Dakarai Tucker (born May 13, 1994) is an American

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player for

Hapoel Galil Elyon Hapoel Galil Elyon ( he, הפועל גליל עליון), also known as Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion for sponsorship reasons, is an Israeli basketball club. The team competes in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli b ...

of the

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. He played

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for the

Utah Utes The Utah Utes are the intercollegiate athletics teams that represent the University of Utah, located in Salt Lake City. The athletic department is named after the Ute tribe of Native Americans. The men's basketball team is known as the Runnin' ...

College career

Tucker came to

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from Serra High School in

Gardena, California Gardena is a city located in the South Bay (Los Angeles County), South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 58,829 at the 2010 census, up from 57,746 at the 2000 census. ...

. As a freshman, Tucker came off the bench, averaging 11.1 minutes, 3.1 points, and 1.2 rebounds per game. He had season highs of 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. As a sophomore, Tucker started 22 of the 33 games that season, averaging 6.8 points and 1.8 rebounds. Tucker was a Honorable Mention All-Academic

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selection. As a junior, Tucker started 3 games, averaging 7.2 points and 2.4 rebounds per game, helping his team reach a record of 26–9, 2nd in the Pac-12. His senior year saw a decline in his minutes, as he went from 20.2 minutes per game as a junior to 18.5 minutes per game. He did not start in a single game, and averaged 5.4 points and 2.4 rebounds.

Professional career

On October 31, 2016, Tucker tried out with the

Salt Lake City Stars The Salt Lake City Stars are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and are affiliated with the Utah Jazz. As of the 2022-23 season, the Stars play in the Maverik Center in West Valley City, U ...

. After playing one game, in which he scored six points, he was placed on waivers. On April 4, 2017, the

Rio Grande Valley Vipers The Rio Grande Valley Vipers are an American professional basketball team of the NBA G League based in Edinburg, Texas, and are affiliated with the Houston Rockets. The Vipers play their home games at the Bert Ogden Arena. The Vipers have won f ...

claimed Tucker, and played the remainder of the postseason with them. On October 20, 2018, Tucker returned to the Vipers, and played 49 games, starting in 22 of them. He averaged 13 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game. In 2019, Tucker played two games on the

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Summer League team. On July 23, 2019, Tucker signed with

Szolnoki Olajbányász Szolnoki Olajbányász is a professional basketball team based in Szolnok, Hungary. The team also goes by the name of ''Olaj'', which is a well-known nickname in the country. The club competes in the Hungarian League. Established in 1959, it is ...

of the Hungarian league. He averaged 15.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game. Tucker was selected 17th overall in the 2021 NBA G League draft by the

Iowa Wolves The Iowa Wolves are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Des Moines, Iowa, and are affiliated with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Wolves play their home games at the Wells Fargo Arena and compete in the Western ...

. He averaged 11.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game with the Wolves. On August 5, 2021, Tucker signed with

Ironi Ramat Gan Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan ( he, מכבי עירוני רמת גן, formerly Ironi Ramat Gan) is a male basketball club based in Ramat Gan in central Israel. The team plays in Liga Leumit (basketball), Liga Leumit, the second division in Israeli baske ...

of the

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. On September 1, 2022, he has signed with

of the

Career statistics

College

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, 33 , , 22 , , 20.1 , , .435 , , .392 , , .850 , , 1.8 , , 0.8 , , 0.3 , , 0.1 , , 6.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;",

, 31 , , 3 , , 20.2 , , .437 , , .360 , , .818 , , 2.4 , , 0.6, , 0.4 , , .0.3, , 7.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;",

, 36 , , 0 , , 18.5 , , .434 , , .417 , , .759 , , 2.4 , , 0.7 , , 0.4 , , 0.4 , , 5.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 125 , , 26 , , 17.9 , , .443 , , .390 , , .796 , , 2.0 , , 0.6 , , 0.4 , , 0.4 , , 5.7

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tucker, Dakarai 1994 births Living people American men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Hungary Basketball players from California Iowa Wolves players People from Gardena, California Rio Grande Valley Vipers players Salt Lake City Stars players Shooting guards Utah Utes men's basketball players