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2008-09...Appeared in all 30 games for the Rams where he made 23 starts...Recorded 780 minutes of playing time on the season for an average of 26 minutes per contest...Scored 155 points on the year for a season scoring average of 5.2 points per game...Hit 53 of his 152 field goal attempts on the season for a season shooting percentage of .340...Hit 16 of his 67 three-point field goal attempts on the season for a shooting percentage of .230 from long range...Converted 33 of his 58 attempts from the free throw line for a season shooting percentage of .560 from the charity stripe...Pulled down 74 rebounds on the season, 16 of which came on the offensive glass and 58 of which came on the defensive end of the floor for an average of 2.5 rebounds per contest...Committed 71 personal fouls on the season where he did not foul out of a single contest...Dished out a team-high 95 assists, more than double the total of any other WSSU player as he turned in a season average of 3.16 assists per contest...Turned the ball over 103 times on the season as he led the team in giveaways for the second consecutive season...Blocked one shot and recorded 49 steals on the year.
2008-09 Season Breakdown...Recorded 21 minutes of playing time and a start at Georgia Tech on Nov. 14...Was held scoreless versus the Yellow Jackets as he missed all three of his field goal attempts...Dished out four assists, committed three turnovers and two personal fouls...Came off of the bench and played 24 minutes at Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 18 where he went scoreless for the second consecutive game...Missed both of his field goal attempts versus the Colonels and pulled down four rebounds (all defensive rebounds) and collected four assists and five turnovers...Came off the bench at Wake Forest on Nov. 24 where he tallied 26 minutes of playing time en route to being held scoreless for the third consecutive game...Dished out two assists, picked up a pair of turnovers, recorded one steal and tallied four personal fouls versus the Deacs...Came off of the bench versus UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 28 where he played 21 minutes en route to scoring his first points of the seasaon...Tied for the team lead with 13 points as he hit five of his six field goal attempts...Hit two of his three free throw attempts...Pulled down two rebounds, dished out two assists and collected a team-high five steals...Earned a start in place of the injured Lamar Monger at Illinois State on Nov. 29 where he recorded 25 minutes of playing time and went scoreless for the fourth time in the season's first five games...Recorded three rebounds and one assist versus the Redbirds...Earned his second consecutive start in place of the injured Lamar Monger as he started versus Nicholls State on Nov. 30...Recorded 29 minutes of playing time versus the Colonels where he tallied seven points, three rebounds, a career-high eight assists, four steals and four turnovers...Earned his third straight start of 2008-09 at South Carolina State on Dec. 6 where he tallied 23 minutes of playing time...Hit three of his seven field goal attempts en route to scoring seven points, pulling down two rebounds, dishing out three assists and collecting a steal...Earned a start at North Carolina State on Dec. 13 as he returned to his hometown of Raleigh, N.C. to face the Wolfpack...Recorded 27 minutes of playing time en route to scoring seven points...Recorde a pair of assists, a pair of steals and turned the ball over three times...Earned a start at North Carolina Central on Dec. 18 where he recorded 34 minutes of playing time en route to five points, one rebound and a team-high five assists...Earned a start versus Averett on Dec. 20 where he recorded 29 minutes of playing time...Tallied 11 points and six rebounds versus the Cougars...Dished out four assists, collected four steals and committed five turnovers versus the Cougars...Started at guard on Dec. 30 at Old Dominion where he recorded 24 minutes of playing time en route to scoring six points and pullind gown one rebound...Dished out a pair of assists and collected a steal, all while committing two turnovers versus the Monarchs...Started at guard for the Rams on Jan. 5 against Columbia Union where he recorded a team-high 27 minutes of playing time...Scored four points, pulled down one rebound, dished out six assists and collected three steals as well as his first block of the season versus the Pioneers...Started at guard at MD-Eastern Shore on Jan. 10 where he recorded 25 minutes of playing time...Scored seven points, recorded a pair of rebounds and tallied one assist in the loss to the Hawks...Earned his 11th start of the season, at point guard, at Delaware State on Jan. 12 where he played 23 minutes...Scored two points, recorded two rebounds, dished out a lone assist