FARMVILLE, Va. – Longwood University freshman men’s basketball student-athlete Lucas Woodhouse|Greenlawn, New York is this week’s Longwood Male Athlete of the Week. The 5-11 guard averaged 8.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 10.5 assists, adding four steals in two games last week. He posted his first collegiate double-double for the Lancers with a career-high 12 points and 10 assists at Radford University on January 16, and followed that effort with four points, four rebounds, along with career highs of 11 assists and three steals at UNC Asheville on Jan. 19. He has started three of 20 games, and is averaging 2.8 points, 1.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists, while shooting 34% (22-64) from the field, including 19% (6-31) on three-point field goals and 50% (6-12) at the free throw line.
Question and Answer Session with Lucas Woodhouse and Ashley Robbins
AR: What is it like to have played every game so far as a freshman?
LW: It’s been a good experience so far. I mean, I wish we could have been doing better, but I’m learning something new every day and I’m getting used a different style of play coming from high school. It’s been a tough transition, but as the season has gone on it’s progressed.
AR: Do you find yourself getting advice from the older people on the team?
LW: At the beginning and before the season I asked a lot of questions and they told me to stay calm, play your game and be confident. So I did go to a lot of them before the season. They helped me a lot.
AR: You currently lead the team in assists, have you always been a playmaker?
LW: I guess it is one of my fortes, getting people the ball. I’ve never really been that much of a scorer. I just try to get everybody involved and get the ball in the right position to score.
AR: Your first double-double was at Radford. Talk a little bit about that game.
LW: Well Nik (Brown) got hurt so they just came to me off the bench and things just started to click. It was all about confidence. it’s been a thing for me just to gain confidence and each game I think I’m getting more and more. I just went in the game and tried to do what I could do and ended up getting a double-double.
AR: What is your favorite thing about Longwood basketball so far?
LW: I think it’s the relationships with my teammates. Everybody gets along and it’s fun. We have a good brotherhood bond with each other.
AR: Do you have any role models?
LW: My favorite players are probably Steve Nash and Rajon Rondo. I like how they play the game. They’re smart basketball players.
AR: Any role models outside of basketball?
LW: My high school coach. I keep in touch with him and talk to him every day pretty much. We talk a lot and he has always been there for me when I need to talk about basketball and life.
AR: What would be a piece of advice you would give to a young player?
LW: Work hard every day and go for your goals.
AR: Why did you choose Longwood?
LW: I chose to come here because I like the south. I have family in Myrtle Beach. I always liked the south and I came here to visit and I really liked the small campus and tight knit community. Also, I had a good relationship with the coaching staff.
AR: What is your favorite place on campus?
LW: Willett (Hall) or the Rec Center.
AR: What’s the coolest road trip you’ve been on so far?
LW: Las Vegas. I’ve never been there so it was a good experience to go out west and visit the Vegas strip and go shopping.
AR: How are you handling the balance between athletics and academics?
LW: That’s definitely been the hardest thing for me. In the beginning I was struggling a lot, now it’s just all about time management.
AR: What are you majoring in?
LW: I’m undecided right now, but I think I want to go into marketing and business.
AR: Any idea what you want to do after graduation?
LW: Maybe just work for a big time athletic company. Gear and clothes interest me.
AR: What’s your favorite professional team?
LW: Probably the New York Knicks because I’m from New York.
