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{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox NBA biography
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Al Tucker
| name = Al Tucker
| image =
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| caption =
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| position = [[Small forward]]
| career_position = [[Small forward]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 190
| weight_lb = 190
| number = 33, 23, 16, 35, 12
| career_number = 33, 23, 16, 35, 12
| birth_date = {{birth date|1943|02|24}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1943|02|24}}
| birth_place = [[Dayton, Ohio]]
| birth_place = [[Dayton, Ohio]], U.S.
| nationality = American
| death_date = {{death date and age|2001|05|07|1943|02|24}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2001|05|07|1943|02|24}}
| high_school = [[Jefferson Township High School (Dayton, Ohio)|Jefferson]] (Dayton, Ohio)
| high_school = [[Jefferson Township High School (Dayton, Ohio)|Jefferson]] (Dayton, Ohio)
| college = [[Oklahoma Baptist University#Athletics and Wellness|Oklahoma Baptist]] (1964–1967)
| college = [[Oklahoma Baptist University|Oklahoma Baptist]] (1964–1967)
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| draft_year = 1967
| draft_round = 1
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 6
| draft_pick = 6
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| draft_year = 1967
| draft_team = [[Seattle SuperSonics]]
| draft_team = [[Seattle SuperSonics]]
| career_start = 1967
| career_start = 1967
| career_end = 1972
| career_end = 1972
| years1 = {{nbay|1967|start}}–{{nbay|1968|end}}
| years1 = {{nbay|1967|start}}–{{nbay|1968|end}}
| team1 = Seattle SuperSonics
| team1 = [[Seattle SuperSonics]]
| years2 = 1969
| years2 = {{nbay|1968|end}}
| team2 = [[Sacramento Kings|Cincinnati Royals]]
| team2 = [[Cincinnati Royals]]
| years3 = {{nbay|1969|full=y}}
| years3 = {{nbay|1969|full=y}}
| team3 = [[Chicago Bulls]]
| team3 = [[Chicago Bulls]]
| years4 = 1970–{{nbay|1970|end}}
| years4 = {{nbay|1969|end}}–{{nbay|1970|end}}
| team4 = [[Washington Wizards|Baltimore Bullets]]
| team4 = [[Baltimore Bullets (1963–73)|Baltimore Bullets]]
| years5 = [[1970–71 ABA season|1971]]–[[1971–72 ABA season|1972]]
| years5 = [[1970–71 ABA season|1971]]–[[1971–72 ABA season|1972]]
| team5 = [[Miami Floridians|The Floridians]] ([[American Basketball Association|ABA]])
| team5 = [[The Floridians]]
| highlights =
| highlights =
* [[NBA All-Rookie Team|NBA All-Rookie First Team]] ([[1967–68 NBA season|1968]])
* [[NBA All-Rookie First Team]] ([[1967–68 NBA season|1968]])
* 2× [[Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player Award|NAIA tournament MVP]] ([[1966 NAIA basketball tournament|1966]], [[1967 NAIA basketball tournament|1967]])
|stats_league=NBA and ABA
| stats_league=NBA and ABA
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 3,541 (10.1 ppg)
| stat1value = 3,541 (10.1 ppg)
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| stat3value = 342 (1.0 apg)
| stat3value = 342 (1.0 apg)
| bbr = tuckeal01
| bbr = tuckeal01
| letter = t
}}
}}
'''Albert Ames Tucker''' (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 (basketball)|alley-oop]] with his brother Gerald while at Oklahoma Baptist University.<ref name="posnanski"/><ref name="andrieson"/>


