Career Accolades
- PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2022-23, 2023-24)
- D2ADA Academic Achievement Award Winner (2023-24)
2022-23: Appeared in just eight games, starting six, before going down with a season-ending injury … received a medical redshirt … averaged 7.0 ppg. and 3.8 rpg. while playing just under 23 minutes per game … shot 42.0 percent from the floor (21-of-50), making 9-of-24 3-pointers (37.5 pct.), and 71.4 percent from the line (5-of-7) … had six assists, four steals and a pair of blocks … led team in scoring once and was the top rebounder on two occasions … enjoyed best game of season against Shippensburg (12/19/22), finishing with 17 points and six rebounds, but went down with the injury after that contest … made 7-of-8 field goals, including all three 3-point attempts, against the Raiders … had 14 points against Lake Erie (11/25/22) and 12 at Saginaw Valley State (11/19/22).
AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE: Redshirted in 2021-22 for head coach Jerrod Calhoun at Youngstown State … was on the Dean's List both semesters and a
member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars - YSU Chapter … had a 3.9 GPA in Mechanical Engineering.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a standout for three seasons at Cathedral Prep in Erie under head coaches Mark Majewski and Steve Piotrowicz before going on to play at International Sports Academy in Cleveland, Ohio for head coach David Briski in 2020-21 as a senior … in all was a four-year starter … scored 841 points in three seasons at Cathedral Prep and would reach 1,000 career points at International Sports Academy, finishing with 1,297 career points … as a senior averaged 16.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists, leading International Sports Academy in scoring and assists while finishing third in rebounding … was named a top 25 player in Ohio … was a two-time All-Region and All-District honoree at Prep, and earned second-team Pennsylvania All-State accolades as a junior … was also twice the James Gross Player of the Year recipient … averaged 15.1 ppg. and 6.0 rpg. in 23 games as a junior in 2019-20 at Prep, adding 37 assists, 24 steals and 11 blocks … Ramblers finished with a 16-7 records … led team in scoring and finished second in rebounding … shot 50.5 percent from the floor (139-of-275), including eight 3-pointers, and shot 59.0 percent from the line (62-of-105) … as a sophomore, led team in both scoring and rebounding at 14.5 ppg. and 6.5 rpg. in 23 games … added 43 assists, 30 steals and 19 blocks … shot 45.3 percent from the floor (126-of-278), with 13 3-pointers in 35 attempts (37.1 pct.), and shot 61.6 percent from the line (69-of-112) … played in 24 games as a freshman and finished at 6.6 ppg. and 3.4 rpg. … graduated from Cathedral Prep and was the recipient of the Presidential Gold Medal Excellence Award in Mathematics … graduated in the top 10 percent of his class with a 5.2 QPA and earned first honors every quarter … member of National Honor Society
PERSONAL: Finance and Accounting major … son of Jennifer and Tony Lucarotti … has one brother (Ryan) and one sister (Ava) … both played basketball at Cathedral Prep, with Ryan now a freshman at Coastal Carolina and Ava a junior at Prep … father played football at Gannon in 1989-90 … grandfather Don “Whitey” Kolakowski was the long-time head basketball coach at East High School in Erie.
CAREER-HIGHS
Points: 17 vs. Shippensburg, 12/19/22
Rebounds: 6 vs. Shippensburg, 12/19/22; vs. Shepherd, 12/18/22
FG Made: 7 vs. Shippensburg, 12/19/22
FG Attempts: 11 vs. Lake Erie, 11/25/22
3FG Made: 3 vs. Shippensburg, 12/19/22
3FG Attempts: 5 vs. Shepherd, 11/18/22; at Saginaw Valley St., 11/19/22
FT Made: 2 vs. Lake Erie, 11/25/22; at Saginaw Valley St., 11/19/22
FT Attempts: 3 at Saginaw Valley St., 11/19/22
Assists: 2 at Ashland, 11/15/22
Blocks: 1 vs. Shippensburg, 12/19/22; vs. Le Moyne, 11/26/22
Steals: 2 vs. Shippensburg, 12/19/22
