# Maggie Lucas

Margaret Taylor Lucas (born November 29, 1991) is an American assistant coach for the Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team. As a player, Lucas played for three Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) teams over four seasons.

## High school

Lucas attended Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. She averaged 23.0 points, 4.5. assists and 3.8 steals per game as she led Germantown Academy to its second-straight Independent Schools State title. Lucas was selected and played in the McDonald's All-American game where they also participated and won the All-America three-point contest.

## College career

In Lucas's senior year, she led the Penn State Lady Lions basketball in scoring with 21.0 points per game. She also registered 4.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists. The Lady Lions finished that season with a 24-8 overall record. She scored 2,510 total career points, second in school history. She recorded 365 3-pointers, the 12th highest career total in NCAA history.

## Penn State statistics

Source
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2010–11 | Penn State | 35 | 552 | 42.5 | 42.6 | 87.0 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 15.8 |
| 2011–12 | Penn State | 33 | 642 | 43.0 | 41.0 | 88.6 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 19.5 |
| 2012–13 | Penn State | 32 | 644 | 44.1 | 46.2 | 90.0 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 20.1 |
| 2013–14 | Penn State | 32 | 672 | 39.1 | 35.6 | 94.9 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 21.0 |
| Career | 132 | 2510 | 42.1 | 41.5 | 90.7 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 19.0 |

## Professional career

Lucas was drafted by Phoenix Mercury in the second round of the 2014 WNBA draft. Her contract was exchanged on May 12, 2014 to the Indiana Fever where she spent the next three seasons. In 2015, Lucas had a career high 23 points on 7-of-12 shooting with five three pointers in a victory against the New York Liberty. Lucas' 2016 season ended prematurely due to a torn ligament in her knee. She missed the 2017 WNBA season due to a relapse in her right knee. In 2018, Lucas would sign with the Atlanta Dream where she played in seven games. Lucas finished the regular season and playoffs with the Dallas Wings.

## WNBA career statistics
### Regular season

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
| 2014 | Indiana | 30 | 0 | 10.3 | .333 | .308 | .957 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.7 |
| 2015 | Indiana | 30 | 0 | 15.0 | .372 | .373 | .838 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 5.7 |
| 2016 | Indiana | 4 | 0 | 13.8 | .524 | .200 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 7.8 |
| 2017 | Indiana | Did Not Play (injury—knee) | Did Not Play (injury—knee) | Did Not Play (injury—knee) | Did Not Play (injury—knee) | Did Not Play (injury—knee) | Did Not Play (injury—knee) | Did Not Play (injury—knee) |
| 2018 | Atlanta | 7 | 0 | 5.1 | .091 | .100 | .000 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | Dallas | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 4 years, 3 teams | 72 | 0 | 12.1 | .352 | .316 | .896 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4.4 |

### Playoffs

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
| 2014 | Indiana | 5 | 0 | 7.2 | .385 | .429 | .000 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| 2015 | Indiana | 5 | 0 | 3.8 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | Dallas | 1 | 0 | 19.0 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 |
| Career | 3 years, 2 teams | 11 | 0 | 6.7 | .455 | .500 | 1.000 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.4 |

## International

In the 2014-2015 season Lucas earned her first International experience playing for the Arras Pays d’Artois. Lucas led the team in points per game (18.2), minutes played (36.8), three pointers made (72) and free throw percentage (.930%).
For the 2018-2019 season, Lucas played for the Landerneau Bretagne Basket in the LFB. Lucas averaged 11.2 points per game over 25 games. Lucas also led the team with 45 three pointers and a .956% free throw percentage.
For the 2019-2020 season, Lucas played for the Tianjin Ronggang in the WCBA. On December 31, Lucas scored a career high 49 points and 12 three pointers against Sichuan. In 18 games, Lucas led the team with 27.3 points per game on .455% shooting.
On January 5, 2021, she joined Luleå Basket, playing in the SBL. Lucas led the team to an SBLDAM Championship and was the league's finals MVP. Lucas led the team with 19.5 points per game and was 73-for-168 (.435%) from three point range. In 2021-2022 Lucas played for the Dinamo Sassari where she was named All-Euro Cup first team in 2022. Over eight Euro Cup games, Lucas averaged 27.1 points per game and made 36 three pointers. In 28 regular season games, Lucas averaged 24.5 points per game while making over .400% from the field. Lucas was also 125-for-132 from the stripe, equaling .947% on the season.

## Coaching

In 2022, Lucas returned to Penn State where she was a Director of player Development. On July 14, she was promoted to an assistant coach.
In May 2023, Lucas was announced as an assistant coach for Bowling Green Falcons.