SENIOR SEASON (2008-09): Served as one of four captains in final campaign ... concluded career tied for third with 128 games played ... made 32 career starts and averaged 4.2 points and 2.5
rebounds ... played in all 36 games and earned seven starts during the 2008-09
campaign ... averaged a career-high 4.9 points per game, while bringing down 2.8
rebounds per contest ... netted double figures in three contests ... scored a careerhigh
18 points in just 19 minutes off the bench against USC Upstate, in addition to
grabbing five rebounds ... connected on 6-9 shots from the field and was 4-6 from
three-point range ... had six points at Loyola Marymount ... registered first career
double-double in win over Indiana at the EA Sports Maui Invitational as he finished
with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds ... had three points against Texas in
the semifinals of the EA Sports Maui Invitational before scoring seven points and
grabbing six boards versus North Carolina in the final ... scored three points and collected
eight rebounds against Furman ... finished with eight points and six rebounds
against South Dakota ... notched five points and three boards against Ohio State ...
another five-point effort, to go along with two rebounds, against Boston University
... four points and three rebounds versus Delaware State ... tallied six points and
three rebounds against Savannah State ... had five points and three rebounds in
BIG EAST opener at DePaul ... scored five points and hauled in a rebound against
Georgetown ... nine points and two rebounds in win over Seton Hall ... finished
with two points and seven rebounds at Louisville ... recorded five points and four rebounds
at Syracuse ... five points and two rebounds against Connecticut ... scored
eight points and grabbed eight rebounds against Marquette ... matched career-high
with 18-point effort against Pittsburgh, scoring all 18 points in the first half as he
connected on a career-high six three-pointers ... was 6-9 from three-point range
versus the Panthers ... scored five points and collected three rebounds at UCLA ...
four points and four rebounds at Providence ... tallied seven points against Rutgers
... five points against St. John's ... scored six points against Rutgers in the first round
of the BIG EAST Tournament ... tallied five points in win over New Mexico in the
quarterfinals of the National Invitation Tournament .... finished with eight points
and four rebounds in a season-ending loss to Penn State in the semifinals of the NIT.
JUNIOR SEASON (2007-08): Averaged 4.5 points and 2.2 rebounds coming off the bench in all 33 contests ... netted fourth double-figure outing of the season in win at DePaul as he finished with
13 points on 5-6 shooting from the field, including hitting 3-4 shots from three-point
range ... posted second double-figure outing of the season in win over Colgate in
matching career-high of 14 points ... connected on 5-8 shots from the field and was
4-5 from three-point range ... also grabbed four rebounds and made two steals in
the contest ... registered double-figures for the fifth time in his career as he scored 12
points (hitting 5-6 shots from the field) and grabbed three rebounds in 17 minutes off
the bench in the season opener against Long Island ... reached double figures for the
third time during the season in win over Marquette as he finished with 11 points and
four rebounds ... hauled in a career-high 10 rebounds in 20 minutes off the bench
against Marquette ... grabbed four rebounds against Monmouth ... scored six points
and grabbed three rebounds in 15 minutes off the bench versus Baylor ... netted
four points in 15 minutes against Youngstown State ... scored six points in back-toback
games against Kansas State and Northern Illinois ... also grabbed a season-high
five boards versus NIU ... scored seven points in win over North Florida and blocked a
career-high three shots ... netted six points in win over Cincinnati ... had seven points in
18 minutes against Georgetown ... nailed two three-pointers and finished with six points
and two assists against DePaul ... scored eight points (hitting 3-5 shots) and grabbed three
rebounds in seven minutes against Seton Hall ... scored six points in loss at Connecticut
... scored five points and grabbed four rebounds against St. John's.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2006-07): Started the first 16 games of the season and played in all 32 contests ... averaged 3.8 points and 2.2 rebounds ... finished with a career-high 14 points against Elon on 5-7 shooting from the field (3-4 from three-point
range) ... netted 12 points,
grabbed four rebounds
and dished off three assists
versus The Citadel
as he connected on all
five of his shots from the
field ... scored six points
and grabbed four rebounds
versus IPFW ...
connected on 4-6 shots
from the field in scoring
eight points against Lafayette
... scored six points
against Winston-Salem
State and had three points
and four rebounds in
win over Maryland ... hit
all three of his shots and
finished with six points in
win over fourth-ranked
Alabama ... scored eight
points and grabbed four
rebounds against Stony
Brook, in addition to
dishing off two assists
and blocking one shot ...
