Jim Tucker, a power forward who played in the NBA during the 1950s, died on 5/14 at age 87.

Tucker, who played in 3 seasons with the Syracuse Nationals, had his debut in the Association on 1/30/1955. Although he only appeared in 20 regular season games, he experienced what many NBA legends never did...being part off an NBA Championship team in 1954-55, his rookie season. He played in 70 games in 1955-56, and then ended his career after 9 games in 1956-57.

Dave Miedema





Jim Tucker on left, dark uniform.