Last Updated on March 4, 2025 by Mathew Diekhake

Here’s a detailed overview of Jerry Lucas:

  • Full Name: Jerry Ray Lucas
  • Nationality: American
  • Date of Birth (DOB): March 30, 1940
  • Hometown: Middletown, Ohio, USA
  • Height: 6 feet 8 inches (2.03 meters)
  • Weight: 230 pounds (104 kg) during his playing career
  • Wingspan: 6 feet 10 inches
  • Shoe Size: Size 15 (US)
  • Number: 16 (most notably with the Cincinnati Royals and New York Knicks)
  • Position: Power Forward/Center
  • High School: Middletown High School (Middletown, Ohio)
  • College: Ohio State University
  • NBA Draft: 1962 Territorial Pick by the Cincinnati Royals
  • Teams Played For:
    • Cincinnati Royals (1963–1969)
    • San Francisco Warriors (1969–1971)
    • New York Knicks (1971–1974)
  • Championship Rings: 1 (1973 with the New York Knicks)
  • Kids: Jerry Lucas has children
  • Siblings: Information about his siblings is not widely documented.

Notes:

  • Jerry Lucas played alongside notable NBA players such as Oscar Robertson and Jerry West. Lucas won an Olympic gold medal for basketball in 1960 before he started playing in the NBA. He spent most of his NBA career with the Cincinnati Royals, where he was drafted and spent seven seasons. In his rookie season, he averaged 41 minutes per game and 17.7 points, so I’m not surprised that he was on the Olympic team already by that stage as he was a highly skilled high school and college basketball player as well.
  • Jerry Lucas loves wearing the Converse Chuck Taylor High Top basketball shoes. I have seen pictures of signed Jerry Lucas Converse Chuck Taylors. Later in his career while playing for the Knicks, he wore Adidas Superstar and Adidas Pro Model basketball shoes.