Army West Point Athletics
Lueking ’96 Named To Men’s Silver Anniversary Team
December 15, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Official Release
NEW CASTLE, Ind. – Former Army West Point men's basketball star Mark Lueking '96 was named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame's 2017 Silver Anniversary Team.
Lueking was one of 18 men acknowledged who showcased outstanding accomplishments as a senior basketball player 25 years ago.
Lueking then brought his talents to West Point, where he still stands fifth in Patriot League history and third in the Army records book with 2,032 career points. For those efforts he earned first-team All-Patriot League honors in his final three seasons and scored 30 points or more 19 times in his career. Lueking is also third in league history with 300 career three-pointers.
The Men's Silver Anniversary Team includes 13 members of the 1992 Indiana All-Star squad. Five other all-state players are included to recognize the top of Indiana's high school class of 1992.
Following his Army commitment (1996-2001), Lueking has been employed since 2008 with Cargill, where he is Managing Director of their Animal Nutrition unit, based in Overland Park, Kansas. He is also a board member of the American Feed Industry Association. Lueking is married with two children and lives in Leawood, Kansas.
All members will be honored at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame's Annual Men's Banquet on Wednesday, March 22, 2017.
A midday reception, free and open to the public, will be held at the Hall of Fame museum in New Castle. The evening banquet will take place at the Primo Banquet Hall, which is located on the south side of Indianapolis.
Reservation forms will be made available in early 2017, or tickets can be reserved now through the Hall's website at www.hoopshall.com. Call the Hall at 765-529-1891 or email info@hoopshall.com for more information.
MARK LUEKING CAREER HIGHLIGHTS –
High School
Name High School
Jermaine Ball Cathedral
Mike Brooks Ben Davis
Craig Brunes Brownsburg
Alan Bush Bedford North Lawrence
Kurt Comer Jac-Cen-Del
Matt Delinger F.W. Concordia
Joe Estes Jeffersonville
Brian Gilpin Mt. Vernon (Fortville)
Richie Hammel Lafayette Jeff
Steve Hart Terre Haute South
Mark Lueking Austin
Charles Macon Michigan City Elston
Walter McCarty Evansville Harrison
Jason McKenzie Warsaw
Chris Miskel Bloomington South
Scott Shepherd Carmel
Brandt Schuckman Vincennes Lincoln
Billy Wright Richmond
NEW CASTLE, Ind. – Former Army West Point men's basketball star Mark Lueking '96 was named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame's 2017 Silver Anniversary Team.
Lueking was one of 18 men acknowledged who showcased outstanding accomplishments as a senior basketball player 25 years ago.
Lueking then brought his talents to West Point, where he still stands fifth in Patriot League history and third in the Army records book with 2,032 career points. For those efforts he earned first-team All-Patriot League honors in his final three seasons and scored 30 points or more 19 times in his career. Lueking is also third in league history with 300 career three-pointers.
The Men's Silver Anniversary Team includes 13 members of the 1992 Indiana All-Star squad. Five other all-state players are included to recognize the top of Indiana's high school class of 1992.
Following his Army commitment (1996-2001), Lueking has been employed since 2008 with Cargill, where he is Managing Director of their Animal Nutrition unit, based in Overland Park, Kansas. He is also a board member of the American Feed Industry Association. Lueking is married with two children and lives in Leawood, Kansas.
All members will be honored at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame's Annual Men's Banquet on Wednesday, March 22, 2017.
A midday reception, free and open to the public, will be held at the Hall of Fame museum in New Castle. The evening banquet will take place at the Primo Banquet Hall, which is located on the south side of Indianapolis.
Reservation forms will be made available in early 2017, or tickets can be reserved now through the Hall's website at www.hoopshall.com. Call the Hall at 765-529-1891 or email info@hoopshall.com for more information.
MARK LUEKING CAREER HIGHLIGHTS –
High School
- 1992 Indiana All-Star
- Totaled 1,721 points at Austin high school, averaging 27.1 ppg as senior (6th leading scorer in state) and 26.9 ppg as junior
- 1992 Indianapolis News 3rd team all-state
- Bloomington Herald Times 1st team small school all-state
- 3x Mid-Southern Conference all-conference
- 1992 Conference Player of the Year
- 1992 HBCA All-Star
- Hoosier Basketball Magazine 1st team all-state
- IBCA 1st team academic all-state.
- Record breaking career at Army
- 3rd all-time leading scorer in Army history and 5th all-time leading scorer in Patriot League history with 2,032 career points
- Army's career leader in 3FG (300), which was also Patriot League record for 10 years (now 3rd)
- Set Patriot League record with 43 points in a game, scoring 30 or more points 19 times in his career and is 7th in Patriot League career FT% (84%).
- Was in NCAA D1 top 10 scorers as junior (24.4 ppg) and top 25 as sophomore (23.1 ppg)
- 3x Patriot League 1st team all-conference and 1995-96 honorable mention AP preseason All-American
Name High School
Jermaine Ball Cathedral
Mike Brooks Ben Davis
Craig Brunes Brownsburg
Alan Bush Bedford North Lawrence
Kurt Comer Jac-Cen-Del
Matt Delinger F.W. Concordia
Joe Estes Jeffersonville
Brian Gilpin Mt. Vernon (Fortville)
Richie Hammel Lafayette Jeff
Steve Hart Terre Haute South
Mark Lueking Austin
Charles Macon Michigan City Elston
Walter McCarty Evansville Harrison
Jason McKenzie Warsaw
Chris Miskel Bloomington South
Scott Shepherd Carmel
Brandt Schuckman Vincennes Lincoln
Billy Wright Richmond
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