Lucas Troutman ’10 was a towering presence for two state-championship teams at Christ School and would eventually be one of 15 Greenies to play professional basketball.
The time between is where it truly clicked for the big man.
In recognition of his college career, Elon University has chosen Lucas as one of seven new inductees for its Sports Hall of Fame.
The ceremony will take place Sept. 16.
Lucas is a 6-foot-10 forward/center who played the final two seasons of his high school career at Christ School, averaging 8.2 points and 5.4 rebounds as a senior, which was an improvement on an output of 6.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks his junior year.
The Greenies won five consecutive NCISAA 3-A state championships between the 2006-07 and 2010-11 seasons. Lucas briefly played pro ball overseas.
Elon provided this synopsis of his career with the Phoenix:
Lucas Troutman '14, Men's Basketball, 2010-14
Lucas Troutman was a dominant force inside for Elon, setting the program record for blocked shots in a career and a single-season. But he wasn't simply a shot blocker, finishing among the top 10 in school history in career points, free-throws made, and field goals made and attempted.
Troutman blocked at least 40 shots in each of his four seasons at Elon, finishing with 213 blocked shots. His 64 blocks in 2012-13 are the single-season record and his 58 blocks the next season are second. He had seven blocks against Colgate to set the program's Division I single-game record as well.
With 1.626 points, Troutman ranks 10th in school history. He averaged 15.1 points as a junior and 15.8 as a senior, shooting over 52 percent from the field in each of his final three campaigns. His 353 career free-throws made rank eighth and he is ninth with 636 career field goals and 1,219 attempts. Troutman twice went 8-for-9 from the field in a game.
Troutman was twice named First Team NABC All-District and was first team All-Southern Conference by vote of both the coaches and media in 2012-13 and 2013-14. As a senior, he was named the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational Regional Games Most Outstanding Player after guiding the squad to wins over Colgate and Florida Atlantic. He averaged 16.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 5.5 blocks in those two wins
As a freshman, Troutman had 14 points, five rebounds and two blocks in a 58-53 win over South Carolina. The 2012-13 team went 21-12 and advance to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) and again beat South Carolina during the regular season. Troutman had 17 points, six rebounds, three steals and two blocks in that victory.