Thursday, January 31, 2008

His Own Man: WSSU freshman is emerging from shadow of brother

It's easy to understand why freshman Isiah Tucker of Winston-Salem State plays with a chip on his shoulder. He has always been in the shadow of his older brother, P.J. Tucker. But he has lived with it his whole life and doesn't mind talking about it.

P.J. Tucker, a former star at Texas who now plays in Israel, is just two years older than Isiah. And at 6-5, he can do almost everything on the court - one reason that the Toronto Raptors made him the 35th pick in last year's NBA Draft. However, P.J. played in just 17 games for the Raptors, and is now playing overseas with hopes of getting back to the NBA.

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