Clay Tucker

Clay Tucker
Personal information
Born	June 14, 1980 (age 44); Lima, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4+3⁄4 in (1.95 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Perry (Lima, Ohio)
College	Milwaukee (1999–2003)
NBA draft	2003: undrafted
Playing career	2003–2018
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Career history
2003–2004	Sundsvall Dragons
2004	Southern Crescent Lightning
2004–2005	Utah Snowbears
2005	Kansas City Steers
2005	MENT Vassilakis
2005–2007	Arkansas RimRockers
2007	Le Mans
2007–2008	Teramo Basket
2008	Khimki
2008–2009	Kyiv
2009	Cajasol
2009–2010	DKV Joventut
2010–2011	Real Madrid Baloncesto
2011–2012	Lottomatica Roma
2012	Valencia Basket
2013	Hacettepe Üniversitesi
2013–2015	TED Ankara Kolejliler
2015–2016	Torku Konyaspor
2016	Vaqueros de Bayamón
2016–2017	Byblos Club
2018	Estudiantes Concordia
Career highlights and awards
	BSL All-Star Game (2016); Italian League Top Scorer (2008);

Clay Jovon Tucker (June 14, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player.

College career

Tucker played college basketball at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee from 1998 to 2003 where he and Dylan Page helped the Panthers to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2003.

Professional career

Tucker has bounced around for much of his professional career, playing for several different teams in both the United States and Europe. His most successful season was 2004–05, as a member of the Utah Snowbears in the American Basketball Association. He was Utah's top scorer, averaging over 20 points per game. He teamed with Harold Arceneaux to lead the Snowbears to a 27–1 record that season, best in the league. However, the franchise ceased operations just days before the championship round. Despite playing only one season in the league, he was named to the ABA's All-Decade First Team for 2000–2009.^[1]

Tucker played in the NBA Summer League for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2008 and the Detroit Pistons in 2009. He moved to Europe later in 2009, signing with Cajasol first, later moving to DKV Joventut, before finally joining Real Madrid in 2010.^[2] In August 2011 he signed with Lottomatica Roma.^[3] In February 2013, he signed a contract with Hacettepe Üniversitesi.^[4] In August 2013, he signed with TED Ankara Kolejliler.^[5] On March 7, 2016, he has parted ways with his club Torku Konyaspor.^[6]

On October 18, 2016, he signed with Byblos Club.^[7]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague

*	Led the league


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2010–11	Real Madrid	23*	1	23.3	.360	.291	.759	2.3	1.7	.5	.2	8.7	5.2
Career		23	1	23.3	.360	.291	.759	2.3	1.7	.5	.2	8.7	5.2

References

External links

[1] ABA Names All-Decade Team, 2011

[2] Real Madrid tabs scoring ace Tucker, July 22, 2010

[3] Virtus Roma officially announces Clay Tucker and Uros Slokar

[4] Tucker ready to debut with Hacettepe

[5] Clay Tucker signs with TED Ankara

[6] Konyaspor, Clay Tucker part ways

[7] Clay Tucker inks with Byblos

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