and committed five turnovers versus the Hornets...Started at guard for the Rams on Jan. 17 where he recorded 29 minutes of playing time...Scored seven points, pulled down three rebounds and dished out four assists versus the Bison...Started at guard for the Rams versus Hampton on Jan. 18 at the 2009 Freedom Festival Classic in Richmond, Va. where he played 24 minutes...Was held scoreless for the fifth time in 2008-09 against the Pirates as he missed his lone field goal attempt and both of his free throw attempts...Pulled down three rebounds and dished out three assists against HU...Started at guard for the Rams on Jan. 24 versus North Carolina A&T where he recorded 21 minutes of playing time...Scored three points, pulled down one rebound, dished out three assists and turned the ball over five times versus the Aggies...Started at guard versus the Spartans of Norfolk State on Jan. 26 where he recorded 11 minutes of playing time...Was held scoreless for the sixth time in 2008-09...Pulled down one rebound and one assist and did not play in the second half versus the Spartans...Started at guard for the Rams 3 at Florida A&M on Jan. 31 where he recorded 30 minutes of playing time en route to 12 points, three rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals versus the Rattlers...Started at point guard for the Rams at Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 2 where he recorded 33 minutes of playing time...Scored 13 points, pulled down six rebounds and dished out three assists in the Rams' overtime victory...Started at point guard for the Rams versus Morgan State on Feb. 7 where he played 31 minutes en route to scoring four points, pulling down five rebounds and dishing out three assists...Turned the ball over only once and collected one steal versus the Bears...Started at guard for the Rams versus Coppin State on Feb. 9 where he tallied two points, pulled down three rebounds and dished out six assists...Started at guard vs. Howard on Feb. 14 where he recorded 33 minutes of playing time versus the Bison...Scored five points and dished out six assists, marking the third straight game that he has dished out six assists...Started at the point for the Rams versus Hampton on Feb. 16 where he recorded 28 minutes of playing time before eventually fouling out of the contest...Scored seven points, pulled down four rebounds, dished out three assists, and collected a team-high and career-high-tying five steals versus the Pirates...Picked up a technical foul midway through the second half as one half of a double-technical situation...Started at guard for the Rams at North Carolina A&T on Feb. 21 where he recorded only 19 minutes of playing time due to foul trouble...Scored five points, pulled down two rebounds, dished out one assist and turned the ball over five times versus the Aggies...Came off of the bench at Norfolk State on Feb. 23 where he recorded 23 minutes of playing time...Scored four points, pulled down one rebound and turned the ball over five times versus the Spartans...Played 25 minutes, in a reserve role versus Florida A&M on Feb. 28 where he recorded three points, four rebounds and two assists versus the Rattlers...Came off of the bench versus Bethune-Cookman on March 2 where he played 28 minutes against the Wildcats...Scored five points, pulled down four rebounds and dished out a team-high two assists against B-CU...Came off of the bench versus South Carolina State on March 5 where he recorded 23 minutes of playing time...Scored 10 points, pulled down a pair of rebounds and dished out three assists versus the Bulldogs...Started at point guard for the Rams versus the Eagles of North Carolina Central on March 14 in the MEAC Bonus Game where he recorded 31 minutes of playing time en route to scoring six points, pulling down five rebounds and dishing out three assists.
2007-08...Appeared in all 30 games for the Rams while making nine starts...Recorded 657 minutes of playing time for an average of 21.9 minutes of playing time per game...Converted on 67 of his 175 field goal attempts for a shooting percentage of .383...Hit 30 of his 82 three-point field goals in 2007-08 for a three-point shooting percentage of .366...Hit just over half of his 42 free throw attempts as he successfully converted 22 of his 42 attempts for a FT shooting percentage of .524...Pulled down 58 total rebounds, 11 of which came on the offensive glass for an average of 1.9 rebounds per game...Committed 67 personal fouls and fouled out of one contest (at North Carolina A&T on Jan. 26)...Tallied 80 assists on the season as he averaged over 2.6 assists per game...Recorded three blocks on the season...Placed second on the team with 42 steals...Led the team in scoring twice...Led the team in rebounding once...Led the team in assists 11 times...Turned in five double-digit scoring performances...Recorded only one dunk...Drew four charges.
