Luke Whitehead
{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox NBA biography
| name = Luke Whitehead
| imagines e =
| position = Small forward
| height_ft = 6 | height_in = 6
| weight_lbs = 220
| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|02|09}}
| birth_place = Walnut Creek, California
| high_school = Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
St. Ignatius (San Francisco, California)
Oak Hill (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)
| college = Louisville (2000–2004)
| draft_year = 2004
| career_start = 2004
| career_end = 2009
| years1 = 2004–2005 | team1 = Kentucky Colonels
| years2 = 2005 | team2 = Daegu Orions
| years3 = 2005 | team3 = Seoul SK Knights
| years4 = 2005–2006 | team4 = Alba Berlin
| years5 = 2006–2007 | team5 = Sioux Falls Skyforce
| years6 = 2007–2008 | team6 = Iowa Energy
| years7 = 2008–2009 | team7 = Gold Coast Blaze
| highlights =
- German Basketball Cup (2006)
}}
Luke Edward Whitehead (born February 9, 1981) is a former professional basketball player. Born in Walnut Creek, California, he played forward for the University of Louisville.
College
After graduating from Oak Hill Academy in 2000, Whitehead joined University of Louisville{{cite news|last1=Ortiz|first1=Jorge L.|title=Shooting for the NBA / Ex-city star Whitehead honing his touch in Pro-Am|url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Shooting-for-the-NBA-Ex-city-star-Whitehead-2787319.php|accessdate=10 February 2018|work=SFGate.com|date=4 August 2002}} where he played until 2004.{{cite news|title=Former Louisville star arrested|url=https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/former-louisville-star-arrested-1.1399995|accessdate=10 February 2018|work=Newsday.com|date=27 August 2008}} During his career at U of L he accumulated more than 1,000 points and over 600 rebounds. In 2003 he was named the Conference USA Tournament MVP.
=Accident during game=
In a game against Coppin State on December 12, 2001, Whitehead was upended while making an alley-oop when he was undercut by Larry Tucker of Coppin State and landed on the side of his head. He was taken to the hospital to determine if there was any damage to his kidneys or spine.{{cite news|last1=Kennedy|first1=Michael|title=Luke Whitehead and Coppin State Both Take a Fall 75-49|url=http://www.louisvillecardinal.com/2001/12/luke-whitehead-and-coppin-state-both-take-a-fall-75-49/|accessdate=10 February 2018|work=The Louisville Cardinal|date=13 December 2001}}{{cite news|last1=Evans|first1=Kelly D.|title=Luke Whitehead is spreading love and acceptance through his 'MixedNation' and 'Eracism' campaigns|url=https://andscape.com/features/luke-whitehead/|accessdate=10 February 2018|work=Andscape|date=17 February 2017}}
Playing career
In 2004, he played in the NBA Summer League for the Golden State Warriors. Following the NBA Summer League, he played for the Kentucky Colonels.
In 2006, he was drafted in the NBA Development League's draft by the Sioux Falls Skyforce, but was later waived due to injury.{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/draft2004/profiles/LukeWhitehead.html |title=NBA.com |website=NBA.com |accessdate=2008-02-04}}{{cite web |url=http://sayhey.wordpress.com/2007/03/28/nostalgia-whatever-happened-to-luke-whitehead/ |title=Nostalgia: Whatever Happened to... Luke Whitehead? <
He played for Alba Berlin during the 2005–06 Basketball Bundesliga season where he won the 2006 German Basketball Cup.{{cite web|title=Die Geschichte von ALBA Berlin|url=https://www.albaberlin.de/club/geschichte.html|website=albaberlin.de|publisher=ALBA Berlin|accessdate=10 February 2018}}
In January 2008, Whitehead was signed by the Gold Coast Blaze of the Australian National Basketball League to replace Juaquin Hawkins, who had suffered a stroke.{{cite news|last1=Clark|first1=Laine|title=Gold Coast select forward to replace stricken Hawkins|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/gold-coast-select-forward-to-replace-stricken-hawkins/news-story/2d37f76f3b304b314c2fccd850243f4e?sv=2841aa1a2f4102e6531ca23a1109d208|accessdate=10 February 2018|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=9 January 2008}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/luke-whitehead-1.html College statistics] at [https://www.sports-reference.com sports-reference.com]
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/euro/players/luke-whitehead-1.html Luke Whitehead] at [https://www.basketball-reference.com basketball-reference.com]
- {{BBL profile|UUID=FETCH_WIKIDATA}}
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