Trent Tucker

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Trent Tucker
Personal information
Born (1959-12-20) December 20, 1959 (age 64)
Tarboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Flint Northwestern (Flint, Michigan)
College Minnesota (1978–1982)
NBA draft 1982: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career1982–1993
Position Shooting guard
Number32, 6
Career history
1982–1991 New York Knicks
1992 San Antonio Spurs
1992–1993 Chicago Bulls
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points 6,236 (8.2 ppg)
Rebounds 1,520 (2.0 rpg)
Assists 1,532 (2.0 apg)
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Kelvin Trent Tucker (born December 20, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player who played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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A 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) shooting guard, Tucker attended the University of Minnesota from 1978 to 1982, leading them to a Big Ten Conference championship in his senior year. He was then selected by the New York Knicks with the 6th overall pick of the 1982 NBA draft. On 30 November 1982, in his NBA debut, Tucker outscored the opposing Utah Jazz 17-11 in the third quarter. [1] One of the earliest three-point specialists, Tucker represented the Knicks in the first ever Three-point Shootout (1986), making it to the semifinals before being outpaced by Craig Hodges and eventual winner Larry Bird. Tucker would play nine seasons with the Knicks before joining the San Antonio Spurs in 1991, and after one season with the Spurs he joined the Chicago Bulls, who won the 1993 NBA Championship. He retired after that season, having tallied 6,237 career points and 1,532 career assists. [2]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 Bold Career high
 † Won an NBA championship

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1982–83 New York 785923.5.462.467.6722.82.5.7.18.4
1983–84 New York 632119.5.500.375.7582.12.21.0.17.6
1984–85 New York 774623.6.483.403.7922.42.61.0.28.5
1985–86 New York 772323.2.472.451.7902.22.5.8.110.6
1986–87 New York 701524.2.470.422.7621.92.41.7.211.4
1987–88 New York 71417.6.424.413.7181.71.6.7.17.1
1988–89 New York 812422.5.454.399.7822.21.61.1.18.5
1989–90 New York 81221.3.417.388.7672.12.1.9.18.2
1990–91 New York 651318.4.440.418.6301.61.7.7.17.1
1991–92 San Antonio 24017.3.465.396.8001.51.1.9.16.5
1992–93† Chicago 69013.2.485.397.8181.01.2.3.15.2
Career75620720.7.461.408.7542.02.0.9.18.2

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1983 New York 6—14.2.600.500.7001.5.8.3.04.3
1984 New York 12—21.2.500.200.6001.52.3.9.37.6
1988 New York 4017.8.421.462.750.51.0.8.06.3
1989 New York 9017.7.466.469.5002.11.61.1.27.9
1990 New York 10017.8.400.3701.0001.42.01.0.04.7
1991 New York 3222.0.360.4001.0004.03.0.3.08.0
1992 San Antonio 3012.7.429.2001.0001.0.7.0.04.7
1993† Chicago 19010.9.413.462.500.91.0.4.02.8
Career66216.0.449.417.6981.41.5.7.15.5

The "Trent Tucker Rule"

On January 15, 1990, when Tucker was with New York, with 0.1 of a second remaining in a game against the Chicago Bulls, he got off a wild three-point shot before the buzzer and made the basket. The shot counted and the Knicks won. After Bulls' coach Phil Jackson vociferously complained following the game, the NBA immediately established a rule, which states that 0.3 needs to be on the clock in order for a player to get a shot off whether they make it or not. Inside of 0.3 seconds, only a tip-in or a high lob would count. [3]

Post-playing career

After retiring, Tucker worked as a broadcast analyst for Minnesota Timberwolves basketball games. He currently works for KFAN radio. Tucker has also been an active philanthropist; he founded the Trent Tucker Non-Profit Organization in 1998. [4] On April 15, 2013, Trent began his duties as Director of District Athletics for the Minneapolis, MN Public School District.

Tucker, however, resigned from his post as Director of District Athletics for the Minneapolis, MN Public School District on February 9, 2018 after "he didn’t see eye-to-eye with new district leadership." [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Don't Rule Out Spurs' Protest. The Boston Globe. 5 December 1982. Page 78
  2. ↑ NBA stats. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on January 2, 2009.
  3. ↑ Dennis D'Agostino. A Rule Book Legacy Archived 2013-12-23 at the Wayback Machine . NBA.com. December 21, 2006. Retrieved on January 2, 2009.
  4. ↑ About Trent Tucker. The Trent Tucker Non-Proft Organization. Retrieved on January 2, 2009.
  5. ↑ "FMR. MPLS. Athletic Director Opens up About Resignation". March 2, 2018.
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