Tamar Slay

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.

Tamar Slay
Slay while playing in Italy
Personal information
Born (1980-04-02) April 2, 1980
Beckley, West Virginia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolWoodrow Wilson
(Beckley, West Virginia)
CollegeMarshall (1998–2002)
NBA draft2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 54th overall
Selected by the New Jersey Nets
Playing career2002–2014
Number15,8,32,9
Career history
2002–2004New Jersey Nets
2004Charlotte Bobcats
2005–2006Hapoel Jerusalem
2007Bakersfield Jam
2007–2008Orlandina Basket
2008–2009Air Avellino
2009–2010Carmatic Pistoia
2010–2012Umana Venezia
2012–2013Sutor Montegranaro
2013–2014Basket Brescia Leonessa
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MAC (2000)
  • Bill Evans Award (1998)
  • Tamir Goodman Basketball Camp Coach Of The Year (2019)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

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
Legend
  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 3607.6.379 .280.700.9.4.4.12.6
2003–04 New Jersey 2207.5.350.333.5001.1.6.3.02.4
2004–05 Charlotte 809.8.333.167.0001.8.4.6.03.5
Career 6607.8.361.265.5381.1.5.4.12.6

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003 New Jersey 601.8.2501.000.000.0.0.0.0.5
2004 New Jersey 602.0.200.0001.000.3.0.2.0.7
Career 1201.9.222.5001.000.2.0.1.0.6

Notes
  1. "NBA Draft Board". nba.com. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  2. Getting to know ... Tamar Slay Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Avellino tabs Tamar Slay
  4. "Two new players for Venezia: Tamar Slay and Sylvere Bryan". Eurobasket.com. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  5. "Sutor Montegranaro officially signs Tamar Slay". Sportando.net. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  6. "Tamar Slay signs with Leonessa Brescia". Sportando.net. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
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