Clay Tucker

Clay Tucker
Personal information
Born (1980-06-14) June 14, 1980 (age 44)
Lima, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4+3⁄4 in (1.95 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolPerry (Lima, Ohio)
CollegeMilwaukee (1999–2003)
NBA draft2003: undrafted
Playing career2003–2018
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Career history
2003–2004Sundsvall Dragons
2004Southern Crescent Lightning
2004–2005Utah Snowbears
2005Kansas City Steers
2005MENT Vassilakis
2005–2007Arkansas RimRockers
2007Le Mans
2007–2008Teramo Basket
2008Khimki
2008–2009Kyiv
2009Cajasol
2009–2010DKV Joventut
2010–2011Real Madrid Baloncesto
2011–2012Lottomatica Roma
2012Valencia Basket
2013Hacettepe Üniversitesi
2013–2015TED Ankara Kolejliler
2015–2016Torku Konyaspor
2016Vaqueros de Bayamón
2016–2017Byblos Club
2018Estudiantes Concordia
Career highlights and awards

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

  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