Lucas Fischer (born October 29, 1994) is an American-Armenian basketball player for

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of the

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and the Armenian national basketball team. He played college basketball for

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and

Marquette University Marquette University () is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Established by the Society of Jesus as Marquette College on August 28, 1881, it was founded by John Henni, John Martin ...

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

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. Fischer originally chose college basketball power

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. 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

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, Fischer signed his first professional contract with

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in Spain's

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

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of the German

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. 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

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of the French Pro A. Fischer averaged 12.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. On July 18, 2021, he signed with

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. On July 25, 2022, he has signed with

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of the French Pro A. On January 1, 2023, he signed with

of the

National team career

In the summer of 2017, Fischer played for the

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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. In 2019 the couple had a daughter, and in 2021 they had a son.

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