From Court to Classroom: Alisea Rucker Becomes First GSU Women’s Basketball Player to Earn Doctorate from Georgia State - Georgia State University

From Court to Classroom: Alisea Rucker Becomes First GSU Women’s Basketball Player to Earn Doctorate from Georgia State - Georgia State University

ATLANTA — On Friday, May 2, 2025, as the strains of "Pomp and Circumstance" echo across the Georgia State University (GSU) campus, a trailblazer will walk across the stage—not in sneakers, but in academic regalia. Alisea Rucker, a former standout on the Georgia State women's basketball team from 2003-07, will make history as the first women's basketball player at GSU to earn a doctoral degree from the university.