Born in Inkster, Michigan, Rucker graduated from John Glenn High School in nearby Westland in 1995. At the University of Iowa, Rucker redshirted his true freshman year and played for the Iowa Hawkeyes from 1996 to 1999.
He left the Hawkeyes at the end of his junior season to play professionally for the New Hampshire Thunder Loons of the United States Basketball League. Rucker played in Hungary for Debreceni Vadkakasok during the 2001–2002 season, where he averaged 14.7 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.
Rucker signed with the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA on September 18, 2002, for preseason and was waived on October 28, 2002. On October 31, 2002, Rucker signed with the Golden State Warriors. He appeared in three games for the Warriors where he tallied four minutes, one rebound, one assist and no points. Rucker was waived by the Warriors on November 17, 2002. He later played in seven games for the Gary Steelheads of the Continental Basketball Association, averaging 4.4 points and 3.7 rebounds.

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