Skip to main content

Mike Lucas: Tucker embraces African-American history lessons

More than one opposing player has identified Alando Tucker’s recognition skills – or vision – as one of his defining strengths. Vision, that is, in the context that the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball player has shown the ability to read the floor. That has allowed Tucker to create some scoring opportunities for his teammates while attacking vulnerable areas in a defense. “He finds seams well in the zone,” Penn State’s Jamelle Cornley observed after Tucker scored 24 points in Wednesday night’s victory over the Nittany Lions. “He’s an exceptional player.”

And person.

(Other Badger athletes are also included in this article.)