Alando Forest Tucker (born February 11, 1984 in Lockport, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association, taken with the 29th pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. Tucker played four seasons at The University of Wisconsin–Madison and wore the number 42. Primarily a small forward, he is listed at 6'6" (1.98 m), 205 lbs (95 kg).
Alando attended Lockport Township High School in Lockport, Ill...
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Alando Forest Tucker (born February 11, 1984 in Lockport, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association, taken with the 29th pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. Tucker played four seasons at The University of Wisconsin–Madison and wore the number 42. Primarily a small forward, he is listed at 6'6" (1.98 m), 205 lbs (95 kg).
Alando attended Lockport Township High School in Lockport, Illinois.
Tucker averaged 21.6 points and seven rebounds per game as a junior. He was one of only two juniors to be named to the Herald News AA all-area team.
As a senior Tucker earned all-state honors averaging 22.2 points while hauling in 7.7 rebounds and dishing 5.7 assists per game. He scored 35 points against Joliet, the number one ranked team in the state.
After seeing drugs and gang violence throughout his childhood, Tucker and his older brother Antonio made a pact to stay clean. They pledged to stay drug, tobacco, and alcohol free and...
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