P. J. Tucker
Encyclopedia
Anthony Leon "P. J." Tucker, Jr. (born May 5, 1985, in Raleigh, North Carolina
) is an American
professional basketball
player who formerly played in the NBA
. He is currently playing for Brose Baskets.
player for the University of Texas, Tucker attended Enloe High School
in Raleigh. In his three seasons at Texas, he scored 1,169 points, including a career-high 594 in the 2005-06 season. He also collected 714 rebounds and dished out 170 assists
, including 107 in 2005-06. He posted 116 steals throughout his career. In that season, he was a Second Team All-American and the Big 12
Player of the Year.
with the 35th pick in the 2006 NBA Draft
and signed a two-year deal with them on July 26, 2006.
On January 5, 2007, the Raptors announced that Tucker had been sent to the Colorado 14ers
of the NBA Development League
. Colorado, led by head coach Joe Wolf, has been designated as Toronto's D-League affiliate for the 2006-07 season. On February 6, 2007, the Raptors recalled Tucker to the NBA. On March 6, 2007, Tucker was sent back to the 14ers.
On March 24, 2007, Tucker was waived by the Toronto Raptors
in order to free up a roster spot for Luke Jackson. Tucker was on the 2007 summer league roster for the Cleveland Cavaliers
.
At the 2007-08 season with Hapoel Holon
from Ligat Winner
, Tucker won the MVP trophy and led his team to the league title. Holon broke Maccabi Tel Aviv's fourteen year streak as Israeli champions.
For the 2008-2009 season he signed with the BC Donetsk
team that was just promoted to the Ukrainian Basketball Super League
. He led the team to a current third place in the league at its first appearance there. A season ending knee injury didn't prevent Tucker from finishing the season with the highest average of points per game in the league. On October 7, 2009 Tucker renewed his contract with Donetsk for the 2009-10 season. After the team bankrupted he returned to Israel in March 2010 and signed for his current team until the end of the season. In August 2010 he signed with Aris BC
for the 2010-11 season, but he was released in March 2011. In April 2011 he signed with Sutor Basket Montegranaro
in Italy
.
In July 2011 he signed a one-year deal with the German
Euroleague
participant Brose Baskets Bamberg.
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | Toronto Raptors
| 17 || 0 || 4.9 || .500 || .000 || .571 || 1.4 || 0.2 || 0.1 || .0 || 1.8
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Hapoel Holon
| 28 || || 27.17 || .582 || .462 || .610 || 7.28 || 1.25 || 1.25 || 0.25 || 15.03
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
| align="left" | BC Donetsk
| 15 || || 33.38 || .550 || .270 || .830 || 5.73 || 2.40 || .2 || .27 || 20.2
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player who formerly played in the NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
. He is currently playing for Brose Baskets.
College
A former college basketballCollege basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
player for the University of Texas, Tucker attended Enloe High School
Enloe High School
The William G. Enloe GT/IB Center for the Humanities, Sciences, and the Arts, more commonly called Enloe High School , is a Wake County public magnet, Gifted & Talented, and International Baccalaureate high school located in east Raleigh, North Carolina. The school is named after William Gillmore...
in Raleigh. In his three seasons at Texas, he scored 1,169 points, including a career-high 594 in the 2005-06 season. He also collected 714 rebounds and dished out 170 assists
Assist (basketball)
In basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads to a score by field goal, meaning that he or she was "assisting" in the basket. There is some judgment involved in deciding whether a passer should be credited with an assist...
, including 107 in 2005-06. He posted 116 steals throughout his career. In that season, he was a Second Team All-American and the Big 12
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
Player of the Year.
Professional career
He was selected by the Toronto RaptorsToronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA's re-expansion...
with the 35th pick in the 2006 NBA Draft
2006 NBA Draft
The 2006 NBA Draft was held on June 28, 2006 at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players,...
and signed a two-year deal with them on July 26, 2006.
On January 5, 2007, the Raptors announced that Tucker had been sent to the Colorado 14ers
Colorado 14ers
The Colorado 14ers were a team in the NBA Development League which began play in 2006-07. They were affiliated with the Denver Nuggets, New Jersey Nets and Toronto Raptors of the NBA. The 14ers played their home games at the Broomfield Event Center in the Denver suburb of Broomfield, Colorado. ...
of the NBA Development League
NBA Development League
The NBA Development League, or NBA D-League, is the National Basketball Association's official minor league basketball organization. Known until summer 2005 as the National Basketball Development League , the NBA D-League started with eight teams in the fall of 2001...
