American basketball player and coach (born 1980)
Tamar Ulysses Slay (born April 2, 1980) is an American basketball former college and professional player. A 6 ft 9 in (2.03 m) guard-forward, he was formerly with the National Basketball Association 's New Jersey Nets and Charlotte Bobcats . He played college basketball at Marshall University .
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] 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
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] Pierrel Capo d'Orlando . In July 2008, he signed with Air Avellino .[ 3] Carmatic Pistoia . In August 2010 he signed with his third team in Italy, Umana Venezia .[ 4] Sutor Basket Montegranaro in August 2012.[ 5] Basket Brescia Leonessa .[ 6]
Coaching career
In April 2022, Slay was hired by head coach Dan D'Antoni as an assistant coach at Marshall .[ 7]
NBA career statistics
Regular season
Playoffs
Notes
^ "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 .
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