Lucas Homan (January 22, 1985 – September 29, 2006) was a former

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basketball player. The son of Jerry and Patti Homan, his father played basketball at

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. As a senior at

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, Lucas averaged 18.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and four assists per game. Homan served as the quarterback for the Lancers' 2002 state final football team. He walked on to the basketball team at Milwaukee, but transferred to UW-La Crosse after

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left to coach at

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. As a junior, he played in all 28 games and helped the team win 20 games.

Death

On September 29, 2006, Homan disappeared from downtown La Crosse after celebrating

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with a group of friends. He was found dead on October 2 in the

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, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, aged 21. The

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revealed

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as a major contributing factor to his death as well as cold water drowning.

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were run on Homan; all

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tests turned out to be negative.

Aftermath

Another UW La Crosse student was charged with

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in Homan's investigation. He is believed to be the last person to see Homan alive. He had told police Homan had gotten into an altercation with another bar patron and fled; he told a different story to Homan's friends and other UW students, saying he had been cut when he was punched by a man that was fighting with Homan and that three men were involved in the altercation. The young man appeared "upset and nervous" upon being questioned by the police during the search for Homan. He said three men had gotten into an altercation with Homan and then followed him out of the Vibe; these three men then returned without Homan and struck him with a beer bottle, cutting him. He immediately left the bar and headed home. Authorities stressed he was not involved in Homan's death, but was charged with giving conflicting accounts to police.

Sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Homan, Luke 1985 births 2006 deaths Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball players Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles men's basketball players Basketball players from Milwaukee Deaths by drowning in Wisconsin

Death

Aftermath

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