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UJ, VCSU basketball players, named All-Americans

Buck&BrequanJamestown (CSi) Jessica Buck and Brequan Tucker from the University of Jamestown basketball teams have earned All-American honors for the second straight year.

Buck was named to the first team for the second consecutive season, while Tucker earned his second straight third-team designation.

Buck was one of 10 first-team selections.

Tucker became the career scoring leader in just three seasons for the Jimmies.

The senior from Joliet, Ill., amassed 1,776 points and also holds the career scoring average record at 20.4 points per game.

The 6-foot guard led the Jimmies in scoring (21.9), rebounding (6.5) and assists (3.5) this season. For his career he had 444 rebounds, 265 assists and 122 steals.

The Jimmies finished the season with a record of 17-12.

Other NSAA players chosen were junior Megan Klein (honorable mention) of Dickinson State, junior Kyle Kilgore (second team) of Dakota State and Valley City State sophomore Jayden Ferguson (honorable mention).