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2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster

14 Karega Tucker

14 Karega Tucker

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    190
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Miami, FL
  • Prev School:
    Allen

Summary

Biography

Wing player who is explosive on offense ... Has the ability to score in bunches and can score in a variety of ways ... Has worked hard to become one of the best players in the Sunshine State Conference ... Potential All-SSC candidate ... A pure team player and humble ... Great teammate with tremendous expectations ... Will assume a leadership role ... Not afraid to take the big shot when the game is on the line.
 
JUNIOR: Started 29 games for the Buccaneers, playing 918 minutes ... Led the team with 444 points, averaging 15.3 a game ... Was second on the team with 47.2 field goal percentage ... Was third on the team with 126 rebounds ... Led Barry to a 63-60 win over Alabama-Huntsville on Dec. 8 with 21 points, including 16 in the second half as Barry erased a 14-point halftime deficit ... Scored a career-high 28 points in the Bucs’ SSC opener against Florida Tech ... Had three striaght games in which he increased his career high from Nov. 24 to Dec. 1 ... Hit 10 of 11 from the free-throw line against Peurto Rico-Mayaguez on Nov. 19
 
COLLEGE (ALLEN): Played at Allen in Columbia, S.C., under Ralph Tranum ... Was the team leading scorer, averaging 17.2 points per game ... Also contributed 1.2 steals and 4.5 rebounds per game.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Michael Krop Senior High under Barry alumnus Earl Alick ... Was a three-year varsity letterwinner ... Averaged 18.9 points, 3.4 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 1.7 steals as a senior ... Senior team captain ... A member of the Columbus Tournament All-Star Team ... Two-time team MVP ... Earned Honorable Mention as a junior and senior and Player-of-the-Week once ... Ranked third in Miami-Dade County 6-A in scoring as a junior ... Ranked fourth in Miami-Dade County 6-A in scoring during his senior season.
 
PERSONAL: Son of Lance and Hilma Tucker ... Has three siblings (Christina, Gamal and Damany) ... Cousin Shawn plays wide receiver for Rutgers University ... Majoring in sport managment ... Won Most Athletic Player Award while playing in the NCAA sanctioned Pharm-ed League over the summer of 2007.
 
 
  Minutes  Total  3-Point  F-Throws  Rebounds   
Year  gp-gs  min  avg  fg  fga  pct  fg  fga  pct  ft  fta  pct  off  def  tot  avg  pf  fo  ast  t/o  blk  stl  pts  avg 
2007-08   29-29  918  31.7  154  326  .472  44  122  .361  92  136  .676  33  93  126  4.3  53  1  73  81  2  35  444  15.3 
2008-09   28-28  892  31.9  141  356  .396  40  145  .276  70  122  .574  42  119  161  5.8  68  1  60  64  4  23  392  14.0 
TOTAL  57-57  1810  31.8  295  682  .433  84  267  .315  162  258  .628  75  212  287  5.0  121  2  133  145  6  58  836  14.7 
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    2007-08Senior

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    6'2" 190 lbs
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  • 14

    2008-09Senior

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    6'2" 190 lbs
    14