Before American: Finished an outstanding career at Munster High School by helping the team to a 21-4 record before losing in the playoffs to the eventual Indiana State Champion, East Chicago High ... averaged 12.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg and 1.5 spg in his senior season and was Coach Mike Hackett's defensive stopper ... set school record for three-pointers with eight in one game ... was named First Team All-Conference and First Team All-Area by the Munster Times, Second Team All-Area by the Post-Tribune and Honorable Mention Academic All-State.

Personal: Son of Mary and Ronald Luptak ... has two brothers, David and Jeffrey ... David played four years of baseball for Earlham College ... carried a 3.94 grade point average in high school ... majoring in business management.