel Beermen

| highlights =

3× PBA champion (2014–15 Philippine, 2015 Governors', 2015–16 Philippine)
PBA All-Star (2012)

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport| Men's basketball}}

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Christopher Ryan Lutz (born February 11, 1985) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player. He last played for the San Miguel Beermen 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140308073846/http://www.herdzone.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/lutz_chris00.html Player Bio: Chris Lutz - HERDZONE.COM - The Marshall University Thundering Herd Official Athletic Site]

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.[http://www.pba.ph/blogs/entry/228 Pba > Blogs] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128180726/http://www.pba.ph/blogs/entry/228 |date=January 28, 2012 }}

He would later join the Philippine National Team, Smart Gilas and then

the 2011 PBA Draft where he became the 3rd Overall Pick.{{Cite web |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/casio-first-lee-second-in-2011-pba-draft |title=Casio first, Lee second in 2011 PBA draft {{!}} InterAKTV |access-date=2012-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924063335/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/casio-first-lee-second-in-2011-pba-draft |archive-date=2015-09-24 |url-status=dead }}

PBA career

Chris filed his application for the 2011 PBA draft in July 2011.{{Cite web |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/smart-gilas-players-lassiter-lutz-join-pba-draft |title=SMART-Gilas players Lassiter, Lutz join PBA draft {{!}} InterAKTV |access-date=2012-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901011728/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/smart-gilas-players-lassiter-lutz-join-pba-draft |archive-date=2011-09-01 |url-status=dead }} 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/petron-blaze-spoils-b-meg-debut-of-cone-triangle |title=Petron Blaze spoils B-MEG debut of Cone, triangle {{!}} InterAKTV |access-date=2012-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114143456/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/petron-blaze-spoils-b-meg-debut-of-cone-triangle |archive-date=2012-01-14 |url-status=dead }}

The Meralco Bolts picked Lutz from the free agent pool and signed him in 2017. He is yet to play, though, for his new team due to injuries.

PBA career statistics

Correct as of October 1, 2016[http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Christopher-Lutz/405/ Player Profile] at PBA-Online!

=Season-by-season averages=

| align=left | {{pbay|2011}}

| align=left | Petron

| 32 || 35.5 || .422 || .302 || .809 || 3.4 || 3.5 || 1.1 || .3 || 15.4

| align=left | {{pbay|2012}}

| align=left | Petron

| 43 || 26.1 || .395 || .326 || .783 || 3.1 || 3.5 || .6 || .1 || 8.4

| align=left | {{pbay|2013}}

| align=left | Petron / San Miguel

| 41 || 26.8 || .359 || .250 || .738 || 3.0 || 3.1 || .5 || .1 || 8.6

| align=left | {{pbay|2014}}

| align=left | San Miguel

| 54 || 26.2 || .405 || .275 || .817 || 2.8 || 2.4 || .7 || .1 || 7.6

| align=left | {{pbay|2015}}

| align=left | San Miguel

| 34 || 16.2 || .491 || .333 || .467 || 1.5 || 1.3 || .2 || .0 || 3.6

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| align=center colspan=2| Career

| 204 || 26.1 || .405 || .288 || .776 || 2.8 || 2.8 || .6 || .1 || 8.5

References

External links

[http://www.pba.ph/players/stats/431 PBA: Chris Lutz's Stats]
[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/26945/chris-lutz Chris Lutz Stats, Bio - ESPN]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20111119192531/http://hoops.blink.ph/2011/09/29/chris-lutz-officially-a-petron-blaze-booster/ Chris Lutz, officially a Petron Blaze Booster]
https://web.archive.org/web/20111217061435/http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/337030/pba-lutz-blaze-boosters
[https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/players/46421 Chris Lutz - Marshall Thundering Herd - College Basketball - Rivals.com]
[http://sports.inquirer.net/16337/marcio-lassiter-chris-lutz-need-fiba-ok Marcio Lassiter, Chris Lutz need Fiba OK | Inquirer Sports]
[http://sports.inquirer.net/17219/marcio-lassiter-chris-lutz-make-us-so-good-defensively%E2%80%93toroman Marcio Lassiter, Chris Lutz make us so good defensively–Toroman | Inquirer Sports]
[https://stackoverflow.com/users/60777/chris-lutz User Chris Lutz - Stack Overflow]
[http://www.asia-basket.com/player.asp?Cntry=PHI&PlayerID=91600 Christopher Lutz Basketball Player Profile, stats, biography, career - ASIA-BASKET]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=lutz--001chr Chris Lutz Minor League Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com]
[http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Chris-Lutz-21813/stats/ DraftExpress NBA Draft Prospect Profile: Chris Lutz, Stats, Comparisons, and Outlook] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222627/http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Chris-Lutz-21813/stats/ |date=2016-03-03 }}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20111219061620/http://www.larongbuko.com/chris-lutz-marcio-lassiter-cleared-to-play-for-smart-gilas.html Chris Lutz, Marcio Lassiter cleared to play for Smart Gilas | LarongBuko.com]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120601181109/http://www.pbaddicts.net/t16554-married-to-the-game-petron-blaze-s-chris-lutz Married to the game: Petron Blaze's Chris Lutz]
[https://archive.today/20130222181447/http://www.philbasketball.net/2011/10/pba-player-profile-chris-lutz.html Philippine Basketball: PBA Player Profile: Chris Lutz]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120121221808/http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/lutz_chris00.html Player Bio: Chris Lutz]
[http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Chris-Lutz-13422 Chris Lutz MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com]
[http://www.smartgilasbasketball.com/news/chris-lutz-and-marcio-lassiter-ruled-ineligible/ Chris Lutz and Marcio Lassiter ruled ineligible | Smart Gilas Basketball]
[http://www.smartgilasbasketball.com/tag/chris-lutz/ Chris Lutz - Smart Gilas]
[http://www.smartgilaspilipinas.com/tag/chris-lutz-photos/ Chris Lutz Photos - Smart Gilas Pilipinas]