Luke Loewe

Position:
Guard
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 185
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fond du Lac, Wis.
High School:
Fond du Lac

PRONUNCIATION

2021-22 SEASON: Played one season with Minnesota as he exercised his fifth year due to COVID-19 • started in all 30 games during the year, the only Gopher to do so that season • ranked fourth on the team in scoring when he averaged 8.1 points per game • averaged 34.9 minutes per game • established his 1,000 collegiate point during the season • opened his Minnesota season with nine points and three assists in the Kansas City win (11/9) • registered five assists in the Western Kentucky win (11/12) • played a career-high 43 minutes in the Princeton win (11/14) • produced 12 points, five assists and three fouls drawn in the Purdue Fort Wayne win (11/19) • scored the game-winning basket in the 54-53 win over Pittsburgh (11/30) • established 11 points, four assists and three rebounds in Mississippi State win (12/5) • produced 14 points, four rebounds and drew four fouls in the win over Michigan (12/11) • had 12 points and five assists in the Texas A&M CC win (12/14) • scored a season-best 19 points in the win over Rutgers (1/22) • added 11 points against Purdue (2/2) • tied a then season-high 19 points at Iowa (2/6) • had 11 points, went 4-of-11 and four assists in the win vs. Penn State (2/12) • had a team-best 12 points at Ohio State (2/15) • produced a Minnesota-best 24 points when he went 9-of-13 and 6-of-10 from three in the Northwestern win (2/19) • achieved his 1,000 career college point in the game vs. Indiana (2/27).

PRIOR TO MINNESOTA: Played four seasons at William & Mary • started every game for the Tribe his sophomore, junior and senior seasons • played in 107 games, including 80 starts and averaged 7.2 points per game in his career • went 284-of-593 (47.9 %)on field goals and 77-of-220 (35.0%) from three-point range • NABC Second Team All-District in 2020-21 • 2021 Second Team All-CAA team • two-time CAA All-Defensive Team selection • as a senior, ranked sixth in the CAA averaging 16.2 points per game • third among the CAA in minutes played (35.9), fourth in free throw percentage (85.7), sixth in steals (1.4) and eighth in assists (3.2) • led the CAA in assist-to-turnover ratio, which ranked 57th nationally • tallied 15 or more points in 10 of his final 12 games • as a junior, led the CAA in 3-point shooting at 43.9% (43-of-98) and ranked fourth in the league in field goal percentage at 54.4% (124-of-228) • as a sophomore, started all 31 games and averaged 24.1 minutes • received the Mark Batzel Award, which is given to the player who displays leadership, determination, mental toughness and heart, while having the ability to instill those qualities in his teammates • as a freshman, played in 17 games and averaged 1.1 points in 5.2 minutes of action per game.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named to the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division 1 All-State team in 2017 • despite missing the beginning of his senior season, averaged 20.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game • First Team All-Fox Valley Association selection and the 2016-17 Action Reporter Media All-Area Boys Basketball Player of the Year • rated the No. 1 point guard in the class of 2017 in Wisconsin and the No. 4 player overall in the state • three-year first team all-conference selection • as a junior, averaged 19.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game and earned all-state honors in 2016 • as a sophomore, averaged 18.6 points, 3.7 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game • named the Oshkosh Northwestern Media's Boys Basketball Player of the Year in 2015 after leading Ripon to a 21-4 record • as a freshman, averaged 14.6 points per game • played his first three seasons of high school basketball in Ripon, before transferring to Fond du Lac for his senior year • played AAU for the Wisconsin Playground Warriors on the Adidas Gauntlet Circuit, averaging 11 points per game.

PERSONAL: Son of Jason and Jeri Loewe • an avid fisherman • won a junior national championship in bass fishing in high school.