Rayjon Tucker

Tucker was born Sep. 24, 1997 in Charlotte, North Carolina to parents Tuwanna McNeely-Tucker and Robert Tucker. His father was an athlete as well, as he played football at Western Carolina. Tucker also has four siblings: Tevin, Bri, Trey and Brooklyn. Tucker attended high school at Northside Christian Academy in Charlotte, where he averaged a double-double as a senior and took his team to the state championship game. During his three collegiate seasons (split between Florida Gulf Coast and Arkansas-Little Rock), Tucker had academic interest in communication and sport management. His favorite book is "Gifted Hands" by Ben Carson. You can follow Tucker on Twitter (@th3flighttuck) and on Instagram (@th3flight). Tucker played two seasons of college ball at Florida Gulf Coast before transferring to Arkansas-Little Rock for his final year. As a freshman, Tucker appeared in 35 games (one start) and put up averages of 6.2 points and 3.0 rebounds. He converted a game-winning and-1 finish with 10.6 seconds left in a Dec. 13 matchup against UMass,, which earned him Atlantic Sun Conference Newcomer of the Week honors. As a sophomore, Tucker improved his scoring to 7.7 ppg and reached double figures 10 times. He also led the team in three-point shooting (45.3 percent). Tucker sat out the 2017-18 season before joining Arkansas-Little Rock for his final year of eligibility. He was awarded second-team All-Sun Belt honors after averaging 20.3 points and 6.7 rebounds. That scoring number was also good for fourth in the conference. Tucker was not selected in the 2019 draft, but signed with the Jazz in late-December.