Christopher Ryan Lutz (born February 11, 1985) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player. He last played for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Lutz grew up in Bedford, New Hampshire.
As a senior in Trinity High School in Manchester, New Hampshire, he averaged 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game and was a 3-time member of the first team All-State Selection. To date, he is Trinity's all-time leading scorer with over 1,600 points.Player Bio: Chris Lutz - HERDZONE.COM - The Marshall University Thundering Herd Official Athletic Site
After graduation from Trinity, Chris attended Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, as a postgraduate. At Brewster, Chris averaged 15.5 points per game and emerged as a top-level NCAA D1 recruit. He was an All-New England Prep School selection honoree. He signed a letter-of-intent with Purdue University in November 2004 after receiving interest from Columbia and Vanderbilt.
Playing the guard spot, Chris made it to the Big 10-All Freshmen Team in Purdue University. He then transferred and played for the Marshall University's Thundering Herd where he eventually became team captain.Pba > Blogs
He would later join the Philippine National Team, Smart Gilas and then the 2011 PBA Draft where he became the 3rd Overall Pick.
PBA career Lutz filed his application for the 2011 PBA draft in July 2011. And, on August 18, 2011, he was picked 3rd Overall by the Petron Blaze Boosters with whom he signed a 1-year contract in September of the same year.
His PBA debut on October 5, 2011, was quite impressive for a rookie. In the game versus B-Meg Llamados, which they won, Lutz chalked in 19 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 block.
The Meralco Bolts picked Lutz from the free agent pool and signed him in 2017. He never played for the team due to injuries.
PBA career statistics
Correct as of October 1, 2016 at PBA-Online!
Season-by-season averages
| align=left | | align=left | Petron | 32 || 35.5 || .422 || .302 || .809 || 3.4 || 3.5 || 1.1 || .3 || 15.4 |- | align=left | | align=left | Petron | 43 || 26.1 || .395 || .326 || .783 || 3.1 || 3.5 || .6 || .1 || 8.4 |- | align=left | | align=left | Petron / San Miguel | 41 || 26.8 || .359 || .250 || .738 || 3.0 || 3.1 || .5 || .1 || 8.6 |- | align=left | | align=left | San Miguel | 54 || 26.2 || .405 || .275 || .817 || 2.8 || 2.4 || .7 || .1 || 7.6 |- | align=left | | align=left | San Miguel | 34 || 16.2 || .491 || .333 || .467 || 1.5 || 1.3 || .2 || .0 || 3.6 |- class=sortbottom | align=center colspan=2| Career | 204 || 26.1 || .405 || .288 || .776 || 2.8 || 2.8 || .6 || .1 || 8.5
References
External links PBA: Chris Lutz's Stats Chris Lutz Stats, Bio - ESPN Chris Lutz, officially a Petron Blaze Booster https://web.archive.org/web/20111217061435/http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/337030/pba-lutz-blaze-boosters Chris Lutz - Marshall Thundering Herd - College Basketball - Rivals.com Marcio Lassiter, Chris Lutz need Fiba OK Inquirer Sports Marcio Lassiter, Chris Lutz make us so good defensively–Toroman Inquirer Sports User Chris Lutz - Stack Overflow Christopher Lutz Basketball Player Profile, stats, biography, career - ASIA-BASKET Chris Lutz Minor League Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com DraftExpress NBA Draft Prospect Profile: Chris Lutz, Stats, Comparisons, and Outlook Chris Lutz, Marcio Lassiter cleared to play for Smart Gilas LarongBuko.com Married to the game: Petron Blaze's Chris Lutz
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