Prospect Spotlight: Lucas Hornback (2021)
Spencer County has a very talented returning core and rising Junior Lucas Hornback is among the members of the roster expected to make a big impact this season and hope to get the Bears to Rupp Arena. As a Sophomore,…
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Continue ReadingSpencer County has a very talented returning core and rising Junior Lucas Hornback is among the members of the roster expected to make a big impact this season and hope to get the Bears to Rupp Arena. As a Sophomore, Hornback was 3rd on the team in scoring at 8.6 points per game and rebounding at 4 per game. After a surprising run to the regional semifinals this past season, Hornback and the Bears are expecting to contend for the 8th region title this year.
Lucas described his game as a “knock down shooter who can get to the basket.” He posted shooting splits this season of 41/33/76 on his way to nearly 9 points per game. Hornback told me that his strengths as a player are his shooting rebounding and on the ball defense but that he still has room to get stronger to help him finish through contact at the rim as well as being a better help side defender. Playing his 16u AAU season with the Louisville Prospects alongside his high school teammates Jake Whitlock and Sam Conley, Lucas said he is having a good season, “I’m having an outstanding AAU season, I am one of the team’s leading scorers and the best defender.”
With a solid spring AAU season, Hornback is starting to hear from Centre College and is hoping to draw more eyes this summer on the AAU circuit. Past this summer, Lucas has some goals for himself moving forward, “My goal is to be the best defender I can be while also being the best 3 point shooter in Kentucky. I also want to score my 1000th point.” Looking at next season, Lucas and his Spencer team are not going to be able to sneak up on anyone anymore. The Bears have momentum as a possible 8th region champion and Lucas himself is hoping to be a major factor in the 8th region as a Junior.