University of South Alabama Athletics

2006-07:  Competed in 23 games for USA as a junior, while starting six...averaged 3.4 ppg in nearly 14 minutes of action...after seeing limited time for much of the season, came off the bench to record a then career-high 12 points in a 72-57 victory over North Texas (Jan. 28)...Against the Mean Green, Tucker was 4-of-9 from the field and 4-for-4 from the free throw line...in the first round playoff victory over UNT (Feb. 28), she bested that total with a 17-point outing, including a 6-for-8 performance from the field...Tucker had a career-high 35 minutes against Arkansas State on Feb. 11.

Prior to USA (At Arizona Western):  Lettered two years at Arizona Western Community College in Yuma, Ariz...she was a two-year starter at the point for AWC...named a First Team All-Region I Division I and Second Team All-Arizona Community College Athletic Conference selection as a sophomore...guided the Lady Matadors to their fifth straight 20-win season...led the team in points (15.5 per game, eighth-best in the ACCAC), assists and free throw percentage...under Tucker’s direction, Arizona Western won eight of its last 10, and brought the Matadors from trailing Cochise by three games for the final playoff spot with seven games left to a tie at the end of the season (the Lady Matadors lost the tiebreaker to the Lady Apaches)...in her final game at AWC, she scored 24 points to lead them to a 92-60 win over Glendale...in 30 games for Arizona Western in 2006, Tucker went to the charity stripe 176 times.

High School:  Lettered four years in basketball at Millikan Senior High School in Long Beach, Calif...an all-league selection all four years.

Personal:  Jeanette Ellsse Tucker...born in Long Beach, Calif...Has one older sister and one younger brother...favorite movie is Love and Basketball...favorite WNBA team is the L.A. Sparks...favorite athlete is Tamika Dixon...favorite musical artist is TLC...favorite foods are chicken and potatoes...nickname is "JT"...Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.