| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 24, 1943 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | May 7, 2001 (aged 58) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Jefferson (Dayton, Ohio) |
| College | Oklahoma Baptist (1964–1967) |
| NBA draft | 1967: 1st round, 6th overall pick |
| Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | |
| Playing career | 1967–1972 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 33, 23, 16, 35, 12 |
| Career history | |
| 1967–1969 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1969 | Cincinnati Royals |
| 1969–1970 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1970–1971 | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1971–1972 | The Floridians |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NBA and ABA statistics | |
| Points | 3,541 (10.1 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,740 (4.9 rpg) |
| Assists | 342 (1.0 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Albert Amos[1] Tucker Jr. (February 24, 1943 – May 7, 2001) was an American professional basketball player. Born in Dayton, Ohio, Tucker is sometimes credited with inventing the alley-oop with his brother Gerald while at Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, Oklahoma.[2][3]
- ^ "Al Tucker Stats".
- ^ Andrieson, David (October 13, 2007), "Sonics ushered Seattle into the big time 40 years ago Saturday", The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- ^ Posnanski, Joe (April 6, 2008). "Get ready for alley-oop game between KU and Memphis". The Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved June 3, 2014.