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  • P.J. Tucker
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2006-07 Statistics

PPG
1.8
RPG
1.40
APG
0.2
EFF
+ 2.06
Born: May 5, 1985
Height: 6-5 /  1,96
Weight: 225  lbs. / 102,1  kg.
College : Texas
Years Pro: R

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Was an early entrant for the draft following three seasons at Texas … Averaged 13.4 points and 8.2 rebounds in 87 games, 69 of them as a starter … Saw action in seven NCAA Tournament games, averaging 11.4 points and 10.1 rebounds …

2005-06 SEASON:Averaged career and team highs of 16.1 points and 9.5 rebounds in 37 games, all starts … Also led the team in steals (66), minutes (34.5) and double-figure scoring games (31) … Tied for the team and conference lead with 16 double-doubles … Led the team in scoring in 13 games and in rebounding on 18 occasions … Earned second-team All-America honours from Associated Press, USBWA and FoxSports.com … Named consensus Big 12 Player of the Year … Was All-Big 12 First Team and Big 12 All-Defensive Team … Earned four Big 12 Player of the Week honours ... Averaged 12.5 points and 13.5 rebounds en route to NCAA Atlanta Regional All-Tournament team … Tied a season high with 26 points, and added 13 rebounds, against Texas A&M in the Big 12 Championship semifinal (Mar. 11) … Had 18 points and a career-high 17 rebounds at Texas Tech on Feb. 6 … Tied a season best with a 26-point outing Dec. 30 against Prairie View A&M …

2004-05 SEASON: Averaged team highs of 13.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 29.4 minutes in 17 games … Became academically ineligible Jan. 20 and missed the remainder of the season … Led the team in scoring eight times, with three games of 20 or more … Named Big 12 Player of the Week (Dec. 20), averaging 22.0 points and 12.0 rebounds against UT-Arlington and Wake Forest … Tied his career high with 27 points and grabbed a season-best 14 boards at No. 6 Wake Forest on Dec. 18 …

2003-04 SEASON: Averaged 10.4 points and a team-best 6.8 rebounds in his freshman campaign … Started 16 of his 33 appearances … Ranked second on the team in double-figure scoring performances with 19 … Named to the Big 12 All-Freshman squad and earned honourable mentional All-Big 12 status … Was a four-time Big 12 Rookie of the Week selection … Posted a double-double with 10 points and 10 boards in 31 minutes in a Sweet 16 contest Mar. 16 vs. Xavier … Tied a career high with 27 points and grabbed a season-best 15 rebounds in his first career start, Dec. 29 vs. George Washington … Had 18 points and 13 rebounds in 21 minutes in his collegiate debut Nov. 17 against Brown … His 18 points tied the UT freshman debut record and his 13 boards set a new school record for a freshman debut … Became the third player in school history, and the first since 1976, to post a double-double in his initial game at UT.
Personal

  • Full name in Anthony Leon Tucker, Jr.
  • Nicknamed P.J. at birth by his father, with P.J. standing for Pop Junior
  • His family moved to Frankfurt, Germany immediately following P.J’s birth, where his father served in the Army
  • One of 12 collegiate players (age 20 and under) to earn a roster spot on the USA Basketball World Championship for Young Men Qualifying Team in the summer prior to his sophomore year
  • Averaged 29.4 points, 13.4 rebounds his senior year in high school
  • Had 46 points and 29 rebounds in a game against Southeast Raleigh that season
  • Earned MVP of the North Carolina-South Carolina game (Mar. 25) with 19 points and 11 rebounds.


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