Morgan Tuck

Morgan Tuck (born April 30, 1994) is an American former professional basketball player.

She played her first four WNBA seasons with the Connecticut Sun.

She won 4 consecutive NCAA championships with the University of Connecticut.

She completed her high school career at Bolingbrook High School in Bolingbrook, Illinois.

She played on the USA Basketball U17, U18 and U19 teams, where she helped each team win a gold medal.

Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Tuck played from an early age, but didn't think she was very good at it.

She got better, and was good enough to earn a roster spot on the USA U16 team, although a knee injury prevented her from competing as a part of that team.

Her high school teams had a combined record of 83–7 in her first three seasons, each of which culminated in a state championship.

The Tournament of Champions is an annual event, since 1997, showcasing the best high school girls basketball teams.

She was named Freshman of the Year by ESPN Rise in 2009, as well as Sophomore of the Year in 2010.

Her senior year, the team had a record of 27–2, reaching the supersectionals, and failing to win the state title for the first time in her career.

She averaged 27.7 points and 10.2 rebounds per game as a senior.

She earned the title of Ms. Basketball for the state of Illinois twice, once as a freshman and again as a senior.

Only two other players had won the award twice at that time: Cappie Pondexter and Candace Parker.

Tuck earned a spot on the U17 team in 2010.

Coach Katie Meier named Tuck one of the two captains of the team, along with Breanna Stewart.

The team competed in the 2010 FIBA U17 World Championship for Women, held in Rodez & Toulouse, France.

Tuck earned a starting position in five of the eight games, and was the leading scorer in the game against Turkey.

She helped the team win all eight games and earn the gold medal in the competition.

The 2011 event, held in Phoenix, Arizona included 96 of the best basketball programs in the country.

Bolingbrook, considered to be the number 1 team by USA Today, was assigned to the Smith Division, where they faced Cicero – North Syracuse High School (C-NS).

The C-NS team, beat Bolingbrook 43–40 for their only loss of the tournament.

After the loss to C-NS, Bolingbrook faced St. Mary's (Stockton, Calif.) Tuck put up 35 points, and dominated post play to help her team defeat St. Mary's 60–39.

Tuck earned a place on the All-Tournament team, helped in part by a 35-point and 14 rebound performance against a team from Texas.

She scored 35 points in two different games in the tournament.

She continued her USA Basketball career with a position on the U19 team which competed in Puerto Montt, Chile in July 2011.

Tuck started five of the nine games played.

The team lost one game to Canada, but earned a spot in the medal round.

The team beat France, then Brazil, and faced Spain in the gold-medal game.

The lead changed several times in the early minutes, but the USA team opened up a larger lead, and won the gold medal.

Tuck was selected to the 2012 Women's Basketball Coaches Association High School Coaches' All-America Team.

The top twenty high school players in the country are named as WBCA All-Americans, and eligible to play in the all-star game.

She participated in the 2012 WBCA High School All-America Game, scoring eight points.

Tuck was named to the USA U18 team in 2012.

The team was competing at the 2012 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Women, held in Gurabo, Puerto Rico in August 2012.

The team dominated the preliminary rounds, winning each of the three games by at least 40 points.

In the semifinal game against Canada, Tuck hit nine of twelve field goal attempts and scored 22 points to lead all scorers, and help the USA team defeat Canada 95–46.

In the gold-medal game against Brazil, the team found itself in unfamiliar territory—losing by double digits.

Brazil opened on a 9–0 run and extended the lead to 18–7.

The USA teams settled down and chipped away at the lead, eventually winning 71–47.