2007-08 Season Breakdown...Came off of the bench in his collegiate debut on November 9 at Iowa State...Scored three points versus the Cyclones...Came off the bench versus Lipscomb and scored 10 points, pulled down one rebound and dished out one assist...Played 23 minutes in a reserve role at Duquesne on November 12...Scored 11 points and recorded one assist, one steal and one block versus the Dukes...Came off of the bench and recorded 12 minutes versus Wake Forest on November 23 where he scored two points and recorded one rebound...Came off of the bench versus the Bulldogs of Fresno State where he played 11 minutes where he recorded one rebound, two assists and a block...Played 14 minutes versus South Carolina State where he scored two points and pulled down one rebound...Recorded 21 minutes versus Georgia State where he scored six points, pulled down one rebound and dished out a team-high five assists...Recorded 19 minutes of playing time versus Alabama A&M on December 17 where he scored two points and pulled down one rebound as well as dishing out four assists...Had a career game vs. Ferrum on Dec. 19 scoring a career high 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting in 20 minutes...Pulled down a team leading and career high eight rebounds...Also recorded a career high four steals in the win and went 3-of-4 from the free throw line...Played 16 minutes at Kansas State on Dec. 22 where he scored eight points and collected a pair of steals...Played 20 minutes in a reserve role at USF where he scored six points, pulled down four rebounds, and dished out a team-high three assists...Broke his career high of five assists, dishing out seven assists against Columbia Union on Jan. 9...Made first career start and played a career high 27 minutes...Tallied three points and pulled down two rebounds...Played a career high 30 minutes and tied a career high 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field and 4-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc...Dished out six assists and pulled down three rebounds and had one steal...Played a career high 31 minutes and scored eight points on 3-of-7 shooting from the field, including two treys...Dished out four assists and recorded team leading three steals...Also grabbed two rebounds, both defensive...Played career high 33 minutes vs. Howard on Jan. 19, scoring nine points, all treys...Totaled four assists and four steals and also grabbed a rebound against the Bison...Scored six points and grabbed six rebounds, all defensive, in 22 minutes of play vs. Hampton on Jan. 21...Dished out a team high five assists and recorded two steals...Made the start and recorded 26 minutes at North Carolina A&T on Jan. 26 where he recorded seven points, two rebounds and three assists...Collected three turnovers and a technical foul versus the Aggies as well...Scored a team-high 16 points at Norfolk State on Jan. 28 in a 7-of-16 shooting performance...Dished out four assists and collected four steals versus the Spartans as well...Scored two points and had five rebounds and team leading five assists against Florida A&M in 31 minutes...Also recorded one steal...Played a career-high-tying 33 minutes vs. Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 4...Scored six points and pulled down two rebounds against the Wildcats...Recorded 20 minutes of playing time on Feb. 9 at Morgan State where he scored two points, pulled down two rebounds and dished out two assists...Played 25 minutes at Coppin State on Feb. 11 where he scored five points and pulled down five rebounds...Dished out two assists and recorded three steals versus the Eagles...Came off the bench at Howard and scored nine points in 24 minutes, including a three-pointer with five seconds left...Had one assist and one steal...Came off the bench at Hampton and totaled seven points and grabbed one rebound...Played 26 minutes and dished out two assists and had two takeaways...Held to only two points in 25 minutes vs. NC A&T, but dished out five assists...Scored nine points, all in the second half, in win vs. Norfolk State...Had three assists versus the Spartans...Held scoreless at Florida A&M on March 1...Had three rebounds, one assist and one steal in 19 minutes...Held scoreless for the second straight game, this time at Bethune-Cookman...In 10 minutes, had one steal, two turnovers and three personal fouls...Recorded 15 minutes of playing time at South Carolina State on March 6 where he tallied five points, two assists, and one steal versus the Bulldogs...Played 27 minutes versus North Carolina Central at the 2008 MEAC Tournament (Bonus Game) on March 15 where he recorded eight points on three-of-six shooting from the field...Pulled down three rebounds, recorded one steal and turned the ball over five times versus the Eagles.
Personal...A native of Raleigh, N.C. and a graduate of Word of God Christian Academy...A two-sport athlete for the Holy Rams who was well decorated...Was named Offensive Player of the Year in football...Earned All-Conference honors in basketball...His brother, Anthony "PJ" Tucker was drafted by the Toronto Raptors in 2006...The son of Anthony and Aleshia Tucker...Born in Raleigh, N.C. on October 30, 1987.
Tucker's Statistics:
Year GP/GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb. A TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg. 2008-09 30-23 780-26.0 53-152 .340 16-67 .230 33-58 .560 74 95 103 1 49 155 5.2 2007-08 30-9 657-21.9 67-175 .383 30-82 .366 22-42 .524 58 80 70 3 42 186 6.2 Totals 60-32 1437-23.9 120-327 .367 46-149 .309 55-100 .550 132 175 173 4 91 341 5.7








