The 6-9, 230-pound first-ballot selection was the leader of the 1995-2000 NIU hoops squads and grabbed All-Century accolades during the NIU Centennial observation. Lux is one of the most decorated student-athletes in NIU history, performing at the highest level in both the classroom and on the court. The center/power forward was a three-time Academic All-American and was the men's basketball CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year in his final season, when he also earned the Playboy Anson Mount Scholar-Athlete Award, carrying a 3.85 GPA on a 4.00 scale as a graduate student in institutional curriculum and supervision. Additionally, he was recognized on the Academic All-MAC First Team in 1997-98, 1999-2000. Following Lux's career, he garnered the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. In all four complete seasons, Lux was named to the All-District IV Team (honorable mention in 1995-96 and 1996-97, first team in 1997-98, and second team in 1999-2000) and earned a first team all-conference selection (Midwestern Collegiate Conference in 1995-96 and 1996-97 and Mid-American Conference in 1997-98 and 1999-2000), making him the only player in NIU hardwood history to accomplish both feats four times in a career. He was also a three-time team MVP and captain. As a freshman, Lux received Newcomer of the Year and Newcomer First Team honors in the MCC, made the all-tournament team, and was the top scorer and rebounder as NIU played in the NCAA Tournament for just the third time in school history.
Statistically, Lux ranks at the top of the NIU career records for points (1,996), rebounds (1,110) and point-rebound double doubles (59). He sits second in field goals made (738) and blocks (156), while he ranks third in free throws made (490) and games played (116), and fifth in steals (130). As a starter in every game of his career, Lux led the Huskies in rebounding and blocks in all four complete seasons (1995-98, 1999-2000), missing the 1998-99 season due to shin splints after five games. He led NIU in points and free throws made in three seasons (Points: 1995-96, 1997-98, 1999-2000; Free Throws Made: 1996-97, 1997-98, 1999-2000) and led the Huskies in steals for two seasons (1997-98, 1999-2000). In 1996-97, Lux ranked 24th in the nation in rebounding (9.7/game). In 1997-98, Lux led the MAC and ranked sixth in the nation in rebounding (11.1/game) and ranked 65th in the country in scoring (18.6/game). In 1999-2000, Lux ranked 27th in the nation in scoring (19.9/game). For his career per game statistics, Lux averaged 17.2 points, 9.6 rebounds, 1.3 blocks, 1.2 assists and 1.1 steals in 32.7 minutes, while shooting .490 percent from the field, .273 from the three-point line and .690 from the free-throw stripe.
Post NIU, Lux was drafted by the USBL and CBA in 2000 but opted to play professional ball overseas in Giessen, Germany (2001-02), Reims, France (2002-04), Pau-Orthez, France (2004-06), and Dijon, France (2006-07). With Dijon in 2005-06, Lux was the tourney MVP for a quintet that won the French Cup in the Pro A Division (May, 2006) and won a berth in the FIBA All-Star Game (March, 2007). In 2003-04, Lux earned league MVP laurels for Reims at the Pro B Division level.
