KU basketball adds Goddard, Kan., native Tucker Vang as walk-on

Tucker Vang, a 6-foot-2 guard from Goddard, Kan., will join the Kansas men’s basketball team as a walk-on, KU coach Bill Self announced Monday morning.

Vang, who practiced last season with the KU women’s team, will be listed as a junior on the roster.

“We’ve been able to watch him from afar,” Self said. “I think he’ll be a nice addition and will give us some depth during practice.”

Vang went through walk-on tryouts two years ago and kept in touch with the coaches after that. At Goddard, he averaged 16.5 points and 4.5 rebounds while earning all-league honors.

“As a little kid, I always wanted to put on a KU jersey and be a part of something like that,” Vang said. “Now I get the opportunity to live it.”

Vang has family history with KU’s athletic programs, as his father and uncle both played for the football team in the 1990s.

This story was originally published July 18, 2016 at 11:19 AM with the headline "KU basketball adds Goddard, Kan., native Tucker Vang as walk-on."