Nick Lucena
Resides: Santa Barbara, Calif.
Height: 6-1
College: Florida State
Olympic Experience: None
View Nick's complete statistics at BVBInfo.com
PERSONAL: Born Nicholas Lucena on September 22, 1979… Lucena has three brothers and a sister who plays soccer at Florida Atlantic University … He attended Florida State University and graduated with a degree in sports management… Favorite band is Sparta… Favorite movie is the Karate Kid… Favorite television show is Seinfeld … Favorite meal are burritos… His role model is his dad.
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – Nick formed a new partnership with Matt Fuerbringer and the two competed in nine events on the FIVB World Tour. Their best finish was second at the Grand Slam in Klagenfurt, Austria (7/27-8/1) where they lost to compatriots Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers in the final. The pair placed third in the final event in The Hague, Netherlands (8/24-29). They finished the season with $49,775 in winnings. 2009 – Partnered with Brad Keenan and played four FIVB events. The pair finished in the top half of two of the events and placed 17th in the World Championships in Stavanger. 2008 – Lucena played two FIVB events and made the quota finish with partner Sean Scott in one of the tournaments. 2007 – Nick and partner Sean Scott played in one FIVB event but did not make the country quota. 2005 – Finished 25th in two Grand Slams with partner Dalhausser in his first two FIVB events.
PARTNERS: 2010 – Matt Fuerbringer. 2009 – Brad Keenan. 2008 – Sean Scott. 2007 – Mark Williams, Bill Strickland. 2006 – Sean Rooney, Fred Souza, George Roumain, Mark Williams. 2005 – Phil Dalhausser. 2004 – Phil Dalhausser. 2003 – Phil Dalhausser, Derek Zimmerman.
HONORS: 2008 – AVP Best Defensive Player (Defender), AVP Most Improved Player.
Updated Nov. 29, 2010
