2016-17 JSU Basketball Roster
Biography
JSU CAREER
2015-2016: Appeared in all 31 games during his first year as a Gamecock, while starting the last 20 games of the season … averaged 24.6 minutes in those 31 games while averaging 9.9 points, 2.3 rebound, 1.3 assists and 0.68 steals per game … shot 81 percent from the free throw line, which was a team-best among players with at least 22 attempts … set a career-high in points with 36 in the Gamecocks’ last game of the season, the mark was the most points scored by a JSU player at home since moving up to Division I in 1995 … earned OVC Newcomer of the Week on Dec. 27, following a then-career-high 15-point, five-rebound game at Northern Colorado … became first pair of Gamecocks to score 20 points in a game since Nov. 11, 2013 when he (24) and Erik Durham (20) accomplished the feat.
PRIOR TO JSU
Played one year for head coach Corey Tate at Mineral Area College in Parks Hills, Mo…was a first team all-district and all-region selection…played one year for head coach B.J. Hill at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colo.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years for head coach Danny Farmer at Charleston High School in Charleston, Mo…was an all-state first team player during junior and senior year…averaged 21 points per game during his time in high school…helped his team win the Missouri Class 3A State Championship in 2012.
PERSONAL
Full name Gregory Eugene Tucker…born June 11, 1994, in Paducah, Ky…the son of Tracey Williams and Greg Tucker…has two brothers, Jason Owens and Jeremy Tucker, and two sisters, Gigi Tucker and Marquelle Williams…majoring in liberal studies.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2015-16Junior
Guard
6'2"
195 lbs
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2016-17Senior
Guard
6'2"
195 lbs