Trent Tucker, known as one of the great 3-point shooters in the NBA, played for the Minnesota Gophers, the New York Knicks and the World Champion Chicago Bulls during his tenure, earning himself a championship ring in 1993 with the Bulls.

Born December 20, 1959, in Taraboro, North Carolina, the youngest of four children. Trent grew up in Flint, Michigan and started playing basketball in 1966 at age seven. He enrolled at the University of Minnesota on a basketball scholarship in 1978. He went on to lead “the Gophers” to a big 10 Conference Championship in 1982.

Drafted sixth in the first round of the NBA draft in 1982 Trent started his career with the New York Knicks and played 11 seasons as a professional ballplayer.

He played in 61 playoff games during his career. Trent holds the “Bulls” record for most 3-pointers in one game and ranks fifth in 3-point field goal percentage in the history of the entire NBA.

After retiring from the NBA in 1993, Trent got involved with the communications industry working as a “broadcast analyst” for the Minnesota Timberwolves for five years and is currently heard on KFAN radio.

Trent has been very active in the Minnesota communities for over 20 years. His basketball camp (named after him) had its 23rd Annual camp session this past year in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is always ready to serve his community. In 1998 he started his own non-profit dedicated to empowering youth to make positive choices, increase self-respect, and develop a vision for the future.