Trinity International Men's Basketball Roster

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4 Luke Mead

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 165
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hoffman Estates, Ill.
  • Prev School Harper College

Biography

Coach Roberts: “Luke is a joy to coach. He is a great teammate, loves to compete, and has recognized God’s calling on his life to lead. We are expecting Luke to be one of the best shooters in the league, and his ability to make big plays in the clutch will be big for our team this year. Luke’s handprint is all over our team, and he will definitely leave his mark as a senior.”


• NAIA Scholar-Athlete (2016-17)
• CCAC All-Academic Team (2016-17)

 
Career Stats
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG Pct. 3FG Pct. FT Pct. O-D REB Avg PF A Blk Stl Pts Avg.
'15-'16 29-0 569-19.6 69-152 .454 30-75 .400 68-86 .791 13-42 55 1.9 41 107 6 24 236 8.1
'16-17 36-1 709-19.7 112-273 .410 66-181 .365 127-148 .858 26-66 92 2.6 55 89 1 37 417 11.6
Career 65-1 1,278-19.7 181-425 .426 96-256 .375 195-234 .833 39-108 147 2.3 96 196 7 61 653 10.0

2016-17 (Senior)

NAIA Rankings

• Free Throw Pct. - 21st (.858)

CCAC Rankings

• Free Throw Pct. - 6th (.858)

Played in all 36 games as a senior, starting once ... shot a team-best 85.8% from the free throw line ... finished second on the team with an average of 2.5 assists per game ... scored 12 points in the season opener against Andrews (Mich.) on Oct. 28, with three assists and a steal ... hit four three-pointers in the home-opening win over Clarke (Iowa) on Nov. 2, finishing with 12 points ... had five points and three assists in the win at Emmaus Bible (Iowa) on Nov. 5 ... dealt out a season-high six assists along with 13 points in the win over Silver Lake (Wisc.) on Nov. 11 ... went 6-for-7 at the free throw line, scoring 11 points in the win over Waldorf (Iowa) on Nov. 12 ... posted 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting in the win over Judson on Nov. 22 ... had 12 points at Arizona Christian on Nov. 25 ... collected 10 points in the win over Benedictine-Mesa (Ariz.) on Nov. 26 ... reached double figures in eight straight games, beginning with 12 points and four assists in the win at Purdue-Northwest on Dec. 3 ... had 17 points on 4-9 shooting and a 7-for-7 night from the free throw line in the win over No. 5 Indiana-East on Dec. 6 ... tallied 11 points with six assists in the win over Calumet St. Joseph on Dec. 10 ... finished with 18 points in the win at Governors State on Dec. 17 ... posted 16 points, including 8-of-9 from the free throw line in the win over Holy Cross on Dec. 20 ... finished with 14 points in the win over St. Ambrose on Jan. 3 ... pulled down five rebounds, dealt out five assists and scored 14 in the win at Cardinal Stritch on Jan. 5 ... had 18 points with three steals and four assists in the win over Trinity Christian on Jan. 7 ... scored 16 points against No. 14 Robert Morris on Jan. 18 ... set a new career high with 22 points, going 11-for-12 from the free throw line in the win over St. Francis on Jan. 21 ... picked up ten points in the win at Indiana-South Bend on Jan. 28 ... had 13 points with five assists in the win over Roosevelt on Feb. 4 ... tallied ten points and four assists in the win at St. Ambrose on Feb. 8 ... started for the first time this season in the win over Cardinal Stritch on Feb. 11, finishing with 16 points and going 8-for-8 from the free throw line ... posted 11 points in the win at Maranatha Baptist (Wisc.) on Feb. 14 ... finished with 16 points and a season-high seven rebounds in the win at No. 8 Robert Morris on Feb. 18 ... had eight points and five steals in the CCAC Tournament quarterfinal win over Purdue-Northwest on Feb. 21 ... collected 13 points with three three-pointers in the CCAC Tournament semifinal win over Calumet St. Joseph on Feb. 24 ... went 6-for-6 from the free throw line, scoring 11 points in the CCAC Tournament final at No. 7 Robert Morris on Feb. 24 ... knocked down three three-pointers in the NAIA Tournament first round win at College of the Ozarks (Mo.) on Mar. 8, finishing with 13 points ... scored 18 points with four rebounds in the NAIA Tournament second round win over Taylor (Ind.) on Mar. 10 ... tallied nine points in the NAIA Tournament quarterfinal against No. 1 Union (Ky.) on Mar. 11.
 

2015-16 (Junior)
 

CCAC Rankings

• Assists - 4th (3.7)
• Free Throw Pct. - 7th (.791)
• Three-Point FG Pct. - T-9th (.400)
• Assist-Turnover Ratio - 6th (2.1)


Played in 29 of 34 games as a freshman, leading the team with 3.7 assists per game, and a 79.1% shooting percentage from the free throw line ... made his Trojan debut in the Oct. 31 victory at Clarke (Iowa), going 2-for-2 from three-point range and finishing with six points in eight minutes off the bench ... scored six points with four assists in the win over Silver Lake (Wisc.) on Nov. 6 ... posted seven points, seven assists, and four steals in the Nov. 13 win over Olivet (Mich.) ... dealt out seven assists in just 13 minutes off the bench in the win over Lincoln Christian (Ill.) on Nov. 14 ... scored 14 points at Judson on Nov. 23, going 7-of-8 from the free throw line ... tallied 12 points in back-to-back games, against Benedictine (Ariz.) and San Diego Christian (Calif.) on Nov. 27-28, including a 6-for-6 performance from the free throw line and seven assists against San Diego Christian ... recorded a season-high eight assists while scoring 16 points in the win over Roosevelt on Dec. 2 ... dealt out six assists with seven points in the Jan. 7 victory over Cardinal Stritch ... tallied 13 points in the win at Trinity Christian on Jan. 9 ... finished with 15 points, including a 4-for-5 performance from long range, in the Jan. 16 home win over Olivet Nazarene ... recorded eight assists at St. Francis on Jan. 23 ... shot a perfect 4-for-4 from the field, 3-for-3 from beyond the arc, and 2-for-2 from the free throw line, finishing with 13 points in the win at Roosevelt on Feb. 6 ... tallied 10 points and six assists against St. Ambrose on Feb. 10 ... picked up eight points on 4-of-8 shooting against Maranatha Baptist (Wisc.) on Feb. 16 ... scored 11 points in the CCAC Tournament quarterfinal at St. Xavier on Feb. 24, going 7-for-7 from the free throw stripe ... scored 15 points while dealing ous seven assists in the NCCAA National Tournament semifinal against Southwestern Christian (Okla.) on Mar. 17 ... scored a career-high 21 points in the NCCAA Tournament 3rd-place game against Grace (Ind.) on Mar. 19.

In High School: Two-time All-Conference selection ... twice named to the All-Area team ... named team MVP at Hoffman Estates HS ... helped lead Hoffman Estates HS to a conference title in 2009.

Major: Biblical Studies

Why TIU?: "I chose TIU because many friends told me of the good academics, and they had my major available."

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2015-16Junior

    Guard
    6'0" 165 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2016-17Senior

    Guard
    6'1" 165 lbs
    4