. Colorado, led by head coach Joe Wolf, has been designated as Toronto's D-League affiliate for the 2006-07 season. On February 6, 2007, the Raptors recalled Tucker to the NBA. On March 6, 2007, Tucker was sent back to the 14ers.
On March 24, 2007, Tucker was waived by the Toronto Raptors
Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA's re-expansion...
in order to free up a roster spot for Luke Jackson. Tucker was on the 2007 summer league roster for the Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...
.
At the 2007-08 season with Hapoel Holon
Hapoel Holon
-External links:* * *...
from Ligat Winner
Ligat Winner
Ligat HaAl , or the Israeli Basketball Super League, is the top tier of league basketball competition in Israeli basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball competition. For sponsorship reasons, the league is also referred to as Ligat Loto , lit...
, Tucker won the MVP trophy and led his team to the league title. Holon broke Maccabi Tel Aviv's fourteen year streak as Israeli champions.
For the 2008-2009 season he signed with the BC Donetsk
BC Donetsk
BC Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional basketball club, that is based in Donetsk. The mascot of the team is a tiger, which also appears on their symbol, and the "Tigers" is also the nickname of the team.-History:...
team that was just promoted to the Ukrainian Basketball Super League
Ukrainian Basketball Super League
The Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague is the top professional basketball league in Ukraine.-2010–2011 Teams:* Azovmash Mariupol* BC Kyiv* Khimik Yuzhny* MBС Mykolaiv* BC Donetsk* BC Budivelnik* BC Halychyna* BC Hoverla* BC Dnipro-Azot...
. He led the team to a current third place in the league at its first appearance there. A season ending knee injury didn't prevent Tucker from finishing the season with the highest average of points per game in the league. On October 7, 2009 Tucker renewed his contract with Donetsk for the 2009-10 season. After the team bankrupted he returned to Israel in March 2010 and signed for his current team until the end of the season. In August 2010 he signed with Aris BC
Aris BC
Aris Basketball Club is the professional basketball team of the Thessaloniki-based Greek sport club Aris Thessaloniki. Aris BC was founded in 1922, eight years after the founding of Aris Thessaloniki....
for the 2010-11 season, but he was released in March 2011. In April 2011 he signed with Sutor Basket Montegranaro
Sutor Basket Montegranaro
Sutor Basket Montegranaro, also known for sponsorship reasons as Sigma Coatings Montegranaro, is an Italian League professional basketball club from the town of Montegranaro, Marche...
in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
In July 2011 he signed a one-year deal with the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Euroleague
Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
participant Brose Baskets Bamberg.
College
- 2003–04 season
- Big 12Big 12 ConferenceThe Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
Rookie of the Week, four times - Big 12 All-Freshman team
- All-Big 12, honorable mention
- Big 12
- 2004–05 season
- Big 12 Player of the Week, two times
- 2005-06 season
- Preseason All-Big 12 Team
- Big 12 Player of the Week, four times
- Big 12 Player of the Year
- All-Big 12 First Team (unanimous)
- Big 12 All-Defensive Team
- APAssociated PressThe Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
Second Team All America - Oscar Robertson TrophyOscar Robertson TrophyThe Oscar Robertson Trophy is given out annually to outstanding men's college basketball players by the United States Basketball Writers Association . The trophy is considered to be the oldest of its kind and has been given out since 1959...
finalist - John R. Wooden AwardJohn R. Wooden AwardThe John R. Wooden Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's and women's college basketball players. The program consists of the men's and women's Player of the Year awards, the Legends of Coaching award and recognizes the All–America Teams.The awards, given by the Los...
finalist
NBA Stats
|-| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | Toronto Raptors
Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA's re-expansion...
| 17 || 0 || 4.9 || .500 || .000 || .571 || 1.4 || 0.2 || 0.1 || .0 || 1.8
Non-NBA Stats
|-| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Hapoel Holon
Hapoel Holon
-External links:* * *...
| 28 || || 27.17 || .582 || .462 || .610 || 7.28 || 1.25 || 1.25 || 0.25 || 15.03
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
| align="left" | BC Donetsk
BC Donetsk
BC Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional basketball club, that is based in Donetsk. The mascot of the team is a tiger, which also appears on their symbol, and the "Tigers" is also the nickname of the team.-History:...
| 15 || || 33.38 || .550 || .270 || .830 || 5.73 || 2.40 || .2 || .27 || 20.2