Al Tucker Explained

Al Tucker
Career Position:Small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:8
Weight Lb:190
Career Number:33, 23, 16, 35, 12
Birth Date:24 February 1943
Birth Place:Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
High School:Jefferson (Dayton, Ohio)
College:Oklahoma Baptist (1964–1967)
Draft Year:1967
Draft Round:1
Draft Pick:6
Draft Team:Seattle SuperSonics
Career Start:1967
Career End:1972
Years1:
Team1:Seattle SuperSonics
Team2:Cincinnati Royals
Team3:Chicago Bulls
Years4:
Team4:Baltimore Bullets
Years5:19711972
Team5:The Floridians
Highlights:
Stats League:NBA and ABA
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:3,541 (10.1 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:1,740 (4.9 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:342 (1.0 apg)
Bbr:tuckeal01

Albert Amos[1] Tucker Jr. (February 24, 1943 – May 7, 2001) was an American professional basketball player. Born in Dayton, Ohio, Tucker is sometimes credited with inventing the alley-oop with his brother Gerald while at Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, Oklahoma.[2]

College records

With his brother Gerald, Al was recruited from Dayton to Oklahoma Baptist University, where he played three seasons. Although he played before the introduction of the 3-point shot, he set a number of records, some of which remain 50 years later. He had 27 rebounds in one game, 2,788 career points, 996 points in a season, 50 points in a game, a 31.1-point season scoring average, a 28.7-point career scoring average, 21 field goals in a game, 365 field goals in one season, 266 free throws in one season, 1,252 rebounds in a career, 467 rebounds in a season.[3]

Professional career

A 6'8" forward, Tucker played four seasons (1967–1971) in the National Basketball Association and one season (1971–1972) in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Seattle SuperSonics, Cincinnati Royals, Chicago Bulls, Baltimore Bullets, and The Floridians. He averaged 10.1 points per game in his career and earned NBA All-Rookie Honors at the end of the 1967–68 NBA season. Tucker is notable as the Seattle SuperSonics' first ever NBA draft pick, selected sixth overall in the 1967 NBA draft. Tucker was also selected in the 1967 ABA Draft by the Oakland Oaks.

Personal

Tucker's father played for the Harlem Globetrotters in 1940.

Career statistics

NBA/ABA

Source[4]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGPPG
Seattle8129.2.442.7077.51.413.1
Seattle5622.5.432.6375.71.010.3
Cincinnati2822.4.475.6714.4.710.8
Chicago3316.9.513.8223.4.97.0
Baltimore289.4.510.7861.9.34.7
Baltimore318.9.452.8062.4.24.2
Florida (ABA)1423.6.443.429.8104.6.912.1
Florida (ABA)8122.2.465.366.7894.81.211.6
Career (NBA)25720.8.453.7025.0.99.5
Career (ABA)9522.4.462.371.7934.81.211.7
Career (overall)35221.2.456.371.7274.91.010.1

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1970Baltimore41.31.000 - .0.01.0
1971Florida (ABA)627.5.431.167.8265.32.012.7
1972Florida (ABA)317.0.250.000.0004.71.33.3
Career (ABA)924.0.388.143.7925.11.89.6
Career (overall)1317.0.402.143.7923.51.26.9

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Al Tucker Stats.
  2. News: Posnanski. Joe. Get ready for alley-oop game between KU and Memphis. 3 June 2014. The Kansas City Star. 6 April 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20090219212403/http://www.kansascity.com/sports/story/564174-p2.html. 19 February 2009.
  3. Web site: OBU Legend al Tucker Dies | Oklahoma Baptist University.
  4. Web site: Al Tucker NBA & ABA stats. Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. 28 June 2024.