2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

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22 Christian Tucker

  • Position Guard
  • Class Senior
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 180
  • Hometown Mesa, AZ
  • High School Gilbert Perry HS
  • Prev School UTSA
  • Major Graduate Certificate Program

Biography

At Cal
2024-25 (Gr.)
  • Opted to enter the transfer portal following the 2024-25 season
  • Played in all 33 games in his first season as a Golden Bear
  • Primarily came off the bench, averaging 1.7 points & 1.0 assist in 12.0 minutes per game in Cal's backcourt
  • Tallied nearly 23 minutes per game in 4 consecutive starts between Nov. 21-Dec. 3
  • Had multiple assists in 10 games, including 5 of the first 7 games of the season
  • Had season highs in assists (4) & steals (4) in a start vs. Stanford (March 12) in the ACC Tournament Second Round
  • Season-high 8 points in win over Cal Poly (Nov. 7)
  • Recorded 7 points, 4 boards, 1 assist & 1 steal in a loss to SMU (Feb. 26)
  • Was 1 of 10 scholarship transfers to join the Golden Bears during the 2024 offseason
Before Cal
2023-24 (Jr.) (UTSA)
  • Finished his undergraduate degree in the summer prior to arriving at Cal during the 2024 offseason
  • Started all 32 games played in his final season at UTSA
  • Averaged 5.4 assists per game, ranking 34th nationally & second in the American Athletic Conference
  • Averaged 11.3 points, 2.9 rebounds & 1.1 steals in a team-leading 33.0 minutes played per game
  • Shot 41% (102-of-249) from the floor & was excellent at the free-throw line, owning an AAC-leading 87.5% clip (126-of-144)
  • His assist-to-turnover ratio (2.62) was 42nd nationally
  • Matched UTSA & AAC single-game records with 14 assists vs. Tulsa (Feb. 28)
  • Tallied three double-doubles, all of the points-assists variation
    • 13 points, 11 assists vs. Lamar (Nov. 30)
    • 19 points, 12 assists vs. Florida Atlantic (Jan. 21)
    • 12 points, 14 assists vs. Tulsa (Feb. 28)
  • Dished seven-plus assists nine times; eight of those performances came with two turnovers or less
  • Scored double-figure points 21 times, including a 23-point effort at Little Rock (Dec. 13) in which he knocked down 4-of-5 from beyond the arc
  • Made 12-of-15 free throws in an 18-point game vs. Western Illinois (Nov. 6) & was 10-of-10 at the line in his double-double vs. Florida Atlantic (Jan. 21)
  • Five games with three or more steals, including four vs. Rice (Feb. 3) & Tulsa (Feb. 28)
  • His 173 total assists rank second on UTSA's single-season record list
2022-23 (So.) (UTSA)
  • Appeared in 30 games & made six starts, averaging 15.0 minutes per game as a sophomore
  • Averaged 4.8 points, 1.5. rebounds & 1.4 assists per game
  • Improved his shooting percentages, going 48.2% (41-of-85) from the floor & 34.6% (9-of-26) from deep
  • Five double-figure scoring efforts, including two 13-point games
  • 13 points (5-of-8, 3-of-5 from 3) & five assists vs. Louisiana Tech (Jan. 28)
  • Had his second 13-point game as well as four steals in a season-high 32 minutes at FIU (Feb. 25)
  • Shot 9-of-10 at the free throw line against Bethune Cookman (Dec. 18)
  • Logged 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting vs. Florida Atlantic (Jan. 19)
2021-22 (Fr.) (UTSA)
  • Played in 25 games and made six starts in his rookie season at UTSA
  • Averaged 3.4 points, 1.7 rebounds & 1.2 assists in 15.3 minutes played
  • Shot just 29.6% from the floor, but was solid at the free throw line with a 76.7% clip
  • Twice scored in double figures; 12 points at Illinois State (Dec. 21) & 10 points at Charlotte (Jan. 15)
  • Went for nine points, including 6 of 7 from the free-throw line & two blocks in 12 minutes vs. Lamar (Nov. 24)
  • First career start came against Dallas Christian (Jan. 3); tallied five points, six assists & nine rebounds
  • Made his collegiate debut with three points & a steal in 12 minutes vs. Texas A&M-Commerce
High School
  • Graduated from Gilbert Perry High School (Chandler, Arizona) in 2021
  • Averaged 16 points, 5 assists & 5 rebounds as as senior while leading Gilbert Perry to regional championship
  • All-Region First Team & All-State honorable mention as a senior in 2021
  • All-Underclassmen First Team selection as a sophomore
Personal
  • Born on May 6, 2003 in Los Angeles, California
  • Son of Kevin and Rachell Tucker
  • Has one older brother
  • Father, Kevin, played basketball at Northern Arizona & Grand Canyon; later served as the director of security for the Phoenix Suns, Portland Trailblazers, NBAPA & Los Angeles Rams

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