Gerald Tucker

Gerald Tucker

Gerald Tuckerwas the head coach on the 1956 USA Men's Basketball Gold Medal Olympic Teamhe was the coach of Bartlesville Phillips 66ers for four seasons from 1954-58 having the most wins in the National Industrial Basketball League each of those 4 seasons. In 1955 Bartlesville Phillips 66ers won the AAU National Basketball Championship against the Luckett-Nix Clippers, Boulder, CO winning 66-64 and in 1956 they were the runner ups to Buchan Bakers, Seattle, WA loosing 59-57

before that he was a star center at 6-foot, 6-inches for University of Oklahoma and in the AAU. In 1943 and 1947 he was named a Helms Foundation All American. In 1947 he was the Helms Foundation Player of the YearHe went on to play for Bartlesville Phillips 66ers of the National Industrial Basketball League where he was a AAU All Americanand made the AAU All-Star Basketball Team which was based on how one played in the National AAU Basketball Tournament in in 1949 and 1950

in 1989 he was named to the Final Four All 40's Team

External links

* [http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=moly_coaches]


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