Joah Tucker lands on collegeinsider.com Mid-Major All-America squad

March 10, 2006

Milwaukee, Wis. - Senior Joah Tucker of the UW-Milwaukee has been named a Mid-Major All-American by CollegeInsider.com.

The web site, which focuses heavily on non-BCS college basketball teams,selected a 20-person team from across the country. Tucker was the onlyplayer from the Horizon League to make the squad.

Tucker earned All-Horizon League First-Team honors for the second-straightseason while also making the league's all-tournament team. He has scored in double figures in 28 of UWM's 29 games this season, including a currentstreak of 26-straight games. He is the Panthers' leading scorer whileranking second on the team in rebounding.

Tucker has also moved up UWM's career charts. He currently ranks ninth onthe all-divisions all-time scoring list and is sixth on the Division Irebounding list. Plus, Tucker has started 92-straight games, a streak thatincludes his entire Milwaukee career.

The Milwaukee-native helped the Panthers to their third-straight HorizonLeague regular season title and to their second-straight league tournamenttitle. UWM will playing in the NCAA Tournament for the second-straightseason and for the third time in four years.

Story provided by UW-Milwaukee Office of Sports Information

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