Tamar Slay
 Slay while playing in Italy | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 2, 1980 Beckley, West Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Woodrow Wilson (Beckley, West Virginia) |
| College | Marshall (1998–2002) |
| NBA draft | 2002: 2nd round, 54th overall pick |
| Selected by the New Jersey Nets | |
| Playing career | 2002–2014 |
| Number | 15,8,32,9 |
| Career history | |
| 2002–2004 | New Jersey Nets |
| 2004 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| 2005–2006 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| 2007 | Bakersfield Jam |
| 2007–2008 | Orlandina Basket |
| 2008–2009 | Air Avellino |
| 2009–2010 | Carmatic Pistoia |
| 2010–2012 | Umana Venezia |
| 2012–2013 | Sutor Montegranaro |
| 2013–2014 | Basket Brescia Leonessa |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Tamar Ulysses Slay (born April 2, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) guard-forward, he was formerly with the NBA's New Jersey Nets and Charlotte Bobcats.
High school and college
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
NBA
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.
International
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]
NBA career statistics
| 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
| 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
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | New Jersey | 6 | 0 | 1.8 | .250 | 1.000 | .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
- ^ "NBA Draft Board". nba.com. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
- ^ 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. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ "Sutor Montegranaro officially signs Tamar Slay". Sportando.net. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ "Tamar Slay signs with Leonessa Brescia". Sportando.net. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
External links
- 1980 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- Bakersfield Jam players
- Basketball players from West Virginia
- Basket Brescia Leonessa players
- Charlotte Bobcats expansion draft picks
- Charlotte Bobcats players
- Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players
- Israeli Basketball Premier League players
- Lega Basket Serie A players
- Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball players
- New Jersey Nets draft picks
- New Jersey Nets players
- Orlandina Basket players
- People from Beckley, West Virginia
- Pistoia Basket 2000 players
- Reyer Venezia players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- S.S. Felice Scandone players
- Sutor Basket Montegranaro players
- Woodrow Wilson High School (Beckley, West Virginia) alumni
- American men's basketball players