Nick Lucena

Nick Lucena
Lucena at the 2017 AVP Austin Open
Personal information
Full nameNicholas Lucena
NicknameTricky Nick, Nick the Quick
Born (1979-09-22) September 22, 1979
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
HometownCooper City, Florida, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight169 lb (77 kg)
College / UniversityFlorida State University
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years Teammate
2015–2021 Phil Dalhausser
Medal record
Men's beach volleyball
Representing the  United States
World Tour Finals
2017 Hamburg Beach
2015 Fort Lauderdale Beach
World Tour
2015 Xiamen Beach
2016 Puerto Vallarta Beach
2016 Maceió Beach
2016 Fuzhou Beach
2016 Hamburg Beach
2017 Moscow Beach
2017 Gstaad Beach
2018 Fort Lauderdale Beach
2010 Klagenfurt Beach
2011 Québec Beach
2012 Brasilia Beach
2014 Berlin Beach
2015 Long Beach Beach
2015 Sochi Beach
2016 Doha Beach
2016 Gstaad Beach
2016 Long Beach Beach
2019 Doha Beach
2010 Milner Beach
2014 Gstaad Beach
2015 St. Petersburg Beach
2016 Cincinnati Beach
2017 Fort Lauderdale Beach
2021 Cancún Beach

Nicholas Lucena (born September 22, 1979) is an American retired professional beach volleyball player. Lucena grew up in Davie, Florida and played indoor volleyball at Western High School. In his youth, he played beach volleyball at Fort Lauderdale Beach. He then went to Florida State University, where he graduated before embarking on his beach volleyball career.

Lucena and his former teammate, Phil Dalhausser, played in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Lucena played as a defender behind Dalhausser's block.

Lucena and Dalhausser had qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but did not place. In his career, Lucena won 29 tournaments and $1,400,000 in prize money.