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Christopher Ryan Lutz (born February 11, 1985) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player. He last played for the
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of the
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(PBA). Lutz grew up in
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. As a senior in
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in
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, 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. After graduation from Trinity, Chris attended
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in
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, as a
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. 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
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. He then transferred and played for the Marshall University's Thundering Herd where he eventually became team captain. He would later join the Philippine National Team,
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and then the 2011 PBA Draft where he became the 3rd Overall Pick.


PBA career

Chris filed his application for the
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in July 2011. And, on August 18, 2011, he was picked 3rd Overall by the
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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
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, which they won, Lutz chalked in 19 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 block. The
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picked Lutz from the free agent pool and signed him in 2017. He is yet to play, though, for his new team due to injuries.


PBA career statistics

''Correct as of October 1, 2016''Player Profile
at PBA-Online!


Season-by-season averages

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References


External links


PBA: Chris Lutz's StatsChris Lutz Stats, Bio - ESPNChris Lutz, officially a Petron Blaze Booster
*https://web.archive.org/web/20111217061435/http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/337030/pba-lutz-blaze-boosters
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