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Tamar Slay
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Tamar Ulysses Slay (born April 2, 1980) is an American former basketball player. A 6 ft 9 in (2.03 m) shooting guard, he was formerly with the National Basketball Association's New Jersey Nets and Charlotte Bobcats. He played college basketball for the Marshall Thundering Herd.
Key Information
High school and college
[edit]He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley, WV. He helped lead the school 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. Afterwards, he attended Marshall University (Huntington, West Virginia). He was one of the team's most prominent players, averaging 15.7 points per game over his four-year college career.
Professional career
[edit]NBA
[edit]Slay was the 54th overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft, selected by the New Jersey Nets.[1] He spent two seasons with the Nets. He then played for the Charlotte Bobcats during the 2004–2005 season.
Slay's final NBA game was played on December 10, 2004, in a 106 - 115 loss to the Phoenix Suns where he recorded 8 points, 2 assists and 2 rebounds.
International
[edit]In 2005 Slay joined Israeli leading team Hapoel Jerusalem, but after an unstable season he was released in late December 2006. On January 4, 2007, he signed with the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League.[2] For the 2007–08 season, he returned overseas with Pierrel Capo d'Orlando. In July 2008, he signed with Air Avellino.[3] In July 2009, he signed with Carmatic Pistoia. In August 2010 he signed with his third team in Italy, Umana Venezia.[4] He joined Sutor Basket Montegranaro in August 2012.[5] In August 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Basket Brescia Leonessa.[6]
Coaching career
[edit]In April 2022, Slay was hired by head coach Dan D'Antoni as an assistant coach at Marshall.[7] He resigned from the position in May 2022, citing personal reasons.
NBA career statistics
[edit]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | New Jersey | 36 | 0 | 7.6 | .379 | .280 | .700 | .9 | .4 | .4 | .1 | 2.6 |
| 2003–04 | New Jersey | 22 | 0 | 7.5 | .350 | .333 | .500 | 1.1 | .6 | .3 | .0 | 2.4 |
| 2004–05 | Charlotte | 8 | 0 | 9.8 | .333 | .167 | .000 | 1.8 | .4 | .6 | .0 | 3.5 |
| Career | 66 | 0 | 7.8 | .361 | .265 | .538 | 1.1 | .5 | .4 | .1 | 2.6 | |
Playoffs
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | New Jersey | 6 | 0 | 1.8 | .250 | 1.000 | – | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .5 |
| 2004 | New Jersey | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | .200 | .000 | 1.000 | .3 | .0 | .2 | .0 | .7 |
| Career | 12 | 0 | 1.9 | .222 | .500 | 1.000 | .2 | .0 | .1 | .0 | .6 | |
Notes
[edit]- ^ "NBA Draft Board". nba.com. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
- ^ Getting to know ... Tamar Slay Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Avellino tabs Tamar Slay
- ^ "Two new players for Venezia: Tamar Slay and Sylvere Bryan". Eurobasket.com. August 15, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ^ "Sutor Montegranaro officially signs Tamar Slay". Sportando.net. August 16, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ^ "Tamar Slay signs with Leonessa Brescia". Sportando.net. August 14, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ^ Bragg, Tom (April 8, 2022). "Taevion Kinsey will return to Marshall; Tamar Slay hired as Herd assistant". 247sports. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from NBA.com · Basketball Reference
- Italian League profile Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine