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WNBA star and Connecticut Sun General Manager Morgan Tuck participated in a Q&A session with a group of student panelists at Kirkwood High School on Nov. 6.<\/p>\n
Shown from left are: Nipher\u00a0 Middle School student Niah Brooks; Kirkwood High sophomore basketball player Cruz Wise; Morgan Tuck; Kirkwood High senior basketball player Brooke Rose; Kirkwood High junior basketball player Noah Taylor; and Kirkwood High student Janell Burgett, a representative of the Black Achievement Culture Club. | photo courtesy of the Kirkwood School District<\/p>\n
During a recent trip to the St. Louis area, Women\u2019s National Basketball Association star Morgan Tuck, who serves as general manager of the Connecticut Sun team, made a stop at Kirkwood High School to speak with students in the boys and girls basketball programs. She also spoke to student members of the Black Achievement Culture Club.<\/p>\n
Students heard about Tuck\u2019s experiences as a student athlete, her transition to executive leadership and her journey of perseverance, teamwork and resilience. The visit was coordinated by Nelson Taylor, Kirkwood High School\u2019s head basketball coach.<\/p>\n
\u201cMorgan Tuck has seen the world and has a massive impact on women\u2019s sports,\u201d Taylor told students during Tuck\u2019s visit. \u201cBringing a championship culture to Kirkwood High School is something I am aspiring to do. Morgan Tuck has experience in that culture, both as an athlete and businesswoman, and I want to invite all of you to learn from her today.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tuck grew up in a family of basketball fans. A standout on the court and now in the office, Tuck was a key player for the University of Connecticut from 2013 to 2016, winning four NCAA National Championships. As a player, she amassed a 151-5 record, the most victories for a college basketball player.<\/p>\n
Tuck attended the University of Connecticut due to \u201chow much they respected women\u2019s basketball,\u201d and shared with students the importance of education, staying in school and being part of a team.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGet that degree. It doesn\u2019t matter what it is,\u201d Tuck told students. \u201cWorking in the real world is a lot harder than you think. Enjoy where you are right now and don\u2019t wish it away. You have a lot of life ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n
After college, Tuck played in the WNBA, spending four seasons with the Connecticut Sun and finishing her professional career with a championship with the Seattle Storm in 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tuck said the culture she\u2019s trying to build for the Connecticut Sun is one that makes a positive impact.<\/p>\n
\u201cIntegrity is important. Don\u2019t lose the human element of what we\u2019re doing,\u201d she said. \u201cWe are taking care of people.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WNBA star and Connecticut Sun General Manager Morgan Tuck participated in a Q&A session with a group of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296559,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[99,154746,434],"class_list":{"0":"post-296558","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-sports","9":"tag-webster-kirkwoodtimes","10":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=296558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296558\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/296559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=296558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=296558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=296558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}