5-star class of 2024 wing Bryson Tucker introduced his dedication to Indiana as we speak.
Tucker, a 6-foot-6 wing from Bishop O’Connell in Arlington, Virginia, is taken into account a five-star prospect within the senior class.
The McDonald’s All-American is now the lone Indiana dedication within the 2024 class after Liam McNeeley reopened his recruitment in February.
Tucker had lengthy been believed to be headed to the NBA G-League Ignite crew, however the NBA just lately determined to scrap Ignite, which made school a viable choice for the extremely touted prospect.
He won’t flip 18 till July 5.
This marks the fourth straight spring that Indiana has gained a dedication from a top-30 prospect.
In 2021, this system landed Tamar Bates after Shaka Sensible left Texas for Marquette. In 2022, the Hoosiers earned a dedication from Malik Reneau after Florida coach Mike White left for Georgia. And in 2023, Mackenzie Mgbako reopened his recruitment after Duke’s Kyle Filipowski returned to highschool and selected Indiana.
Tucker is the No. 20 participant nationally within the 2024 class, in accordance with the 247Composite. He additionally thought of Kansas and Michigan State.
In 2021, he averaged 9.5 factors and 4.3 rebounds on USA Basketball’s U16 Nationwide crew that completed 6-0 and gained gold on the 2021 FIBA Americas U16 Championship in Xalpala, Mexico.
Here’s a scouting report on Tucker from Eric Bossi of 247Sports:
“Tucker is an enormous wing who has a fairly polished sport on the offensive finish of the ground. He is ready to use his dimension to complete within the lane the place he’s additionally a really purposeful athlete who can get off the ground rapidly in small areas, modifications course effectively in site visitors and has an excellent body to construct on in a school weight room. The place he actually stands out, although, is along with his skill to attain from the mid vary. Tucker will get to his spots with out losing dribbles, elevates and is problematic for defenses making an attempt to cease him from scoring from between 12 and 17 ft.
“As Tucker will get away from the rim and shoots deeper jumpers, his shot does are likely to flatten out a bit so whereas he’s not a poor shooter from past the three-point line, there’s nonetheless loads of room for him to enhance on the market. Whereas he’s in a position to rapidly get to his spots for one and two dribble pull-ups, Tucker might additionally profit from growing his deal with a bit extra. Due to his dimension and talent to hold extra muscle on his lean body, he ought to be capable to make the adjustment to the school sport comparatively rapidly.”
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