Luther Head

The position of Guard was occupied by Luther Head in his playing career (2005-2018). He is 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 185 lbs. In the NBA (National Basketball Association), he was offered jersey no. 2. He played for Houston Rockets from the 2005-06 season to the 2008-09 season.

Head attended Manley Career Academy High School in Chicago, Illinois. Later, he took admission in the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. During the 2005 NBA draft, he was chosen by Houston Rockets in the 1st round. He was the 24th pick and overall 24th pick. During the 2006-07 and 2007-08 season, he participated in the playoffs in which he took part in 12 games and got 185 playing minutes. His field goal percentage was 0.240, 3-point field goal percentage was 0.207 and free throw percentage was 0.600. He accrued 36 points, 19 personal fouls, 12 assists and 21 rebounds.

Career Highlights

Head has played 237 games in the NBA, during which he received 5958 playing minutes. His field goal percentage was 0.423 as there were 1826 field goal attempts and 772 field goals. He made 945 3-point field goal attempts out of which there were 371 3-point field goals and thus the 3-point field goal percentage was 0.393. The number of free throw attempts was 314 and the number of free throws was 240 resulting in a free throw percentage of 0.764. He accumulated 656 rebounds, 2155 points, 551 assists and 379 personal fouls.