Christian Lutete

Claude Christian Lutete IV (born October 9, 1996) is an American-Congolese professional basketball player for Maccabi Rehovot B.C. of the Liga Leumit. He also plays for the DR Congo men's national basketball team. Lutete played college basketball for Radford and UMass Lowell.

Early life and high school career Lutete grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland and attended McKinley Technology High School in Washington, D.C. He played a post-graduate year at Phillips Exeter Academy, which he said was one of his best decisions because it made him uncomfortable. Lutete committed to Radford over offers from several Ivy League schools.

College career Lutute played sparingly during two seasons at Radford and made three starts. As a freshman, he averaged 2.9 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. Lutete averaged 4.5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game as a sophomore. He was named America East Man of the Year due to his academic achievements in earning his master's degree in peace and conflict studies as well as mentoring District of Columbia College Access Program scholars. He averaged 8.6 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. On February 28, 2021, Lutete signed with Bashkimi Prizren of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague.

National team career Lutete made his debut for the DR Congo men's national basketball team in July 2022, in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification. On July 2, he scored 19 points and had 6 rebounds in a 72–60 win over Senegal. Lutete played at FIBA AfroBasket 2025 with Congo, and averaged 9.5 points per game as the team reached the quarter-final qualifiers.

Personal life Lutete is the son of Claude and Lishion Lutete and has an older sister, Bijou. His favorite basketball player is Kobe Bryant.