After a historic career as a Wisconsin men's basketball student-athlete and professional basketball player, Alando Tucker was hired as the Director of Student-Athlete Engagement in February 2018.
A 2007 graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Tucker is the UW's all-time leading scorer for men's hoops with 2,217 points and played professionally for 10 years, including three years in the NBA.
Tucker works with incoming student-athletes and their families to enhance how they acclimate to life at UW and in the community, in addition to sharing information about and using UW resources.
For Doug Tiedt, the senior associate athletic director student services, it is Tucker's breadth of understanding that make him a great addition to the UW staff.
"After 15 years of experience in intercollegiate and professional athletics as a student-athlete, professional athlete and founder and CEO of a student-centered nonprofit, Alando has provided opportunities of professional development to students, athletes, and parents in communities domestically and internationally," Tiedt shared. "He will be a tremendous asset and resource to not only UW Athletics, but to the greater campus and community."
Tucker and his wife, Krystal, have two sons, Amir and Asaiah.
Basketball Career
He was the first Badger to lead the Big Ten in scoring since Don Rehfeldt in 1950 and set school marks for games played (134), starts (126), minutes played (4,297), field goals (798), free throws (520), free throw attempts (817) and offensive rebounds (769). Tucker was honored as a consensus first-team All-American and Big Ten Player of the Year while being a 2007 finalist for the Naismith, Wooden and Rupp Awards and the Oscar Robertson trophy. Additionally, he helped lead the Badgers to 24 wins, a Big Ten title and a Sweet 16 as a freshman; 25 wins and a Sweet 16 as a redshirt sophomore, and 30 wins and a No. 1 national ranking as a senior.
Tucker was selected 29th overall in the first round of the 2007 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns before also playing for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He played internationally for teams in Europe and the Middle East before retiring from the game.
Throughout his professional career, Tucker also was the founder and CEO of a successful non-profit — Arcitec Basketball — that specializes in life skills development.
He was recently named to the UW Athletic Hall of Fame, part of the University's highly-acclaimed 11-member class of 2018.
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