scored seven points and
grabbed four rebounds in
BIG EAST opener versus
Louisville ... connected
on two three-pointers
and finished with six
points against Villanova
... was 3-4 from the field
against South Florida as
he netted seven points
and grabbed four rebounds
... scored five
points in 15 minutes off
the bench in win over
Syracuse ... grabbed
three rebounds in 12
minutes off the bench
against DePaul ... scored four points in 18 minutes in BIG EAST Championship semifinal
outing versus Georgetown ... for the second straight summer in 2007 played with
Athletes in Action ... played in eight exhibition games in Australia with squad and averaged
11.3 points and 6.6 rebounds while netting double figures in five of those contests.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2005-06): Averaged 3.4 points and 3.1 rebounds ... played in 27 contests and made nine starts ... saw action in first 25 contests, but did not play in the Providence, DePaul, and Vanderbilt games ... earned first career start against Alabama and then made consecutive starts in the Florida International, IPFW and Niagara contests ... was in the starting lineup for
four straight games against Fordham, Wofford, Pittsburgh and DePaul, in addition to the
matchup at West Virginia ... netted double figures on two occasions when he scored
11 points in both the Fordham and Pittsburgh contests ... against the Rams connected
on 4-8 shots from the field (2-4 from three-point range) for his first-ever double-figure
scoring effort ... tied a career-high with nine rebounds in the game ... was 4-12 from
the field against the Panthers and 3-10 from three-point range in playing a career-high
38 minutes in double-overtime loss ... grabbed career-high nine rebounds on three occasions
... his first nine-rebound outing came against Hofstra in his second collegiate
outing ... eight of his nine rebounds came in the second half ... in addition to his nine
boards also scored six points on two three-pointers ... scored eight points and grabbed
six rebounds in loss to Michigan ... finished with seven points and hauled in four rebounds
against Florida International ... grabbed seven rebounds and scored four points
in win over Niagara ... one of his best all-around efforts of the season came in the win
over Fordham as he finished with 11 points and nine rebounds ... connected on 3-5
from three-point range against Wofford in addition to grabbing nine boards ... pulled
down nine rebounds for the third time during his rookie season against Syracuse when
he also scored six points and blocked two shots ... finished with eight points and four
rebounds against Villanova ... grabbed seven rebounds in the loss to DePaul ... played
20-plus minutes in nine games ... was a member of the Athletes in Action team that
captured the gold medal at the 2006 William Jones Cup in Taipei City, Taiwan.
AWARDS AND HONORS: BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team (2008-09, 2007-08, 2006-07 and 2005-06) ... Notre Dame Most Improved Player Award (2008) ... Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley
Rockne Student-Athlete Award (2007).
HIGH SCHOOL: The second Indiana Mr. Basketball and 15th McDonald's All-American to attend
Notre Dame ... the fifth McDonald's honoree to play for Irish head coach Mike Brey ...
reached legendary status in Indiana basketball lore after hitting game-winning shot from
midcourt as time expired in overtime to lead his Washington team to Class 3A state
crown ... named an All-American Scholar as a senior ... recipient of the 2005 Trester
Award for mental attitude ... state Mental Attitude Award ... four-time all-state, all-section
and all-conference selection ... only player in Washington High School history to be
selected all-conference four times ... three-time team captain and two-time MVP ... averaged
19.6 points, 8.9 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game in his final scholastic season
while leading his team to a 27-2 record and the Indiana Class 3A state championship
... finished state championship game with 27 points, nine rebounds and 11 assists (a
Class 3A state finals record) ... named to the all-tournament team at the Hall of Fame
Tournament in New Castle, Ind., and won MVP honors at the GPC Holiday Tournament
and the Region Roundball Rumble as a senior ... averaged 19.8 points and 9.4 rebounds
per game as a junior, 18.1 points and 8.3 boards as a sophomore and 15.3 points and
8.0 rebounds in his initial prep campaign ... finished high school career as Washington's
all-time leader in points (1,727), field goals made (637), field goals attempted (1,089),
free throws made (418), free throws attempted (578) and tied the mark for games played
(94) ... also second in school history in rebounds with 820 ... in addition to playing in the
McDonald's All-America Game participated in the 2005 adidas Derby Festival Classic
where he scored six points pulled down nine rebounds and blocked four shots in 21
minutes of work ... also played in the Indiana vs. Kentucky all-star games registering a
double-double in Game Two with 12 points and 12 boards ... two-time participant in
the Nike All-America Camp and the IBCA/ISHAA Top 100 Showcase ... named a Junior
All-Star and took part in the USA Olympic Youth Development Festival in the summer
of 2004 ... high school coach was Dave Omer ... lettered two years in cross country ...
school's co-valedictorian ... named to National Honor Roll.
PERSONAL: Full name is Lucas Joseph Zeller ... oldest of three children ... Habitat for Humanity,
Camp Illiana and Read Across America volunteer ... member of DECA Club and Fellowship
of Christian Athletes ... son of Steve and Lori Zeller ... mother, Lori, played basketball
and softball at Coe College and uncle, Al Eberhard, played basketball at Missouri ...
born 4-7-87 in Ames, Iowa ... graduated from the Mendoza College of Business in May
of 2009 with a degree in management entrepreneurship.
