54 Facts About Lucas Scott

Lucas Scott felt that he could inhabit the character as the two share several similarities.

Murray's mother left him when he was young, and Lucas Scott was abandoned by his father.

Lucas Scott has been described as "caught between being charming and a nerd, a hermit and confident".

Lucas Scott was, you know, he wore a lot of, like, plain T-shirts and things because we just wanted him to represent the everyman.

Lucas Scott acknowledged that the fan bases are large and "very passionate" about their pairings.

Lucas Scott is the son of Dan Scott and Karen Roe, and the nephew of Keith Scott; he has a younger half brother, Nathan Scott, on his father's side and a younger half-sister, Lily Roe Scott, on his mother's side.

Lucas Scott was raised by his mother after his father abandoned them to marry Deb Lee, Nathan's mother.

At the beginning of the first season, 16-year-old Lucas Scott is recruited by coach Whitey Durham to play for the Ravens basketball team after most of the players are suspended for drunk-driving.

Lucas Scott soon has troubles with his half-brother Nathan, who is the Ravens captain, because Nathan wants to remain the star of the team and feels threatened by Lucas's arrival.

Nevertheless, Lucas is determined to stay on the team.

Lucas Scott, devastated and heartbroken, starts dating Peyton's best friend, Brooke, as a rebound for her, but at the same time Peyton realizes she has made a mistake in turning Lucas Scott away.

Lucas Scott soon ends up cheating on Brooke with Peyton because the two can't deny how they feel towards each other anymore and he knows she is the one for him.

Lucas Scott wakes up from a short coma and breaks up with Brooke in order to be with Peyton, but she tearfully ends things with him too despite loving him out of guilt for betraying her best friend.

However, his relationship with Nathan improves as Lucas Scott realizes that he got a better deal than Nathan, who is damaged as a result of being raised by Dan.

Lucas Scott tries to make up for his behavior with Peyton and Brooke and becomes friends with both of them.

Lucas Scott starts seeing a new girl named Anna Taggaro, but they break up amicably when Anna accepts that she's bisexual.

Lucas Scott discovers that he has inherited Dan's heart condition, but does not tell anyone except Dan.

Lucas Scott discovers Deb's painkiller addiction and decides to avenge all of Dan's victims.

Lucas Scott finds a stash of cash and an incriminating ledger in the attic at Dan's dealership and plans to expose Dan's illegal dealings, but ultimately fails as Dan has incriminated Deb.

Nathan ends his friendship with Lucas Scott after discovering that Lucas Scott had planned to bring Dan down and visited Haley behind his back in an attempt to patch up her and Nathan's marriage.

In season 3, after having spent the whole summer together with Peyton, growing closer again and forming a great friendship by hanging out, sharing mutual secrets and intimate things, resulting in their bond becoming stronger than it has ever been, Lucas Scott remains at odds with Dan, who accuses him of starting the fire at the dealership that nearly killed him.

Lucas Scott become set on getting Brooke back and agrees to have a non-exclusive fling with her, who doesn't trust him because of their past, but a series of events leads Brooke to sleep with Chris Keller, tearing them apart.

Lucas Scott is then devastated by Jimmy and Keith's eventual deaths and, after seeing the effect of Keith's death on his mother, he decides to finally tell Whitey, Nathan, and Karen about his heart condition and quits basketball while growing apart from Brooke again due to them not being able to get each other and communicate, in particular during this tough moment.

Lucas Scott goes on a college tour with his mother and realizes that he wants to become a writer.

Lucas Scott is Nathan's best man for his vow renewal to Haley, during which he and Brooke have a massive fight after he let it slip about the kiss with Peyton during the school shooting: this, in turn, causes Brooke to question her and Lucas' entire relationship, feeling that their relationship has never had emotional connection enough to be a real couple even regardless of Peyton.

At the beginning of season 4, Brooke breaks up with Lucas Scott, feeling that they've grown too far apart.

Lucas Scott helps Karen, who is pregnant with Keith's baby, and plans on going to the University of North Carolina when he graduates so that he can be close to home in case she needs him.

Brooke and Lucas Scott try one last date, but both immediately realize it was a huge mistake as they've both understood they are not meant to be: when Lucas Scott tells Peyton it's over for good between him and Brooke, she finally declares her love to him, who is speechless because totally unprepared.

Lucas Scott then discovers that Nathan is planning to throw the State Championship game because of his debts.

Lucas Scott wakes up and finally begins his relationship with Peyton, both of them happier than they've ever been.

Lucas Scott begins to investigate Keith's death, as the Keith in his dream suggested that Jimmy did not kill him, but he starts getting closer to Dan, who tells Karen he wants a bigger part in Lucas's life.

Lucas Scott discovers the truth about Dan thanks to witness Abby Brown.

That same day, he becomes an uncle with the birth of Nathan and Haley's son, James Lucas Scott, partly named after him.

Lucas Scott is named the godfather of James and announces that he will be assisting Whitey as Nathan's college basketball coach, but temporary separating from Peyton because she's going to study in LA and he doesn't want her to give up one her dreams to be with him: the two decide to go long distance, ending high school together and on a high note.

One year from season 4, Lucas Scott becomes the head coach of the Cobras, his college basketball team, and leads them to victory in the championships.

Lucas Scott is about to call Peyton, but decides against it, and instead calls Brooke.

Lucas Scott thinks that Peyton did not bother to come and loses every hope of getting back together with her, and consequently, after some time, begins dating Lindsey.

Lucas Scott tries to help Haley with her son, James Lucas Scott.

Lucas Scott soon has to go to Dan's parole and speak up in order to have him stay locked up.

Lucas Scott decides to have Nathan as his best man and then fuses his bachelor party with Lindsey's.

Lucas Scott gives Haley his new book, and she tells him not to marry Lindsey after reading it because she realizes that it's about Peyton and his everlasting love for her.

Lucas Scott then flees to stay with his mother and Andy after the failed wedding.

Andy convinces Lucas Scott to go after Lindsey, prompting him to go to her and tell her that one day she will come back to him.

Lucas Scott comes back to Tree Hill for Jamie's 5th birthday, but tells Lucas that it is really over.

Lucas Scott then helps Brooke cope with having baby Angie around.

Lucas Scott then ends up in a self-destructive spiral and one night, heavily drunk, tells Peyton he hates her when she comes to his aid.

Lucas Scott later apologizes to her after being hardly confronted by Haley: he tells her that he obviously doesn't hate her, that it was hard letting her go, hard seeing her again and that it's still really hard for him, making apparent his everlasting love for her.

Lucas Scott then decides to go to Las Vegas and calls someone to get married.

Lucas Scott waits to see if she actually arrives, and moments later, he finds her through the crowd, making her way toward him with bags packed.

Lucas Scott soon starts his book tour, but it fails fast and is canceled, so he returns home to Peyton.

Lucas Scott sends Jamie the basketball which was given to him by Keith on Lucas Scott's seventh birthday.

Lucas Scott returned to Tree Hill during season nine, per the request of Haley.

Lucas Scott asks him to take the kids out of town to live with him and Peyton until she can find Nathan and bring him home.

Lucas Scott has been popular among teenagers and young adults, especially among female fans of the series, not only for his skill at basketball but for his romantic aspirations.