Bryson Tucker

Photo by: Dani Meersman/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Dani Meersman/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Dani Meersman/Indiana Athletics

Position:
Forward
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Bowie, Md.
High School:
Bishop O'Connell

2024-25 (Freshman)
Played 23 games in a reserve role... averaged 5.4 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 0.6 assists per game… shot 37.8% (48-of-127) from the floor and 72.2% (26-of-36) from the free throw line… scored at least eight points nine times with three double-figure outputs… opened the season with two points and two rebounds against SIUE (Nov. 6)... recorded 12 points, six rebounds, one assist, one steal, and one block against Eastern Illinois (Nov. 10)… added four points, three rebounds, and one steal against South Carolina (Nov. 16)... produced 14 points, three rebounds, one assist, and one steal against UNC Greensboro (Nov. 21)... chipped in four points, four rebounds, and one steal against Louisville in the opening round of the Battle 4 Atlantis (Nov. 27)... tallied two points and one rebound against No. 3/4 Gonzaga in the consolation round of the Battle 4 Atlantis (Nov. 28)... posted two points and three rebounds against Providence in the seventh-place game at the Battle 4 Atlantis (Nov. 29)... registered eight points, two rebounds, three assists, and one steal against Sam Houston (Dec. 3)... posted five rebounds and two assists against Miami (Ohio) (Dec. 6)... collected 16 points, six rebounds, and one assist against Minnesota (Dec. 9)... tallied five points, five rebounds, and one steal at Nebraska (Dec. 13)... recorded nine points and three rebounds against Chattanooga (Dec. 21)... chipped in nine points, four rebounds, and one assist against Winthrop (Dec. 29)... finished with one steal against Rutgers (Jan. 2)... totaled two points, three rebounds, and assists at Penn State (Jan. 5)... registered nine points, four rebounds, one assist, and one steal against USC (Jan. 8)... contributed nine points and four rebounds at Iowa (Jan. 11)... charted four points and one rebound against No. 19/20 Illinois (Jan. 14)... saw four minutes of run at No. 10/10 Purdue (Jan. 31)... put up nine points and six rebounds at No. 21/19 Wisconsin (Feb. 4)... added two points, one rebound, and one assist against No. 24/22 Michigan (Feb. 8)... produced three points at No. 11/11 Michigan State (Feb. 11)... registered five minutes of run against UCLA (Feb. 14).

Prep/Personal
2024 McDonald's All-American... five-star prospect by both ESPN and Rivals… consensus top-30 recruit... ranked no. 17 on ESPN, No. 19 on Rivals, and No. 28 on 247Sports... helped lead USA Basketball to a gold medal in the 2021 FIBA Americas Championship by averaging 9.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in the tournament… averaged 11.0 points and 4.3 rebounds in the 2023 Chick-Fil-A Classic… attended the NBPA Top 100 Camp in 2022 and ’23, Stephen Curry’s Camp in 2022 and ’23, the 2022 Under Armour Elite 24 Camp in 2022 and ’23, and Jayson Tatum’s Elite Camp in 2023… son of Byron and Tina Tucker… father, Byron, compiled 1,033 points, 595 rebounds, and 98 blocks in 66 career games while playing collegiately for NC State and George Mason from 1988-92 … a native of Bowie, Md.