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2000-01: Started 87 consecutive games at point guard for the Sun Devils, every game of her three-year career at Arizona State ... one of the most consistent players on the team ... three-year starter at point guard ... led the team in assists in each of her three seasons at ASU, averaging 4.1 assists per game in her career ... finished sixth in ASU history with 352 career assists ... also ranks sixth on ASU career lists with 65 treys and 10th in free throw shooting (75.8 percent, 166-219) ... reduced her assist-to-turnover ratio each season ... scoring point guard who can shoot the three and create off the dribble ... finished eighth in the Pac-10 in assists with 112 (the third season she topped the century mark in that category), averaging 3.6 assists per game this year ... one of four Sun Devils to start all 31 games ... averaged 5.1 points and 2.3 rebounds in 25.9 minutes per game ... was third in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.58 - 112 assists to 71 turnovers) ... paced the team in assists in 15 games ... finished fifth on the team in scoring ... knocked down 18 three-pointers on the year (third on the team) ... scored in double figures three times including a season-high 12 points vs. South Florida on Nov. 19 and again at Stanford on Jan. 4... also had 10 points on 3-of-5 shooting (including two three-pointers) vs. Stanford on March 10 ... dished out seven assists twice this season (vs. Oregon on Feb. 3 and at Washington State on Feb. 8) ... earned second-team Pac-10 All-Academic honors for the second straight season.
1999-00: One of just two Sun Devils to start all 29 games ... led the team in minutes, averaging 30.9 minutes per game ... played an average of 33.3 minutes over the first seven games of the season when the Sun Devils were shorthanded in the backcourt, ... has started every game in her two years at ASU ... averaged 7.0 points, 3.8 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game ... paced the team with 110 assists ... ranked seventh in the Pac-10 with 3.8 assists per game ... finished the season with a 1.27 assist-to-turnover ratio (110-86), one of four Sun Devils to end the year with a positive mark ... shot 74.4 percent from the free-throw line (64-86) ... finished seventh in the conference in free-throw shooting, hitting 80.3 percent of her attempts in Pac-10 play (49-61) ... hit 23 three-pointers which ranked third on the team ... was the team leader in assists in 20 games ... scored in double figures six times ... matched her career best with 17 points on six-of-nine shooting at Kansas Jan. 2 ... hit three three-pointers in that game, a career best she also matched at Washington State Feb. 10 ... followed that performance up with 11 points and eight assists to help ASU to its first win over Stanford in 15 tries ... hit four-of-five field goals vs. the Cardinal ... scored 13 points at USC Feb. 19, draining a perfect seven-of-seven free throws ... earned second-team Academic All-Pac-10 honors ... started all six of ASU's game in Australia, averaging 6.0 points, 3.8 assists and 3.0 rebounds ... pulled down a team-high eight rebounds vs. the Sydney Sharks.
1998-99: Started all 27 games at the point ... averaged a team second-best 29.9 minutes per game ... averaged 4.8 assists, fourth in the Pac-10 ... posted nine games with six or more assists, including a career-high 10 vs. then-No. 10 UCLA on Jan. 5 ... put together a string of four straight games with at least eight assists from Dec. 21 (UC Santa Barbara) through Jan. 5 (UCLA), with 8 at UCSB, 8 vs. San Jose State and 9 vs. USC ... led the team with 49 steals (1.8 spg) ... was money in the bank for ASU at the charity stripe and was ranked as high as third in the nation in free throw percentage early in the season ... finished the season fourth in the Pac-10 in free-throw shooting at 78 percent (67-of-86) ... made 5 of 6 FTs in an overtime win Feb. 6 vs. Washington and went 5-for-6 in the final minute to help seal the win Jan. 9 at WSU ... was named to the ASU Wells Fargo All-Tournament Team on Dec. 6 ... posted four steals three times (vs. Texas, Gonzaga and USC) ... was voted "Most Improved Player" by her teammates following the season. 1997-98: Redshirted as a Division I transfer.
At Texas A&M: Played in 26 of the Aggies' 27 games in 1996-97, earning a start against Oral Roberts ... averaged 3.6 points, 1.9 assists and 1.6 rebounds and 14.3 minutes ... notched a season-high 13 points at Oklahoma, going 3-for-4 from the field and 7-for-11 from the free-throw line ... gave out a season-high seven assists versus Texas Tech ... saw four minutes against Arizona in her second collegiate game.
High School: Started every game in three years at Georgetown (Texas) High School, leading the Eagles to a combined 93-13 slate ... Georgetown went 34-3 in 1996, including a trip to the state semifinals ... set school career records in scoring (1,753 points), three-point field goals made (192), assists (610) and steals (403) ... as a senior, averaged 19.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 4.3 steals per game ... helped Georgetown to its second straight District 14-5A title en route to being twice named the district MVP ('95, '94) ... garnered consensus first team all-state acclaim as a senior (Texas Basketball Coaches Association, Texas Girls Coaches Association, Texas Sportswriters Association, Texas Basketball Magazine) ... was chosen to play in the TABC and TGCA all-star games and was a finalist for the TGCA Player of the Year Award ... holds the single-game state tournament record for three-point field goals made (8) ... also earned letters in cross country and track and field ... a three-time academic all-district selection ('94, '95, '96).
Personal: Earned her bachelor's degree in business management in the spring of 2001... a three-time Maroon and Gold Scholar Athlete ... parents are Ernest and Beverly Tucker ... has two older sisters, Leslie and Lana ... Lana was a shooting guard for Texas A&M ('97), receiving honorable mention All-Big 12 honors ... born Nov. 29, 1977, in Dallas, Texas ... enjoys reading, sleeping and outdoor activities ... full name is Natalie Ann Tucker.
ASU CAREER STATS
Year G-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT.
98-99 27-27 807-29.9 65-169 .385 24-69 .348 67-86 .779
99-00 29-29 896-30.9 58-146 .397 23-68 .338 64-86 .744
00-01 31-31 803-25.9 53-156 .340 18-63 .286 35-47 .745
Car. 87-87 2506-28.8 176-471 .374 65-200 .325 166-219 .758
REB-AVG. F-D A TO S BLK PTS.-AVG.
92-3.4 70-1 130 142 49 1 221-8.2
71-2.4 69-3 110 86 36 3 203-7.0
92-3.4 43-1 112 71 28 1 159-5.1
233-2.7 182-5 352 299 113 5 583-6.7
CAREER BESTS
POINTS 17 twice (last at Kansas, 1/2/00)
FIELD GOALS 6 twice (last at Kansas, 1/2/00)
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 14 at UCLA, 3/4/99
3-POINTERS 3 five times (last vs. WSU, 2/10/00)
3-POINT ATTEMPTS 6 twice (last at Arizona, 2/24/01)
REBOUNDS 7 twice (last vs. South Florida, 11/19/00)
ASSISTS 10 vs. UCLA, 1/5/99
STEALS 7 at Washington State, 1/9/99
BLOCKS 2 vs. Sam Houston State, 11/21/98
MINUTES 39 vs. St. Joseph's, 12/6/98
