BIO: Lucas Agrums was born in Wollongong (NSW) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Illawarra basketball program.

NBL EXPERIENCE

Lucas Agrums made his NBL debut with the Eastside Melbourne Spectres at 18 years of age. He scored four points in his first game.

After making the playoffs for the first time in three years, coach Brian Goorjian was able to bring back almost the entire squad for another shot at the championship, the team’s only key loss being bruising forward Shane Froling, who was replaced with Scott Ninnis.

Behind Eastside’s formidable frontcourt, led by Bruce Bolden (27.2 points and 10.4 rebounds), Kent Lockhart (18.6 points and 5.7 rebounds) and Dean Uthoff (16.8 points and 13.6 rebounds) the Spectres finished the season with a 17-9 record. Agrums contributed 1.3 points, 0.8 rebounds, and 0.1 assists as Eastside finished in second place, earning them a first-round bye in the playoffs. Eastside would then eliminate North Melbourne, 2–0 in the semifinals before facing off against the Perth Wildcats, who had finished the season in first place (22-4) and eliminated the Adelaide 36ers in their semi-final matchup. The Grand Final series would see Perth come away victorious with a 109-83 win in game one before the Spectres evened things up with a 86-81 win in game two. Behind the stellar play from Perth imports Ricky Grace and Pete Hanson, who would be awarded the Grand Final MVP, Perth defeated Eastside in the deciding game, 90-80.

SOUTH EAST MELBOURNE MAGIC
1992
At the conclusion of 1991, the South Melbourne Saints merged with the Eastside Melbourne Spectres to form the South East Melbourne Magic. With Spectres coach Brian Goorjian at the helm and the core of their 1991 Grand Final team retained, the Magic entered their debut season with a stacked and experienced roster. Lucas Agrums was signed to a development role, providing guard depth behind the likes of Robert Rose, Darren Perry, Darren Lucas, and Scott Ninnis in what was one of the deepest backcourts in the league.

Agrums appeared in 13 games throughout the 1992 regular season, averaging 1.5 points, 1.2 rebounds, and 0.2 assists per contest. He played limited minutes behind an established rotation but made the most of his opportunities when called upon, showing flashes of energy and defensive effort in short bursts. His best scoring performance came late in the season, when he added 4 points and a rebound in a win over Newcastle.

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While Agrums did not see any court time in the Magic’s playoff run, he remained active within the team structure as the Magic swept through Canberra and North Melbourne before overcoming the Melbourne Tigers in a memorable three-game Grand Final series. The championship win capped off a dream inaugural season for the franchise, with Agrums part of the 12-man squad that lifted the trophy.

TOWNSVILLE SUNS
1993
1993 saw Agrums have his most productive season in the NBL, averaging 8.6 points and 5.4 rebounds for the Townsville Suns in their inaugural NBL season. Under head coach Mark Bragg Townsville went winless during their first month of NBL competition. It wasn’t until their fifth game before they recorded their first-ever NBL win, a victory over the Newcastle Falcons. The Suns finished with a record of 4–22 and took out the wooden spoon. The team also made history when they signed Lithuanian player Rimas Kurtinaitis as their import player, the first ‘import’ player from a country other than the United States.

1994
After struggling through their debut season the Townsville Suns improved from four wins to six in 1994 and were able to avoid finishing last (that honour went to Hobart). Agrums would average 4.8 points, 3 rebounds, and 0.7 assists.

1995
1995 saw Agrums play his last season in the NBL. He went on to average 2.4 points and 1.5 rebounds per game as the Suns finished in tenth place finish during the regular season with a 9-17 record.

Lucas Agrums played five seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Eastside Melbourne Spectres and the Townsville Suns. He averaged 4.1 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 0.6 assists in 101 NBL games.

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Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.