| Natalie Tucker |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Georgetown, Texas
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| Last College:
Texas A&M
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| Height:
5-9
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| Position:
Guard
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At ASU: Will return for her senior campaign after starting all every game at point guard in the last two seasons … mentally tough player who has worked hard to get stronger … a scoring point guard who likes to shoot the three … can also penetrate and create off the dribble … has finished in the top 10 in the Pac-10 in assists in each of the last two seasons … also ranks as one of the top free-throw shooters in the conference … needs 130 assists to crack Arizona State’s top five career list … one of the most consistent players on the team at both ends of the floor last season despite playing over 30 minutes per game.
1999-2000: One of just two Sun Devils to start all 29 games last year … led the team in minutes, averaging 30.9 minutes per game … played an average of 33.3 minutes per contest over the first seven of the season when the Sun Devils were shorthanded in the backcourt, including a season-high 37 minutes at Wake Forest Nov. 26 … 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 … has hit the century mark in assists in each of the last two seasons for a total of 240 in her career … heads in to her senior year in eighth place on Arizona State’s career assists list … 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 a career-best 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, 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: Is pursuing a career in business management ... a 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.
CAREER BESTS
Points: 17 vs. Gonzaga, 12/5/98
Field Goals: 6 at Kansas, 1/2/00
Field Goal Attempts: 9 (two times), last vs. USC, 1/20/00
3-Pointers: 3 (four times), last vs. Washington State, 2/10/00
3-Point Attempts: 5 (two times), last at Kansas, 1/2/00
Rebounds: 7 vs. SW Louisiana, 11/28/98
Assists: 8 (three times), last vs. Stanford, 1/6/00
Steals: 7 at Washington State, 1/9/99
Blocks: 1 (four times), last vs. Stanford, 1/6/00
Minutes: 39 vs. St. Joseph's, 12/6/98
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
REB-AVG. F-D A TO S BLK PTS.-AVG.
92-3.4 70-1 130 142 49 1 221-8.2
