Will Tucker break FAU career assist record tonight vs. FIU?
By Marcus Nelson
You may have missed it, and if you did you certainly have a good excuse, but on Wednesday I wrote that Florida Atlantic guard Alex Tucker is closing in on the school’s all-time assist record.
Tucker picked up six assists at South Alabama on Thursday and has 498 in his career. He might have logged a few more vs. the Jaguars except he left the game to have his lip stitched – a procedure that took the South Alabama medical staff several minutes longer than it should have – after it was split open during the game. By the way, I’m hearing FAU people were not very happy with Tucker missing several minutes of the game due to the lack of urgency on getting Tucker getting back on the court by South Alabama doctors.
Assuming Tucker doesn’t miss a large portion of tonight’s game for a minor medical procedure that for some reason (such as a close basketball game) takes longer than it should have, could he set the record tonight?
Tucker needs seven assists to tie and eight to pass the 505 Earnest Crumbley had from 2001-03. Tucker is averaging 3.7 assists per game this season and had eight vs. the Panthers two weeks ago.
However, Tucker did have a school-record 16 assists vs. FIU in the 2009-10 season, so it is possible, but more than likely the mark will come vs. Denver on Thursday, but I will still be keeping a “Tucker Tracker” for tonight’s game and will be Tweeting updates as he gets near the record.
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