Dakarai Tucker (born May 13, 1994) is an American

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player for

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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High school

Tucker played basketball at Serra High School in

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. As a senior he averaged 12.4 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.5 steals per game, and hit 80% of his free throws. He was named the 2011-12

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Player of the Year, first-team All-Div. 4, and an Honorable Mention All-State selection by Max Preps.

College career

Tucker came to

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from. As a freshman, Tucker came off the bench, averaging 11.1 minutes, 3.1 points, and 1.2 rebounds per game. He had season highs of 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. As a sophomore, Tucker started 22 of the 33 games that season, averaging 6.8 points and 1.8 rebounds, and was sixth in the Pac-12 in three-point field goal percentage at 41.4%. Tucker was a Honorable Mention All-Academic

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selection. As a junior, Tucker started 3 games, averaging 7.2 points and 2.4 rebounds per game, shooting 81.8% from the free throw line, helping his team reach a record of 26–9, 2nd in the Pac-12. His senior year saw a decline in his minutes, as he went from 20.2 minutes per game as a junior to 18.5 minutes per game. He did not start in a single game, and averaged 5.4 points and 2.4 rebounds.

Professional career

On October 31, 2016, Tucker tried out with the

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. After playing one game, in which he scored six points, he was placed on waivers. On April 4, 2017, the

Rio Grande Valley Vipers The Rio Grande Valley Vipers are an American professional basketball team of the NBA G League based in Edinburg, Texas, and are affiliated with the Houston Rockets. The Vipers play their home games at the Bert Ogden Arena. The Vipers have won f ...

claimed Tucker, and played the remainder of the postseason with them. On October 20, 2018, Tucker returned to the Vipers, and played 49 games, starting in 22 of them. He averaged 13 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game., and shot 81% from the free throw line. In 2019, Tucker played two games on the

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Summer League team. On July 23, 2019, Tucker signed with

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of the Hungarian league. He averaged 15.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game, with an .872 free throw percentage. Tucker was selected 17th overall in the

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. He averaged 11.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game with the Wolves, and shot 87% from the free throw line. On August 5, 2021, Tucker signed with

Ironi Ramat Gan Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan (, formerly Ironi Ramat Gan) is a professional basketball club based in Ramat Gan in the Tel Aviv District. The team currently plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division of Israeli basketball. It plays ...

of the

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. He averaged 16.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game, and shot 87% from the free throw line. On September 1, 2022, he signed with

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of the

. In 2023 he signed with

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of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He averaged 13.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game. On July 9, 2024, Tucker signed with

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Career statistics

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References

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