Morgan Tuck

Position: Forward
Height: 6-2 / 188 cms
Weight: 190 lbs / 86 kgs
High School: Bolingbrook High School ‘12
Hometown: Bolingbrook, Illinois

USA Basketball Notes

• Gold Medals: 2012 FIBA Americas U18 Championship, 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship, 2010 FIBA U17 World Championship.
  
• Member of the 2012 USA Basketball U18 National Team that compiled a 5-0 record, captured the gold medal at the 2012 FIBA Americas U18 Championship in Gurabo, Puerto Rico, and qualified the U.S. for the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship.
• Led all athletes in the eight-team tournament for scoring (17.8 ppg.) and field goal percentage (.542), while ranking second for free throw percentage (.806); also averaged 5.0 rpg.
• Member of the 2011 USA U19 World Championship Team which went 8-1 to capture the gold medal at the FIBA U19 World Championship. She averaged 3.6 ppg. and 2.4 rpg. and started five of nine games.
  
• Aided the USA U19s to a 49-37 exhibition victory over Brazil’s U19 squad.
  
• Member of the 2010 USA U17 World Championship Team that posted a perfect 8-0 record in the inaugural FIBA U17 World Championship; started five games and averaged 7.4 ppg. and 5.0 rpg. in fewer than 18 minutes a game.
  
• Helped the U.S. earn a 2-1 record to capture a pre-U17 World Championship tournament title in Spain against U17 national teams from Australia, Canada and Spain.
  
• Named to the 2009 USA Women’s U16 National Team on May 31, 2009, but withdrew after tearing her ACL and was out of the game for four months.

College Notes

• Has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend and play for Connecticut.

High School Honors & Recognition

• Parade Magazine All-American (2012).
  
• WBCA High School All-American (2012), posted eight points and five rebounds for the winning White Team in the WBCA All-America Game.
  
• McDonald’s High School All-American (2012), posted 18 points, three rebounds, one blocked shot and one steal in the McDonald’s High School All-American Game.
  
• Gatorade Illinois Girls Basketball Player of the Year (2012).
  
• MaxPreps All-America first team (2012).
  
• USA Today All-USA first team (2012), second team (2010) and third team (2011).
  
• Parade Magazine All-America second team (2010) and third team (2009).
  
• ESPN Rise.com Freshman of the Year (2009) and Sophomore of the Year (2010).
  
• Illinois Ms. Basketball (2012, 2009), was the first freshman to earn Illinois Ms. Basketball award and is only the third player in state history to win the award twice (Candace Parker, Cappie Pondexter).
  
• Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-State first team (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012); in 2009 was one of only two
  
• freshman to list on any of the three all-state teams (Jewell Loyd was the other).
  
• Helped Bolingbrook finish with a No. 5 final ranking in the USA Today Super 25 in 2009 and 2010.

High School Notes

• Has played four varsity seasons at Bolingbrook High School in Bolingbrook, Ill., where her teams lost just nine games and won three consecutive state titles in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
  
• As a senior in 2011-12, averaged 27.7 ppg., 10.2 rpg., 2.7 spg. and 2.4 apg. as Bolingbrook finished with a 27-2 record and just missed out on a fourth state title following a four-overtime loss in the supersectional to eventual Illinois Class 4A Young.
  
• As a junior in 2010-11, averaged 20.7 ppg. and 6.3 rpg., while shooting 62.4 percent from the field and 75.7 percent from the line as Bolingbrook posted a 29-2 record, its third straight Illinois Class 4A state title and a final No. 2 ranking in the USA Today Super 25.
  
• As a sophomore in 2009-10, started in all 30 games played and averaged 18.2 ppg. and 7.5 rpg. to help her team to a 29-1 record and a 4A state title.
  
• As a freshman in 2008-09, started in 26 of 29 games played and averaged 18.7 ppg., 11.0 rpg., 1.0 apg. and 2.0 bpg. to help Bolingbrook to a 25-4 record and a 4A state title.
  
• Totalled 452 points and 271 rebounds in 2008-09.
  
• Has played AAU for IL Central Elite since 2007, winning the 2002 AAU 12U national championship.

Personal Notes

• Born on April 30, 1994, in Grand Rapids, Mich.
  
• Daughter of Lydia and David Tuck; has one sister, Taylor.
  
• Father played basketball at Ferris State University and her sister plays for the University of Illinois.
  
• Holds a 3.83 weighted GPA.
  
• Has volunteered in the community in association with the National Honor Society.
  
• Started playing basketball when she was seven years old.
  
• During the Beijing Olympic Games, her biggest memory was of Michael Phelps and his quest for eight gold medals.
  
• Plans on studying sports management in college.
  
• Tweets under the handle: @M_Tuck44

Inside Scoop

• This right-hander wears number: 44, because it was available.
  
• Favorite food: Crab legs.
  
• Favorite sports Website: HoopGurlz.com.
  
• Favorite player: Kobe Bryant.
  
• Favorite sport other than basketball: Volleyball.
  
• Favorite non-basketball Olympian: Michael Phelps.
  
• Strangest place you’ve played basketball: On a trampoline.
  
• Away from the court you enjoy: Sleeping.
  
• Most people don’t know: I can juggle.
  
• The most interesting place you’ve visited: Acapulco, Mexico, because it is different than Illinois.
  
• Your first basketball memory: Loving our purple uniforms.
  
• Can’t live without: My phone.
  
• Top 5 movies of all time: The Avengers, Transformers, Superbad, The Hangover, Avatar.
  
• Favorite non-sports mag: Cosmopolitain
  
• Favorite sports mag: Sports Illustrated
  
• Favorite Gatorade flavor: Orange
  
• I have a: male Silky Terrier named Snickers.
  
• If you could drive anything, what would it be? Mercedes SL550 Roadster.
  
• I currently drive: Monte Carlo S55.
  
• Favorite Twitter account you follow: @RatchetCentral.
  
• Batman or Superman? Superman.
  
• Indoor or beach volleyball? Beach.
  
• Sprints or long-distance running? Sprints.
  
• Cricket or lawn bowling? Lawn bowling.
  
• Scrabble or Words with Friends? Scrabble.
  
• Favorite app: Instagram.
  
• Nickname: Mo or Tuck.
  
• Favorite members of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team: Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore and Candace Parker.
  

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