Hot Prospect: Luke Nevill

Posted by admin on June 20, 2009

Utah ● Center ● 7-2 ● 265 ● 2/19/86
16.8 ppg ● 9.0 rpg ● 2.7 bpg (2008-09)

Highlights: Finished career at Utah 1st in career blocks (205) and free throw attempts (708) … Finished in the top 15 in defensive rebounds (672), free throws made (522), points (1898), offensive rebounds (271), total rebounds (943; is the all-time leading rebounder in the Mountain West Conference), field goals made (689), games (125) and scoring average (15.2).

2008-09 (RS Senior): Was the MWC Tournament MVP, MWC All-Tournament Team, MWC Player of the Year, MWC Defensive Player of the Year, First-Team All-MWC, MWC All-Defensive Team, NABC First-Team All-District, five-time MWC Player of the Week… Had game-highs with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks in win over #16 Gonzaga… Tied his then-career-high of 29 points en route to a double-double (13 boards), while setting a new career-high with 5 blocks…  Scored new career-high 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for 8th double-double of the season in overtime win against BYU… Tied school record with 7 blocks, setting new single-season record (71), and had his 10th double-double of the season (23 pts/14 rebs)… Tied career-high with 16 rebounds and came one point shy of a double-double at BYU… Recorded a double-double with 18 points and 15 rebounds in the MWC finals against SDSU en route to earning tournament MVP honors.

2007-08 (RS Junior): Became the 19th Ute ever to score 1,000 points and grab 500 rebounds, achieving both pinnacles against Air Force (Jan. 5) … is the 32nd Utah player ever to hit 1,000 points … NABC All-District 8 and USBWA All-District 13 second team for second straight year … all-Mountain West Conference second team … scored in double-figures all but three times and logged six 20-point games … registered four double-doubles … was one rebound short from four more … led the team in field goal percentage (.535), total points (503), scoring average (15.2), rebounding (6.7 per game) and was second in minutes played, averaging 28.8 per contest … was the top shot-blocker in the MWC (1.61 per game) … his 53 total blocks was the third-best single-season blocking effort ever at Utah … ranked fourth in the league in rebounding and seventh in scoring … led the team in rebounding in 19 of 33 games and was the top scorer in 12.

2006-07 (RS Sophomore): NABC All-District 8 … USBWA All-District 13 second team … all-Mountain West Conference third team … scored in double figures in all but three of the games he played … eight 20-point games … had 10 of his 14 career double-doubles in 2006-07 … second-best field goal percentage (.637) ever in a season at Utah … played 30 minutes or more in 20 games and over 40 minutes once … at least three assists eight times … ranked ninth in the NCAA in field goal percentage (.637), 86th in rebounds per game (7.7) … ranked fifth in the MWC in scoring (16.8 ppg), second in field goal percentage (.637), second in rebounding (7.7 rpg), 10th in blocked shots (1.14), 14th in minutes played (31.17) … in conference games, ranked 10th in scoring (14.7 ppg), second in rebounding (7.1 rpg), fifth in field goal percentage (56.7), ninth in blocked shots (1.40 bpg) … established his season-high with 26 points (10-12 FG, 6-8 FT) against Virginia … also tallied 11 rebounds and a career-high tying four assists in 30 minutes versus the Cavaliers … had 20 points (6-9 FG, 8-9 FT) and eight rebounds versus Central Florida … was named to the San Juan Shootout All-Tournament Team … scored a season-high 26 points (11-19 FG, 4-6 FT) for the second time against BYU (Jan. 31) … also had nine rebounds (five offensive) and three assists in 33 minutes versus the Cougars … tallied 26 points (9-12 FG, 8-12 FT) once again and 10 rebounds in 36 minutes against UNLV in the MWC Tournament quarterfinals … career-high 16 rebounds, including nine offensive boards, with 25 points (10-14 FG, 5-8 FT) in 38 minutes at Rhode Island … shot 11-for-12 against Weber State to tie the fifth-best single-game field goal percentage mark in school history.

2005-06 (RS Freshman): Honorable mention all-Mountain West Conference … on the Ute freshman charts ranked fifth in scoring (336), first in both free throws made and attempted (104-for-155) and fifth in blocked shots (27) … career-highs in points (29) and season-high rebounds (14) against BYU in the quarterfinals of the MWC Tournament … shot 9-for-15 from the field and 11-for-15 from the free throw line in 33 minutes against the Cougars.

2004-05 (Freshman): Redshirted freshman season.

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6 Comments

tman11 on June 20, 2009 said:

I dont know why in al the mock drafts i have been thru this guy isn’t in them he need to get more agresive yes but he is 7′1 7′2 you can always work with size. He is also a great passer out of the post and he is a tru center back to the bastet back them down on offence. Block shots and take up space center. If I was the jazz i would seriously look at him in the second round. Get a piont in the first and look at luke in the second

JayD on June 21, 2009 said:

I think that Luke would fit well here . I agree that he can fill in the post , he is a good passer , he is a go free throw shooter as well . I am surprised that he isnt in any of the mock drafts , but then there are a few players that I dont see there .
It would be interesting to see if he can play as well in the NBA . I think that he can with time to muture .
Jay

rikki on June 21, 2009 said:

he would be a good fit for the jazz but i think he is the third best center overall behind hasheem thabeet and b.j mullens

tman11 on June 21, 2009 said:

You mena behind Kosta haha but, yeah I think he should be on every ones mock draft for the fact he is 7′2 and, a true 7′2. He has height the one thing you can’t teach in basketball and, he has it. If I was the jazz I would draft him at 50 and get a piont in the first. He would fit great would the team, he is a great shot blocker to decent shot great passer and, the even if he wasn’t any of that you draft for height and, he’s 7′2 you can’t beat that.

lurch on June 22, 2009 said:

luke has the height the jazz needs also he understands what to do with the boards plus he knows where the basket is

tman11 on June 23, 2009 said:

not only that but he’s got a decent out side shot. You can teach this guy how to shoot give him a saeson with Jeff workin him out and, i bet he would have a decent 20 foot jumper he could knock down all the time

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