50 Facts About Luther Head

Luther Dale Head was born on November 26,1982 and is a former American professional basketball player.

Luther Head would earn First-Team All-State honors in 2001 from the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette, Associated Press and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association.

Luther Head was selected to play in the Wendy's All-Star Classic as a senior.

Luther Head played primarily point guard in high school but occasionally played shooting guard to complement his abilities.

Luther Head finished sixth in the voting for Mr Basketball in the state of Illinois following his senior year.

Luther Head's playing time increased as the season progressed and he started 13 games, including 11 of the last 12.

Luther Head averaged 4.5 points in 16.6 minutes per game for the season while shooting 51 percent from the field.

Luther Head showed his potential to become an eventual offensive force when he scored a season-high 19 points in an NCAA Tournament first-round win over San Diego State, hitting 8-of-11 shots, including three three-pointers.

The arrival of two freshmen point guards, Dee Brown and Deron Williams, prevented Luther Head from becoming a consistent starter and pushed him to the shooting guard and small forward positions.

Luther Head improved as his injury healed and shot 58.5 percent from the floor in his last 10 games while hitting 48 percent of his shots from behind the three-point line in his last 11 games.

Luther Head improved to become the fourth leading scorer on the team averaging 7.9 points per game.

Luther Head's shooting improved as he shot 42.4 percent from three-point range and 51.9 percent overall.

Luther Head proved that he could be a capable scorer if given consistent minutes as he scored in double figures nine times, including five times during Big Ten play.

Luther Head scored a season-high 16 points in the Big Ten Tournament semifinal win over Indiana.

In that game, Luther Head hit 5-of-6 shots including two three-pointers against the Hoosiers.

Luther Head averaged 9.7 points in Illinois' three Big Ten Tournament victories while hitting a remarkable 69.2 percent of his shots.

Luther Head hit all five of his shots in a game against Western Illinois, scoring 11 points.

Luther Head ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 11.0 points per game.

Luther Head scored at least nine points in 20 of 29 games, including double figures in 14 games.

Luther Head erupted for a career-high 29 points on 9-of-14 shooting with four 3-pointers in a Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal victory over Indiana.

Luther Head then scored 19 points and handed out eight assists in Big Ten-clinching win at Purdue.

That game saw Luther Head make a dramatic game-winning play when he threw a half-court pass to Roger Powell and followed Powell's blocked shot by putting in a rebound basket with nine-tenths of a second remaining.

Luther Head then recorded his first double-double with 16 points and a then career-high 10 rebounds in win at Iowa.

Luther Head showed the ability to rebound as he led the Illini in rebounding with eight in win over Northwestern.

Luther Head led all scorers with 18 points in a win over Michigan hitting five-of-eight 3-pointers.

Luther Head again led all scorers with 17 points, making five 3-pointers, in win over Michigan State.

Luther Head was selected as a Consensus Second-Team All-American, Associated Press Second-Team All-American, USBWA Second-Team All-American, NABC Second-Team All-American, College Insider.

Luther Head started every game of the season, leading the Illini in scoring, averaging 15.9 points.

Luther Head was Illinois' leading scorer in 16 games and scored in double figures in 36 of 39 games, with 12 games of 20+ points.

Luther Head led the Big Ten with 116 three-pointers and set an Illinois single-season record for three-point field goals in a season.

Luther Head was second on the Illini, fifth in Big Ten and 33rd in the NCAA with a three-point field goal percentage of 41.0 percent.

Luther Head shot 46.3 percent from the field on the season.

Luther Head led the Illini in free throw percentage at 78.8 percent.

Luther Head's defense improved again as he was second on the Illini and fifth in the Big Ten in steals, averaging 1.7 spg.

Luther Head was third on the Illini and fifth in the Big Ten in assists, averaging 3.8 apg.

Luther Head was awarded Big Ten Co-Player of the Week on January 17,2005 after wins over Penn State and at Northwestern.

Luther Head set a career high with six 3-pointers against Oakland and equaled that mark with six threes against Louisville in the Final Four.

Luther Head tied his career high in assists with nine in three different games against Oakland, Gonzaga, and Valparaiso.

Luther Head missed a potential game-tying three-pointer in the final seconds of the game which resulted in Illinois ending the year as the number two ranked team in the nation.

Luther Head finished his Illinois career ranked 19th on the Illini all-time scoring list with 1,295 career points, fourth on the Illini career three-point field goals list with 209 treys, and ninth on the Illini career steals list with 158 steals.

Luther Head scored his 1,000th point at Wisconsin on January 25,2005.

Luther Head finished his course work in the major of sport management in May 2005 and will need only an internship to earn his bachelor's degree.

Luther Head finished the season averaging 8.8 points and 2.7 assists per game.

Luther Head had a streak of hitting at least one three-pointer in 37 straight games that season, and established himself as a reliable clutch shooter, making several game-clinching shots late in games.

On February 19,2009, Luther Head was reunited with his Illini teammate Brian Cook, after he was acquired from the Orlando Magic, but the reunion was short lived, as on February 28 the Rockets waived Luther Head.

Shortly after his first stint with Miami, Luther Head suffered a broken hand against the Orlando Magic, thus ending his season.

On September 17,2009, Luther Head signed a contract with the Indiana Pacers.

On September 5,2010, Luther Head signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Sacramento Kings.

On November 1,2012, Luther Head joined the Austin Toros of the NBA D-League.

Luther Head was waived by the Legends on February 12,2013.