Indiana basketball made official Thursday morning the signing of McDonald’s All-American wing Bryson Tucker. The 6-foot-6, 180-pounder committed to Indiana on March 28 following his official visit.

“Bryson has a chance to be impactful for our ballclub right away,” IU coach Mike Woodson said in a press release. “He has a polished offensive game with the size and strength to get to his spots on the floor. His midrange game is very impressive, and he has the athleticism to get to and score efficiently at the rim. He is a talented young man that we cannot wait to work with when he gets to campus.”

Tucker is ranked as a four-star recruit by 247Sports, the No. 28 national prospect, No. 10 small forward and No. 2 player from Virginia. The 247Sports Composite rankings are higher on Tucker, slotting him as a five-star recruit, No. 20 nationally, No. 7 positionally and No. 1 from Virginia.

Tucker is currently Indiana’s only Class of 2024 signee. The Arlington, Va., native originally planned to bypass college and instead play for the G League Ignite, but after the NBA’s developmental team was shut down earlier this spring, Tucker reopened his college recruitment.

Tucker’s commitment was the first domino to fall this offseason for the Hoosiers in what has been a successful and impactful roster transition period thus far. Along with Tucker, IU has also landed transfer commitments from former Washington State point guard Myles Rice, the No. 17-ranked transfer, and former Arizona center Oumar Ballo, the No. 1-ranked transfer.

Below is the full press release from IU Athletics:

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –

IU head coach Mike Woodson announced the addition of 2024 McDonald’s All-American Bryson Tucker to the Indiana men’s basketball program on Thursday.

Bryson Tucker
Forward | 6-6 | 180
Baltimore, Md. | Bishop O’Connell
No. 17 on ESPN | No. 20 on Rivals | No. 28 on 247Sports

Tucker is a consensus top-30 nationally ranked recruit with five-star designations from both ESPN and Rivals. The Baltimore, Md., native was selected to the 2024 McDonald’s All-America Game. He helped lead USA Basketball to a gold medal in the 2021 FIBA Americas Championship and averaged 9.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in the tournament. He also posted 11.0 points and 4.3 rebounds in the 2023 Chick-Fil-A Classic. He attended the NBPA Top 100 Camp in 2022 and ’23, Stephen Curry’s Camp in 2022 and ’23, the 2022 Under Armour Elite 24 Camp in 2022 and ’23, and Jayson Tatum’s Elite Camp in 2023.

Tucker was named honorable mention to the 2024 Naismith Trophy High School All-America Team. This season marks the fourth-straight season in which Indiana received a commitment from a player represented on a Naismith Trophy All America Team. Tamar Bates (2021) and Kel’el Ware (2022) were both honorable mentions, while Jalen Hood-Schifino (2022) and Mackenzie Mgbako (2023) each claimed third-team nods.

He is the son of Byron and Tina Tucker. His father, Byron, compiled 1,033 points, 595 rebounds, and 98 blocks in 66 career games while playing collegiately for NC State and George Mason from 1988-92.