Phillip Lukalu Class: Freshman Hometown: Brooklyn Park, Minn. High School: Minneapolis Southwest H.S. Height / Weight: 6-0 / 180 Position: G Birthdate: 02/14/1987 Experience: HS

Prep: 2005 graduate of Minneapolis Southwest High ... letterwinner for coach Dick Ghizoni ... team captain for the Lakers and also a All-Minneapolis City Conference selection ... averaged 10 points, four rebounds and six assists per game as a senior ... team was third in its conference and sectional semifinalists in 2004-05 ... played AAU basketball with the Minnesota Richfield Gunners where he averaged 12 points per game ... also played AAU with the Minnesota Magic Black; averaged nine points a game with that squad that won the Chicago Jamfest Tournament in summer 2004 ... named his school's Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year in 2004-05 ... honor roll member and a two-time all-academic selection ... also played on his prep soccer team ... twice earned all-conference honors as a midfielder.

Personal: Born Feb. 14, 1987, in Jinja, Uganda ... son of Aida Mpaulo ... majoring in pre-law ... moved from Africa to France and then to the United States when he was five years old.