Luka Garza

Luka Garza
	Garza with the Iowa Hawkeyes in 2020
No. 55 – Minnesota Timberwolves
Position	Center / power forward
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	December 27, 1998; Washington, D.C., U.S.
Nationality	American / Bosnian
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school	Maret School (Washington, D.C.)
College	Iowa (2017–2021)
NBA draft	2021: 2nd round, 52nd overall pick
	Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career	2021–present
Career history
2021–2022	Detroit Pistons
2021–2022	→Motor City Cruise
2022–present	Minnesota Timberwolves
2022–present	→Iowa Wolves
Career highlights and awards
	2× NBA G League Next Up Game (2023, 2024); NBA G League Next Up Game MVP (2023); All-NBA G League Third Team (2022); NBA G League All-Rookie Team (2022); National college player of the year (2021); 2× Sporting News College Player of the Year (2020, 2021); 2× Consensus first-team All-American (2020, 2021); 2× Pete Newell Big Man Award (2020, 2021); 2× Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (2020, 2021); Lute Olson Award (2021); Senior CLASS Award (2021); 2× Big Ten Player of the Year (2020, 2021); Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year (2021); 2× First-team All-Big Ten (2020, 2021); No. 55 retired by Iowa Hawkeyes;
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Luka H. Garza (born December 27, 1998) is an American and Bosnian professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. He also represents the Bosnian national team internationally.

Garza played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes, where he was the consensus pick for national college player of the year for the 2020–21 season. As a junior, he was named a consensus first-team All-American and Big Ten Player of the Year. Garza played for Maret School in his hometown of Washington, D.C.

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