Luke Recker

Quick Facts

Full Name	Luke Recker
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 17, 1978(1978-06-17)
Age	46
Birthplace	Lima
Country	United States
Birth City	Ohio
Horoscope	Gemini

Luke Recker Biography

Luke Recker is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on June 17, 1978 in Lima, Ohio, United States. Lucas Andrew Recker, born June 17, 1978, is an American ex-professional basketball player. He was a swingman who played primarily at the shooting guard position, but could also play small forward. He was one of the best high school prospects in 1997. After playing his first two years at Indiana, he decided to transfer. He missed one year because of a car accident and went on to play for Iowa two more years. After a season in NBA Development League, he was undrafted in 2002 NBA Draft. He then played pro basketball in Spain and Italy.

In spite of his success at Indiana he declared his desire to transfer to another school in April 1999. He stated that he wasn’t satisfied with his progress as a player. He narrowed his options to Arizona, North Carolina Florida Iowa, Florida and Notre Dame and eventually decided to transfer to Arizona. He was required to miss the 1999-2000 season due to NCAA transfer rules. He picked the number 2 jersey and attended the University of Arizona in the Fall semester.

After being cut from the Heat roster, in December 2002 Recker joined the Asheville Altitude, a team that played in the NBA Development League. In 34 games Recker averaged 8.9 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.5 steals in 18.7 minutes per game: he was mainly used as a reserve, and started only 4 games.

He joined the Miami Heat for the 2002 Summer League and played 9 games, starting 7: he averaged 10.0 points and 2.6 rebounds in 16.2 minutes of play. He then signed for the Heat as a free agent on August 13, 2002, but was waived on October 28, 2002.

Recker was among several others who were involved in a car crash on July 10, 1999, near Durango, Colorado. Recker was riding as a passenger along his girlfriend Kelly Craig (19), and her brother Jason (17) in a Ford Taurus driven by John Hollberg (23) They were traveling on County Road 240 towards Durango to attend a carnival when Bob Hardwick’s truck plowed into the middle lane and collided at 70 mph with two other vehicles. The accident involved 15 people. John Hollberg was killed, and Recker, Kelly, and Jasper Craig sustained severe injuries that required surgery. Recker sustained injuries including a laceration of his left ear, cuts to his head, and damage to his thumb and left wrist.

Luke Recker Net Worth

Luke Recker is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Luke Recker 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After having verbally committed to Indiana his sophomore year, Recker signed for Indiana on May 27, 1997. Recker chose jersey number 4. Recker chose to wear jersey number 4. He scored 29 points against Oklahoma in the 1998 NCAA Tournament, a record for him. The season ended with him having played in 30 of 32 games. His averages were 12.8 points and 3.9 rebounds, 1.5 steals, 2.8 assists, 2.8 assists, and 2.8 rebounds. He also shot almost half of the field. He was a small forward player in his freshman year and was an All-Big Ten Honorable mention.

Recker’s outstanding performance in his senior season earned him the Indiana Mr. Basketball award for the best high school basketball player of Indiana in

1997. Gatorade also named Recker their Indiana Player of Year. Recker was also selected as a McDonald’s All-American and a Second Team Parade All-American. He scored 10 points in the 1997 McDonald’s All-American Boys Game. He shot 3/12 from the field, and took 3/4 shots from the free throw line.

After the accident, Recker began treatment to recover from his injuries, and changed his college choice, deciding to transfer to Iowa instead of Arizona. Among the factors that contributed to this decision was Recker’s intention to stay closer both to his father (who lived in Washington, Iowa) and his girlfriend Kelly Craig, who was in Chicago, Illinois still recovering from the accident. In January 2000 he came back to training in Iowa City, Iowa under coach Steve Alford. Originally ineligible until January 2001, he sat out only his first semester at Iowa because the NCAA granted him a waiver to come back to play one semester earlier due to his involvement in the accident, which was considered a case of “special circumstances” after Recker appealed to the NCAA trying to regain his eligibility.

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In 2005 he returned to Italy, this time signing for Basket Livorno. He started all of the 34 games he played in the 2005–06 Serie A season, averaging 14.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 2.0 steals in 29.8 minutes per game, with a season high of 20 points. In 2006 he joined Bilbao Berri, where in his first year he started all 33 games he averaged 14.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 28.1 minutes per game. He played two more seasons in Bilbao: in 2007–08, as a starter he averaged 11.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game, while in 2008–09 he became one of the first options off the bench (9 starts in 32 games played), and his averages were 7.8 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists. After the end of the season, Recker retired from professional basketball.

Facts & Trivia

Luke Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Luke Recker celebrates birthday on June 17 of every year.

Where is Luke Recker now?

Luke is married and living in the Milwaukee area. His wife’s name is Megan. the couple have a 2-year-old daughter named Avery, and another baby on the way.

Why did Luke Recker leave Indiana?

On Wednesday, Recker shocked the state by announcing he was transferring to another school, citing a lack of development in his game. It was the latest in a recent wave of defections at Indiana, and once again it raised questions about whether Knight has lost touch with today’s athlete.

Who is Luke Recker married to?

He went undrafted in the 2002 NBA Draft and after a season in the NBA Development League he played professional basketball in Italy and Spain. Luke has two children named Avery (June 20th, 2007) and Bennett (December 26th, 2010) Luke is married to Megan Recker.

Where did Luke Recker go to college?

Indiana University Bloomington