| No. 8–Indiana Hoosiers | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Big Ten Conference | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 5, 2006 Bowie, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| College | Indiana (2024–present) | ||||||||||||||
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Bryson Tucker is an American basketball player who plays for the Indiana Hoosiers of the Big Ten Conference.
Tucker grew up in Bowie, Maryland and initially attended Mount Saint Joseph High School. [1] He averaged 22.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game as a sophomore. Tucker transferred to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida before the start of his junior year. [2] He left IMG midway through his junior season. [3] [4] Tucker transferred to Bishop O'Connell High School in Arlington, Virginia. [5]
Tucker is a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2024 class, according to major recruiting services. [6] [7] He committed to play college basketball at Indiana over offers from Duke, Michigan State, and Kansas. [8] Tucker also considered playing professionally in the NBA G League for NBA G League Ignite before it was announced that the program would be discontinued. [9]
Tucker played for the United States national under-16 team at the 2021 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship. He averaged 9.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per game as the United States won the gold medal. [10]
Tucker's father Byron played collegiately for NC State and George Mason from 1988-92. [11]
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