Luke Fischer


Lucas Fischer is an American-Armenian basketball player for Orléans Loiret Basket of the French Pro A and the Armenian national basketball team. He played college basketball for Indiana University and Marquette University.

College career

As a high school player at Germantown High School, Fischer was named Wisconsin Mr. Basketball, Gatorade state player of the year, and a Parade All-American. Fischer originally chose college basketball power Indiana. He played 13 games for the Hoosiers, averaging 2.8 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. He decided to transfer after the first semester his freshman year, ultimately choosing Marquette. Fischer was a significant player for the Golden Eagles, averaging 10.3 points and 5.1 rebounds in 24.8 minutes per game over his three-year career.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Fischer signed his first professional contract with Herbalife Gran Canaria in Spain's Liga ACB and EuroCup competition. Fischer averaged 5.0 points per game, 0.6 assists per game and 2.3 points per game his first seasons with Herbalife. During his seconds season Fischer averaged 3.1 points per game and 2.3 rebounds per game.
On August 12, 2019, he has signed with s.Oliver Würzburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga. Fischer averaged 12.9 points per game, 2.2 assists per game and 5.8 rebounds per game during the 2019-20 season.
On July 17, 2020, he has signed with Orléans Loiret Basket of the French Pro A.

National team career

In the summer of 2017, Fischer played for the Armenian national team in the 2019 FIBA World Cup pre-qualifiers.

Personal life

Fischer proposed to his girlfriend, Payton Brock, on his senior night at Marquette on March 4, 2017. They married on August 4, 2018.