Clay Tucker

Position: Guard
Height/Weight: 6-3 / 195
Birthdate: June 14, 1980 (Lima, Ohio)
High School: Perry HS (Lima, Ohio)
College: Wisconsin - Milwaukee

BACKGROUND

Pro Career Highlights: Played with the Utah Snowbears in the ABA in 2004-05, averaging a team-high 21.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.4 assists. Also played briefly with MENT Vassilakis in the Greek A2 League in 2004-05, scoring ten points in two games. Finished the 2003-04 season with the Southern Crescent Lightning in the WBA, averaging 7.4 points and 3.1 rebounds in 11 games. Started the year with the Sundsvall Dragons in Sweden, averaging a team-high 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.1 assists in 21 games.

College Highlights: Named Horizon League MVP as a senior. Earned First Team All-League honors his junior and senior seasons. Finished career as Wisconsin-Milwaukee's all-time Division I scorer with 1,788 points. Also ranks as the school's all-time Division I leader in field goals made (614) and rebounds (592). Set the school's all-divisions record for three-point field goals made (264) and steals (194). Started 110 of 112 career games played. Sat out the 1998-99 season as a redshirt.

Senior (2002-03): Averaged 18.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 4.1 assists. Led the team in scoring and assists, and ranked second in rebounding. Started 28 of 30 games. Missed two games due to back spasms. Exploded for a career-high 40 points at Wright State. Registered 36 points at Loyola-Chicago. Recorded 26 points at Illinois-Chicago. Tallied 14 points, a career-high-tying 11 rebounds, and seven assists vs. Wright State. Posted 14 points and a nine assists vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay. Named Horizon League Tournament MVP. Scored 18 points and grabbed three steals vs. Notre Dame in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Junior (2001-02): Averaged 17.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 3.0 assists. Led the team in scoring, rebounding, and assists. Started all 29 games. Registered a season-high 29 points in a win over Virginia Tech. Led team with 28 points at Wisconsin-Green Bay. Posted a double-double of 15 points and ten rebounds while also dishing out seven assists at Valparaiso. Scored 16 points at Iowa State. Hit seven three-pointers on his way to 21 points vs. Colorado. Scored 19 points and dished out 11 assists vs. Loyola-Chicago.

Sophomore (2000-01): Averaged 13.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.7 assists. Led the team in scoring and assists. Started all 28 games. Surpassed the 20-point mark seven times. Registered season-high 26 points vs. Florida Atlantic. Shot 7-for-11 from beyond the three-point line on his way to 25 points vs. Canisius. Recorded a 22-point, 11-rebound double-double vs. Colorado.

Freshman (1999-00):
Ranked second on the team in scoring (13.6 ppg) and led the squad in rebounding (5.3 rpg). Started all 25 games he appeared in, missing four games due to a broken wrist. Scored 20 or more points five times. Posted 24 points, sinking 7-for-12 threes in his collegiate debut at Central Michigan. Posted a double-double of 21 points and ten rebounds vs. Troy State.

Personal: Majored in physical therapy.