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Tucker was arguably the greatest basketball player to wear a Milwaukee uniform. During his career (1999-2003), Tucker averaged 16.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.7 steals per game and helped the Panthers to their first-ever NCAA Tournament berth as a Division I program in 2003.
Tucker was a two-time First Team All-Horizon League pick and collected National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District accolades in 2001-02. A two-time Horizon League All-Defensive Team selection, he was tabbed Most Valuable Player of the 2003 Horizon League Championship. He finished his career as the leading scorer in program history with 1,788 points and still holds career records for field goals made (614) and attempted (1,504), three pointers
made (264) and attempted (744), as well as steals (194). Tucker closed out his time as a Panther by averaging 18.3 points per game his senior campaign.
Following his college career, Tucker went on to enjoy a long professional career overseas and in the NBA D-League. In his honor, the program renamed the yearly Team MVP Award the “Clay Tucker Most Valuable Player Award” in the spring of 2017.
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