Honors and Awards:
- All-MAC Freedom Second Team (2016-17)
- All-MAC Freedom Honorable Mention (2017-18)
- MAC Freedom Player of the Week (11/20/17)
- AJ Buchanan Classic Most Valuable Player (2017)
- AJ Buchanan Classic All-Tournament Team (2015)
- Academic All-MAC (2017-18)
- MAC Winter Academic Honor Roll (2015-16, 2017-18)
Career: Became the 26th player in school history to score 1,000 points … finished 22nd all-time with 1,090 points in just 86 games … ninth at Manhattanville in rebounds (716), third in rebounds per game (8.3) and fourth in blocks (89).
2017-18: Started 24 of 25 games as a senior … led the Valiants in scoring (12.6 ppg), rebounding (9.9 rpg), blocks (24) and minutes played (28.8 mpg) ... led the MAC Freedom in total rebounds (247) and also finished second in rebounds per game and fifth in blocks … recorded a team-high 11 double-doubles on the year … averaged 13.5 ppg and 13.5 rpg against William Paterson (11/17) and Western Connecticut State (11/18) to earn AJ Buchanan MVP honors and MAC Freedom Player of the Week recognition … had a career-best five blocks against Hartwick (12/21) … hauled in a career-high 20 rebounds at King’s (1/13), the most by a Valiant since 2004 and tied for seventh on the school single-game list … went for a season-high 22 points in his final collegiate game at Misericordia (2/17).
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2016-17: Started all 24 of his appearances as the team’s top frontcourt presence … averaged a career-high 17.1 points and 9.0 rebounds per game … posted a team-best 11 double-doubles and scored in double figures in 23 of 24 games … was the only MAC Freedom player to finish in the top-five in both scoring and rebounding, ending the year third in both categories … also ranked third in the MAC Freedom in blocks (32) and minutes per game (32.4) as well as seventh in field-goal percentage (.449) … sunk 5-of-7 three-pointers on the way to 25 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks against Mount St. Mary (12/6) … had 21 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high-tying four blocks in a win over Delaware Valley (2/8) … picked up his final double-double with a big game versus FDU-Florham (2/14), recording a career-high 31 points, a season-best 15 rebounds, three assists and two blocks.
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2015-16: Started all 25 games for Manhattanville as a sophomore … ranked third on the team with 11.6 points per game and finished fourth in the MAC Freedom with 196 rebounds (7.8 rpg) … also led the squad with 30 blocks, a .526 field-goal percentage (113 for 215), and 40.0 percent shooting (22 of 55) from beyond the arc … scored in double figures in 17 of 25 games this year … recorded his first career double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds to go with three blocks and three steals against Elizabethtown (11/15) … netted 20 points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked a career-high four shots in a win over John Jay (1/8) … scored a career-best 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting and hauled in 10 rebounds to help beat Misericordia (1/16) … recorded his sixth double-double of the year with 10 points and 10 boards in the season finale against Misericordia (2/20).
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2014-15: Averaged 19 minutes per game over the first 12 contests of the season, all starts … ranked third on the team by averaging 6.2 points per game and also grabbed 58 rebounds (4.8 rpg) … had nine points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals in his collegiate debut at Westfield State (11/15) … scored a season-high 13 points, including the game-winning buzzer beater, and added a season-best three steals to defeat SUNY Purchase (11/19) … added 11 points in back-to-back wins over SUNY Brockport (11/25) and Hunter (12/1) … hauled in a season-best nine rebounds at Wilkes (12/6).
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High School: A 2014 graduate of New Rochelle High School … a four-year basketball player for the Huguenots … averaged 12 points and 10 rebounds per game as a senior, earning All-Conference honors and the team’s Most Improved Player award … helped the squad to county and regional championships and a berth in the New York State title game.
Personal: Son of Mire and Anton Tuci … has three siblings: Altin, Frrok and Melisa.
