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Chicago Bulls | #22 | Guard

Talen Horton-Tucker

PPG

6.6

RPG

2.0

APG

1.5

PIE

10.2

HEIGHT

6'4" (1.93m)

WEIGHT

234lb (106kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Iowa State

AGE

24 years

BIRTHDATE

November 25, 2000

DRAFT

2019 R2 Pick 46

EXPERIENCE

5 Years

6'4" | 234lb | 24 years

DRAFT

2019 R2 Pick 46

BIRTHDATE

November 25, 2000

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Iowa State

EXPERIENCE

5 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2023-24 (UTAH): Appeared in 51 games (11 starts) and averaged 10.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 3.5 apg and 0.8 spg in 19.8 mpg … shot .396 from the floor alongside career highs of .330 from three and .807 from the free-throw line … scored in double-figures on 22 occasions, including four games with 20-plus points … logged 15 games with five-plus assists, 14 games with two-plus steals and one double-double … matched a career-high 11 assists along with 19 points at CLE (12/20) for his lone double-double of the season … scored a season-high 27 points alongside six assists and two steals vs. BKN (12/18) … swiped a season-high four steals at POR (12/14) … missed two games due to left foot inflammation (12/21-12/23). CAREER: Has appeared in 247 games (55 starts) across five seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz, and averaged 9.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg and 3.1 apg in 21.1 mpg … has shot .423 from the field, .293 from three and .778 from the free-throw line … has tallied 21 games with 20-plus points, 59 games with five-plus assists and eight double-doubles … in the postseason, has played in six games, averaging 6.7 ppg and 3.2 rpg in 10.8 mpg.

BEFORE NBA

2018-19 (Iowa State): Big-12 All-Freshman selection ... Two-time Big-12 Newcomer of the Week ... All-Big-12 Honorable Mention ... Started 34 of 35 games, averaging 11.8 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 steals in 27.2 minutes per game ... Scored in double figures in 19 games, including six games with 20+ points ... Scored a career-high 26 points with 14 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks on 11/20 vs. Illinois ... Had multiple steals in 11 games, including a career-high five steals twice ... Made at least two 3FG in 14 games, including a career-high six triples once ... Tallied one career double-double

PERSONAL LIFE

Son of Shirley Horton and the late Marlin Tucker … Was the fourth youngest player in Division I basketball last season ... As a senior at Simeon Career Academy, averaged 20.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.0 blocks ... Led Simeon to three-straight City Championships ... USA Today All-USA Boys Basketball Third-Team All-American ... USA Today Illinois Player of the Year and All-USA Illinois Boys Basketball First-Team Selection ... Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year, All-Area and All-City First Team ... Had #5 jersey retired at St. Matthias Elementary School