Tamar Slay
Shooting guard, Basketball Player
1980 –
Who is Tamar Slay?
Tamar Ulysses Slay is an American professional basketball player, currently playing in Italy. A 6 ft 8 in 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, 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 signed with his third team in Italy, Umana Venezia. He joined Sutor Basket Montegranaro in August 2012. In August 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Basket Brescia Leonessa.
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- Born
- Apr 2, 1980
Beckley - Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Marshall University
- Lived in
- Beckley
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on July 23, 2013
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