Elijah Tucker

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-8
Weight:
225
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Canton, Ga.
High School:
Cherokee

2022-23
Played in seven games ... Hit his first career 3-pointer in the BIG EAST Tournament Semifinal win over Creighton on March 10 ... Scored his first basket as a Musketeer vs. Southeastern Louisiana on Nov. 30 .. Saw the first regular season action of his Xavier career in the season opener vs. Morgan State on Nov. 7.

2021-22
Played one minute in the exhibition game against Ferris State on Nov. 5 ... Redshirt season.

AT CHEROKEE HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year starter who earned All-State, First Team All-Region and First Team All-County honors as a junior and a senior under head coach Roger Kvam ... Scored 1,525 career points, second in school history ... Voted Region Player of the Year as a senior after averaging team highs of 21.3 points and 7.4 rebounds per game along with 86 dunks; also led his team in steals and blocks ... As a junior, he posted team highs of 18.8 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game ... Led his team to a 23-5 record and a Region Championship (first region title in over 60 years of the program) as a junior .... Tucker earned a three-star and No. 127 ranking from 247Sports.

KVAM ON TUCKER
“Georgia is a loaded basketball state and we played 11 games against top 10 teams but I went into every game knowing I had the best player on the floor. Our team didn’t have as great a year as we had hoped for but he had a great senior year. He got better every year he was here in his maturity as a player and his leadership. He is so explosive. He’s super-athletic, very active on both ends of the court and he is just scratching the surface of his potential. He’s also a winner with a very high basketball IQ.”

PERSONAL
Full name is Elijah Kole Tucker ... Nicknamed E ... Business major ... Has two siblings, Josiah and Amiah ... Tucker’s parents both enjoyed standout athletic careers at the University of Tennessee ... LaShonda Stephens Tucker played for two national championship women’s basketball teams, including a 39-0 squad in 1998 ... Josh Tucker played in the NFL after finishing his UT career ... Born March 14, 2003, in Canton, Georgia.

XAVIER CAREER HIGHS
Points	3	Creighton (March 10, 2023)
Field Goals Made	1	Creighton (March 10, 2023), Southeastern La. (November 30, 2022)
Field Goals Attempted	2	Creighton (March 10, 2023), at Seton Hall (February 24, 2023), DePaul (February 18, 2023), Southeastern La. (November 30, 2022), Morgan State (November 7, 2022)
3-Pt Field Goals Made	1	Creighton (March 10, 2023)
3-Pt Field Goals Attempted	1	Creighton (March 10, 2023), Southeastern La. (November 30, 2022)
Free Throws Made	1	Marquette (March 11, 2023), DePaul (February 18, 2023)
Free Throws Attempted	3	DePaul (February 18, 2023)
Rebounds	2	Southeastern La. (November 30, 2022)
Assists	1	DePaul (February 18, 2023), Southeastern La. (November 30, 2022)
Blocks	-
Steals	1	at Seton Hall (February 24, 2023)