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Trent Tucker - Retired NBA Player for the Chicago Bulls, District Director of Athletics, Minneapolis School District

Trent Tucker

Trent Tucker is known as one of the great 3-point shooters in the NBA, played for several teams including the World Champ Chicago Bulls in 1993.  Trent attended the University of Minnesota on a basketball scholarship and went on to lead “the Gophers” to a big 10 Conference Championship in 1982.  He played in 61 playoff games during his career. Trent holds the Chicago Bulls record for most 3-pointers in one game and ranks fifth in 3-point field goal percentage in the history of the entire NBA.  After retiring from the NBA in 1993, Trent got involved with the communications industry working as a broadcast analyst for the Minnesota Timberwolves and is currently heard on KFAN radio.  Trent has been very active in the Minnesota communities for over 20 years. His basketball camp (named after him) had its 24th Annual camp session this past year in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1998 he started his own non-profit dedicated to empowering youth to make positive choices, increase self-respect, and develop a vision for the future.