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Analyzing 5 NCAA Basketball finalists for Milwaukee transfer guard Te’Jon Lucas

By Tristan Freeman

Head coach Chris Jans yells to players from the sideline as the New Mexico State Aggies face the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at The Orleans Arena in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament in Las Vegas on Thursday, March 11, 2021.Nmsu Utrgv 13
Head coach Chris Jans yells to players from the sideline as the New Mexico State Aggies face the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at The Orleans Arena in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament in Las Vegas on Thursday, March 11, 2021.Nmsu Utrgv 13 /
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NCAA Basketball Te’Jon Lucas Mark Pope Brigham Young Cougars (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
NCAA Basketball Te’Jon Lucas Mark Pope Brigham Young Cougars (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

While the Milwaukee Panthers are on the verge of landing a five-star prospect in Pat Baldwin Jr., they now have to deal with losing a key player on last season’s roster in Te’Jon Lucas. He was second on the team in scoring and first in passing (14.9 ppg and 5.8 apg) for the Panthers, making it back-to-back years as an All-Horizon League performer.

After underperforming a bit in his first two years at Illinois, Lucas proved he can be an offensive impact player at the mid-major level. And with an extra year of eligibility available to him thanks to the NCAA, the 6’2 point guard decided to enter the transfer portal for a bigger and better spot.

We now know who the teams are in the running, with BYU, Utah, DePaul, New Mexico State, and Nevada each looking to land him. Here’s a closer look at how Lucas would fit into each situation.

BYU Cougars

The Cougars are still waiting for the news of whether or not star guard Alex Barcello will be back for a 5th season. If that’s the case, Lucas would be a good pairing for him in the backcourt, since Barcello is an elite three-point shooter and can play off the ball. Lucas is a more natural point and isn’t a great three-point shooter in his own right.

If Barcello did join fellow former starter Brandon Averette out the door, then BYU would not have any true ball-handlers on the roster, which would give Lucas the keys to the offense. He’d had a good frontcourt to work with and the Cougars do play in a fast-paced offense. Whether he’d want to live by the school’s religious-based honor code could be an issue in this recruitment but there is plenty of available playing time for him.

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