If Lucas was going to be a part of the university s basketball program, he wanted to be a part of the campus community, too. So he embraced BYU \u2014 and BYU embraced him right back.
Several notable Black athletes have led the way throughout the history of BYU athletics, including most recently the first BYU men's basketball starting lineup to ever feature four Black players against Loyola Marymount on Feb. 10.
Thursday s lineup broke several barriers, including what is believed to be the first time in BYU basketball history that all five starters were not members of university s sponsoring faith.