Luke Worthington - M Basketball

Luke Worthington

Forward #41

Ht/Wt

10"

235 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

Mequon,

Wisconsin

Last School

Homestead High School

Roster Years

2013-2015 | 2017-2019

Wife's name is Sarah
Parents are John and Kris Worthington
Has one brother and two sisters
Served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Chile
Also recruited by Butler, Princeton, Penn, Davidson, Yale, DePaul, Lehigh, Bucknell, Utah State and Saint Louis

Played for Kevin McKenna at Homestead High School
Ranked the No. 7 prospect in the class of 2013 in the state of Wisconsin and No. 43 among power forwards nationally by ESPN.com
One of seven Wisconsin players nominated for the McDonald's All-America Game
As a senior was a team captain and averaged 13.6 points and 10.0 rebounds per game
Led Homestead to a record of 13-7 overall and 8-4 in league play
Named Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division I All-State Honorable Mention
Named third-team All-Area by the Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel
Named first-team All-North Shore Conference
As a junior, averaged 12 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks
Led Homestead to a record of 15-5 overall and 10-3 in league play
Named first-team All-North Shore Conference
Played for Wisconsin Playground Elite coached by Duane "Ike" Wilson
Played football at Homestead, was a team captain and helped lead team to the 2012 Wisconsin state title
Received all-conference, all-region and all-state honors in football
Recruited by BYU and Wisconsin to play football
Maintained a GPA above 4.0 and was a member of the National Honor Society

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2013-2014

Received Silver Honors on the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll
Posted season highs of 7 points (Santa Clara), 4 rebounds (at Saint Mary's), 2 field goals made (twice), 3 free throws made (Santa Clara).
Hit 2 of 3 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free throw line to score 7 points against Santa Clara on Feb. 6
Grabbed 4 rebounds, including 3 on the offensive end, and scored a point against Saint Mary's on Feb. 15
Started in games against Portland, San Diego and Loyola Marymount from Feb. 22 until March 8
Scored 5 points against Portland on Feb. 22
Scored 4 points against Mount St. Mary's
Averaged 1.0 points and 0.9 rebounds and shot .462 from the field

Sophmore Year 2014-2015

Named to the WCC All-Academic Team
Received Silver Honors on the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll
Played in 33 games and started 21
Posted season highs of 12 points (Southern Virginia), 6 rebounds (Utah State), 1 assist (6 times), 2 steals (Southern Virginia) and 1 block (twice)
Had 7 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal vs. Arkansas-Little Rock
Scored a career-best 12 points on 6 of 7 shooting from the field to go with 4 boards and 2 steals vs. Southern Virginia
Totaled 4 points and 6 boards at Utah State
Had 2 points and 5 boards vs. Gonzaga in the WCC Championship game

Junior Year 2017-2018

A team captain
Earned WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention
Received Bronze Honors on the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll
Named to the NABC Honors Court
Received the Competitive Spirit Award at the end of season banquet
Played in 35 games and started 29
Posted season highs of 16 points (at Gonzaga), 6 rebounds (vs. UMass), 3 assists (at Santa Clara), 3 blocks (at Pacific) and 2 steals (twice)
Hit 6 of 8 from the field for a career-best 16 points at Gonzaga
Had 11 points on 5 of 6 shooting vs. Niagara
At Pacific had 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 blocks
Scored in double figures twice and had three-plus blocks once

Senior Year 2018-2019

A team captain
Received the Inspirational Teammate Award at the end of season banquet
Received Bronze Honors on the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll
Named to the WCC All-Academic Team
Posted season highs of 13 points (Santa Clara), 6 rebounds (twice), 2 assists (at Saint Mary’s), 1 block (twice), 2 steals (3 times)
Scored in double figures twice and led the team in rebounding once and assists once
Hit 5 of 7 from the field for 11 points and 5 rebounds at San Diego State
Made 5 of 6 field goals and 3 of 4 free throws for 13 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals vs. Santa Clara