TRIBUTE TO THE CLASS OF 2023: Nasir Tucker, Atlantic Tech basketball

Posted by Dave O'Sullivan | Sep 27, 2023

The Atlantic Tech boys basketball program has been trying for years to gain some respect, not only in the Cape-Atlantic League, but around South Jersey. This year, led by five seniors in the starting lineup, the RedHawks may have announced their arrival as a program to be reckoned with.
Leading the charge was point guard Nasir Tucker. Despite being only about 5-foot-7, Tucker led the team in scoring with 311 points, in assists with 125 and in steals with 49. He hit 33 three-pointers and added an impressive 145 rebounds to go along with stellar defense. He had a motor that never seemed to run out of gas, and led Atlantic Tech to a school-record 20-win season.
With Tucker handling the ball, the RedHawks scored wins over quality teams like Cherokee, Atlantic City, Wildwood Catholic, Hammonton, and Bridgeton, and made it to the second round of the state playoffs.

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Dave O'Sullivan

Sully, as he’s known throughout South Jersey, began his newspaper career in 1995 and has worked for some of New Jersey’s top papers, including The Asbury Park Press and Press of Atlantic City, as a writer and editor. He’s earned several New Jersey Press Association awards and continues to produce high quality reporting, writing and photography. A native of Ocean County, Sully played high school baseball at Lacey Township High and college baseball at Pfeiffer University in North Carolina. After a successful 15-year career in the newspaper business, Sully launched Glory Days Magazine in 2013 and for nearly a decade has been bringing fans outstanding and insightful coverage of high school sports throughout South Jersey.