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Tucker DeVries on playing in the Big 12

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2x Larry Bird MVC POY @tucker.devries is going to light it up @wvuhoops this season!

DeVries is the No. 4 rated player in the 2024 CBB Transfer Portal Ranking.

Prior to West Virginia:

• Was the Larry Bird Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year and the MVC Tournament Most Outstanding Player for the second straight year
• Is the only NCAA Division I men’s basketball player to average at least 20.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game
• Ranks ninth in NCAA Division I in scoring (21.6 ppg) and is one of five players with 1,800 points since the 2021-22 season
• Was recently named an Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention selection and was placed on the NABC All-District Team
• This past season, he scored 734 points and reached double figures in all but one contest
• For his career, he has scored 1,867 points (18.0 ppg), grabbed 587 rebounds (5.6 rpg), handed out 261 assists and has 125 steals
• During his three seasons at Drake, he helped the Bulldogs to an 80-26 (.755) record with two NCAA Tournament appearances and two Missouri Valley Conference titles
• Started all 34 games this past season, averaging 35.5 minutes per game
• Shot 44.4% from the field, 36.3% from 3-point range and 81.3% from the free throw line
• Made 87 3-point field goals, averaged 6.7 rebounds per game, dished out 125 assists and had 53 steals
• As a sophomore, he averaged 18.6 points per game and was named MVP of the Paradise Jam Tournament after leading Drake to the championship
• As a freshman, he averaged 13.9 points per game and was named MVC Freshman of the Year, All-MVC Second Team and All-MVC Newcomer Team
• Prior to Drake, he was named 2020-21 Mr. Basketball in the state of Iowa after guiding Waukee High to the Iowa state championship
• Was also named the Gatorade Iowa Boys Basketball Player of the Year
• In three seasons at Waukee, he scored 1,092 points with 430 rebounds, 268 assists and 121 steals
• Set the school’s single season scoring record with 554 points his junior season
 
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