Luke Zeller

Lucas Joseph Zeller (born April 7, 1987) is an American-Georgian former professional basketball player. He is the brother of NBA players Tyler and Cody Zeller, and the nephew of former NBA player Al Eberhard.

Early life Zeller attended Washington High School in Washington, Indiana where he played for the basketball team all four years under coach Dave Omer. As a freshman in 2001–02, he averaged 15.3 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, and as a sophomore in 2002–03, he averaged 18.1 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. As a junior in 2003–04, he averaged a near double-double with 19.8 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, becoming the first player in Washington High School history to eclipse the 1,000-point career mark. He participated in the Nike All-America camps in 2003 and 2004, and was a member of the USA North Team that captured the silver medal at the 2004 Men's Youth Development Festival. In five games, Zeller averaged 9.4 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.

On November 10, 2004, Zeller signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for the University of Notre Dame. In that game, he hit the game-winning shot from midcourt as time expired in overtime to lead the Hatchets to a 74–72 win over Plymouth. He finished his high school career as a four-time all-state, all-section and all-conference honoree, and finished as Washington's all-time leader in points (1,727) and second in rebounds (820). The three-time team captain and two-time MVP became the only player in Washington High School history to be selected all-conference four times. He earned McDonald's All-American and Indiana Mr. Basketball honors at the season's end, was named the school's co-valedictorian, and earned National Honor Roll selection. On March 9, 2007, he scored four points in 18 minutes in the team's Big East Championship semi-final loss to Georgetown. At the season's end, he was named the recipient of the Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award. where he played in eight exhibition games and averaged 11.3 points and 6.6 rebounds while netting double figures in five of those contests. On November 24, 2008, he recorded his 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. He concluded his career tied for third with 128 games played; he made 32 career starts and averaged 4.2 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. where he averaged 3.0 points and 2.3 rebounds in four games. On July 31, 2009, he signed a one-year deal with the Shiga Lakestars of the Japanese bj league. In 50 games for Shiga in 2009–10, he averaged 8.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.

2010–11 season On September 22, 2010, Zeller signed a one-year deal with Naglis-Adakris of the Lithuanian Basketball League. In 52 games for the Jam in 2010–11, he averaged 6.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

2011–12 season On November 1, 2011, Zeller was acquired by the Austin Toros in a trade with the Bakersfield Jam. On December 9, he signed with the San Antonio Spurs. However, he was later waived by the team on December 24 after appearing in one preseason game, one day prior to the start of the 2011–12 NBA season. He subsequently returned to the Toros, the Spurs' D-League affiliate team, and played out the 2011–12 season. In 33 games for the Toros, he averaged 8.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game,

2012–13 season In July 2012, Zeller joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2012 NBA Summer League where he averaged 6.7 points and 2.3 rebounds in three games. On September 28, 2012, he signed a partially guaranteed, two-year minimum salary contract with the Phoenix Suns. He made his NBA debut on November 4, recording no stats in just under three minutes of action against the Orlando Magic. The following night, he scored a season-high 7 points in a loss to the Miami Heat. On November 27, he played against the Cleveland Cavaliers and his brother Tyler. He played sparingly for the Suns in 2012–13, appearing in 16 out of a possible 55 games before being waived by the team on February 21, 2013.

2013–14 season On December 27, 2013, Zeller was reacquired by the Austin Toros. He played out the rest of the season with the Toros, averaging 5.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 36 games.