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'''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=" |
'''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="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> |
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Revision as of 19:07, 3 June 2014
Personal information | |
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Born | Dayton, Ohio | February 24, 1943
Died | May 7, 2001 | (aged 58)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Jefferson (Dayton, Ohio) |
College | Oklahoma Baptist (1964–1967) |
NBA draft | 1967: 1st round, 6th overall pick |
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | |
Playing career | 1967–1972 |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 33, 23, 16, 35, 12 |
Career history | |
1967–1969 | Seattle SuperSonics |
1969 | Cincinnati Royals |
1969–1970 | Chicago Bulls |
1970–1971 | Baltimore Bullets |
1971–1972 | The Floridians (ABA) |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career NBA and ABA statistics | |
Points | 3,541 (10.1 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,740 (4.9 rpg) |
Assists | 342 (1.0 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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 with his brother Gerald while at Oklahoma Baptist University.[1][2]
Career
A 6'8" 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, 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.
See also
- 1968 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
- 1967 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
- NAIA Basketball Tournament Most Valuable Player
- Oklahoma Baptist University
References
- ^ Andrieson, David (October 13, 2007), "Sonics ushered Seattle into the big time 40 years ago Saturday", The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- ^ 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.
External links
Template:United States Squad 1967 FIBA World Championship
- 1943 births
- 2001 deaths
- Baltimore Bullets (1963–73) players
- Basketball players from Ohio
- Chicago Bulls players
- Cincinnati Royals players
- Miami Floridians players
- Oakland Oaks draft picks
- Oklahoma Baptist Bison basketball players
- Seattle SuperSonics draft picks
- Seattle SuperSonics players
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Dayton, Ohio
- United States men's national basketball team players
- Ohio people stubs
- American basketball biography, 1940s birth stubs