Luke Petrasek (born August 17, 1995) is an American-born Polish professional

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player for

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(PLK). He played

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for Columbia.

Early life

Petrasek's grandfather

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played for the

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from 1949 to 1954. Petrasek attended

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, which he led to the 2013 Long Island Class AA Championship. He was a Newsday All-Long Island First Team honoree.

College career

Petrasek immediately entered the starting lineup for Columbia and named was named

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rookie of the week after scoring 20 points and blocking three shots in an 82–59 win over

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on December 21, 2013. As a junior at Columbia, Petrasek averaged 10.2 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. Shooting 11-for-14 from the floor, Petrasek scored a career-high 31 points to lead Columbia to a 79–75 win over

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on January 20, 2017. Petrasek averaged 15.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game as a senior. He earned second-team All-Ivy League honors. For his college career, he averaged 9.0 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

Professional career

Greensboro Swarm (2017–2019)

After not being chosen in the

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, he was invited by the

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to participate in the NBA Summer League and made the training camp roster. Petrasek was signed by the

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of the

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in October. He averaged 6.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in his first season with the Swarm. Petrasek was invited to play for the Hornets in the 2018 Summer League.

Gießen 46ers (2019–2020)

On July 18, 2019, Petrasek signed with the

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. He averaged 10.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.

Nizhny Novgorod (2020–2021)

On July 13, 2020, he has signed with

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of the

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Anwil Włocławek (2021–present)

On June 30, 2021, he has signed with

of the

National team career

In December 2023, Petrasek received Polish citizenship and became eligible to play for the Poland national team.

References

External links

Columbia Lions bio
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Proballers profile
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