Athlete Spotlight: Tanisha Tucker

University Girls Basketball 

Top Freshman Candidate

Tanisha Tucker

By Dominique Joseph

With an outstanding 25-2 record as of today, February 27, 2018, University High School’s Girls Basketball team does not plan on stopping until they win it all.

The team has been on a roll, being on a 20 game winning streak and being undefeated on the road. Although the team is led by seniors, the underclass men have played a huge role in the team’s excellence.

Freshman, Tanisha Tucker, has been a huge help since the season started and has continued to do so. Tucker, averaging 7.4 points a game, scoring a career high of 25 points against our biggest rival, Newark Tech, is doing better than most freshman in her position.

As a freshman, Tanisha already has the game of basketball down pack and knows almost everything about the sport and has the potential to become an All- American by the time she graduates in 2021. She loves the game so much and it shows when she is on the court. Tucker plays so passionately and is pretty much unstoppable when the ball is in her possession.

After speaking with Tucker, she admits “being a point guard can sometimes be hard, but I’ve learned to deal with the pressure.” I couldn’t agree with Tanisha more, after all, this is just year one of her high school basketball career and she plays like the a seasoned player.

Tucker is looking forward to playing her next three seasons here at University High School and plans to make the best of her time here.

It is amazing to be on the court with Tanisha, she brings so much positive energy and enthusiasm on the court and lifts everyone up. She is sure to be University’s next 1,000 point scorer.

You can vote for Tanisha to be the top freshman in New Jersey. When I asked her how she felt about being in the running for top NJ Freshman Basketball player. Tucker said, "I am humbled and honored. I'm sure I won't win but it feels good to be recognized."

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