Tamar Slay

Tamar Slay

Position	Shooting Guard Small Forward Power Forward
Height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg)
League	LegADue
Team	Umana Venezia
Born	April 2, 1980 (1980-04-02) Beckley, West Virginia
Nationality	American
College	Marshall
Draft	2nd round, 54th overall, 2002 New Jersey Nets
Pro career	2002–present
Career history	New Jersey Nets (2002–2004) Charlotte Bobcats (2004–2005) Hapoel Jerusalem (2005–06) Bakersfield Jam (2007) Orlandina Basket (2007–08) Air Avellino (2008-2009) Carmatic Pistoia (2009-2010)

Tamar Ulysses Slay (born April 2, 1980, in Beckley, West Virginia) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing in Italy's LegADue for Umana Venezia. 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 54th 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 NBA Development League. For the 2007-08 season, he returned overseas with Pierrel Capo d'Orlando. In July, 2008, he signed with Air Avellino. In July 2009, he signed with Carmatic Pistoia. In August 2010 he has signed with his third team in Italy, Umana Venezia.

External links

• Tamar Slay at Sportsstats.com