John Lucarelli

Position:
Attackman
Height:
5-10
Weight:
170
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Manhasset, N.Y.
High School:
Manhasset

General: Returns to the Tar Heel team in 2000 after taking a year off from playing lacrosse...will add needed depth in the Tar Heels' attack unit.

1998 Season: Saw action in two games for the Tar Heels as Carolina gained an NCAA Tournament bid...had one goal scored and one ground ball in the brief action he saw.

1997 Season: Saw spot duty for the Tar Heels and made good use of his minutes on the field...played in three games...notched a pair of assists in the win over Delaware...scored the first two goals of his career against VMI...says that scoring those two goals for UNC ranks as one of his two biggest sports thrills.

Prep: A 1996 alumnus of Manhassest High school on Long Island...lettered in football, basketball and lacrosse there...he also played cornerback and wide receiver and was a punt and kickoff return man on the football squad, a point guard on the basketball team and an attackmean in lacrosse...in lacrosse, he was a member of the 1996 Long Island Empire State Games Team...played on the 1996 New York State high school championship team at Manhasset High School...was an All-County choice in lacrosse as a senior...in basketball, he captained the team as a senior and was an all-conference selection...also an outstanding student at Manhasset...compiled a 3.0 GPA and scored 1310 on the SAT's.

Personal: Given name is John Anthony Lucarelli...was born on October 4,1977 in New York, N.Y....is the son of Nick and Sue Lucarelli...his father played basketball at Pace University and his uncle played football at Virgina...has one sister...likes to play golf...lists Doug Flutie and former Tar Heel teammate Thomas Carey as the athletes that he admires most...political science major...career plans are undecided...biggest sports thrill was winning state championships.