'''Albert Amos<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/tuckeal01.html|title = Al Tucker Stats}}</ref> 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 (basketball)|alley-oop]] with his brother Gerald while at Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, Oklahoma.<ref name="andrieson">{{citation | last = Andrieson | first = David | title = Sonics ushered Seattle into the big time 40 years ago Saturday | newspaper=[[The Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |date = October 13, 2007 | url=http://www.seattlepi.com/basketball/335376_originals13.html}}</ref><ref name=posnanski>{{cite news|last1=Posnanski|first1=Joe|title=Get ready for alley-oop game between KU and Memphis|url=http://www.kansascity.com/sports/story/564174-p2.html|accessdate=3 June 2014|work=[[The Kansas City Star]]|date=6 April 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219212403/http://www.kansascity.com/sports/story/564174-p2.html|archivedate=19 February 2009}}</ref>
==Career==
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A 6'8" [[forward (basketball)|forward]] from [[Oklahoma Baptist University]], 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]], [[Sacramento Kings|Cincinnati Royals]], [[Chicago Bulls]], [[Washington Wizards|Baltimore Bullets]], and [[The Floridians]]. He averaged 10.1 [[points per game]] in his career and earned [[NBA All-Rookie Team|NBA All-Rookie Honors]] at the end of the [[1967-68 NBA season]].


==College records==
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 (ABA)|Oakland Oaks]].
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.okbu.edu/news/2001/05/obu-legend-al-tucker-dies.html|title = OBU Legend al Tucker Dies &#124; Oklahoma Baptist University}}</ref>


==See also==
==Professional career==
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A 6'8" [[forward (basketball)|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 (1963–73)|Baltimore Bullets]], and [[The Floridians]]. He averaged 10.1 [[points per game]] in his career and earned [[NBA All-Rookie Team|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 (ABA)|Oakland Oaks]].
* [[1968 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament]]

* [[1967 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament]]
==Personal==
* [[NAIA Basketball Tournament Most Valuable Player]]
Tucker's father played for the [[Harlem Globetrotters]] in 1940.
* [[Oklahoma Baptist University]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|refs=
{{reflist}}

<ref name="andrieson">{{citation | last = Andrieson | first = David | title = Sonics ushered Seattle into the big time 40 years ago Saturday | newspaper=[[The Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |date = October 13, 2007 | url=http://www.seattlepi.com/basketball/335376_originals13.html}}</ref>

<ref name="posnanski">{{citation | last = Posnanski | first = Joe | title = Get ready for alley-oop game between KU and Memphis | newspaper=[[The Kansas City Star]] |date = April 6, 2008 | url=http://www.kansascity.com/sports/story/564174-p2.html }}{{dead link|date=April 2009}}</ref>
}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/tuckeal01.html Career statistics]
* [https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/tuckeal01.html Career statistics]
* [http://www.sbcbaptistpress.org/bpnews.asp?ID=10852 Obituary]
* [http://www.bpnews.net/10852 Obituary]


{{1967 NBA Draft}}
{{1967 NBA draft}}
{{United States Squad 1967 FIBA World Championship}}


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| DATE OF DEATH = May 7, 2001
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[[Category:1967 FIBA World Championship players]]


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Latest revision as of 04:57, 8 January 2024

Al Tucker
Personal information
Born(1943-02-24)February 24, 1943
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMay 7, 2001(2001-05-07) (aged 58)
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolJefferson (Dayton, Ohio)
CollegeOklahoma Baptist (1964–1967)
NBA draft1967: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career1967–1972
PositionSmall forward
Number33, 23, 16, 35, 12
Career history
1967–1969Seattle SuperSonics
1969Cincinnati Royals
1969–1970Chicago Bulls
1970–1971Baltimore Bullets
1971–1972The Floridians
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points3,541 (10.1 ppg)
Rebounds1,740 (4.9 rpg)
Assists342 (1.0 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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][3]

College records[edit]

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.[4]

Professional career[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Al Tucker Stats".
  2. ^ Andrieson, David (October 13, 2007), "Sonics ushered Seattle into the big time 40 years ago Saturday", The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  3. ^ Posnanski, Joe (6 April 2008). "Get ready for alley-oop game between KU and Memphis". The Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  4. ^ "OBU Legend al Tucker Dies | Oklahoma Baptist University".

External links[edit]

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