Given the question: Pick one category for the following text. The options are - company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work. Al Tucker - Albert Ames Tucker (February 24 1943 May 7 2001) was an American professional basketball player. Born in Dayton Ohio Tucker is sometimes credited with inventing the alley-oop with his brother Gerald while at Oklahoma Baptist University.
The answer is:
Athlete