MILWAUKEE - Voting for The Basketball Tournament has entered the final month and the "Banner Boys" need your vote!
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The team currently sits ninth in the TBT Midwest Region – and they must finish in the Top 9 to advance. Voting ends June 1.
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Ed McCants and his group of Milwaukee Panther basketball alumni are not only playing to represent their school, they are also playing for a greater cause. The team has announced it will donate $200,000 to help combat the heroin epidemic should they win.
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Over the course of the next few weeks we will look at the roster that has been assembled. Up next is Joah Tucker.
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Tucker was one of the most accomplished players in Milwaukee men's basketball history despite playing only three seasons (2003-06) for the Panthers after transferring from Bradley University. The 6-foot-5 guard/forward led Milwaukee to three postseason appearances in his three years and during the 2005 NCAA Tournament, he averaged a whopping 25.3 points per game in helping the Panthers reach the Sweet 16.
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A starter in all 94 of his career games as a Panther, Tucker ranks eighth on the school's career scoring chart with 1,416 points and averaged 15.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. He was a two-time First Team All-Horizon League pick and in the 2005 NCAA Regional semifinal game versus eventual national runner-up Illinois tallied a career-best 32 points.
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