Tamar Slay
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| Position | Shooting guard |
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| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| League | Serie A |
| Team | Pierrel Capo d'Orlando |
| Born | April 2, 1980 Beckley, West Virginia |
| Nationality | USA |
| College | Marshall University |
| Draft | 2nd round, 25th overall, 2002 New Jersey Nets |
| Pro career | 2002–present |
| Former teams | New Jersey Nets (2002–2004) Charlotte Bobcats (2004–2005) Hapoel Jerusalem (2005–06) Bakersfield Jam (2007) |
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Tamar Ulysses Slay (born April 2, 1980, in Beckley, West Virginia) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing in Italy's Serie A for Pierrel Capo d'Orlando. A 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) guard/forward, he was formerly with the NBA's New Jersey Nets and Charlotte Bobcats.
Slay was the 53rd overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft, selected by the New Jersey Nets. He attended Marshall University (Huntington, West Virginia), where he was one of the team's most prominent players, averaging 15.7 points per game over his four-year college career. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley, where he contributed to State AAA Basketball Championships in 1997 and 1998, two of the five Basketball State Championships won by Woodrow Wilson High School in the 1990s.
In 2005 Slay joined Israeli leading team Hapoel Jerusalem, but after an unstable season he was released on late December, 2006. On January 4, 2007 he signed with the Bakersfield Jam of the NBDL. For the 2007-08 season, he returned to European play with Pierrel Capo d'Orlando.
[edit] External links
- Tamar Slay at Sportsstats.com
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