Dar Tucker
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![]() Tucker with San Lorenzo in 2019 | |
No. 2 – Beirut Club | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | LBL |
Personal information | |
Born | Saginaw, Michigan | April 11, 1988
Nationality | American / Jordanian |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Arthur Hill (Saginaw, Michigan) |
College | DePaul (2007–2009) |
NBA draft | 2009: undrafted |
Playing career | 2009–present |
Career history | |
2009–2010 | Los Angeles D-Fenders |
2010–2011 | New Mexico Thunderbirds |
2011–2012 | Aix Maurienne |
2012–2013 | Reno Bighorns |
2013 | Cañeros del Este |
2013–2014 | Aix Maurienne |
2015 | Reno Bighorns |
2015 | Atlético Echagüe |
2015 | Carabobo |
2015–2016 | Estudiantes Concordia |
2016 | Huracanes del Atlántico |
2016–2017 | Estudiantes Concordia |
2017–2021 | San Lorenzo |
2021–2022 | Flamengo |
2023–present | Beirut Club |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Darquavis Lamar "Dar" Tucker (born April 11, 1988) is an American-Jordanian[1] professional basketball player for Beirut Club of the Lebanese Basketball League. He played college basketball at DePaul University.
High school
[edit]Tucker attended Arthur Hill High School, in Saginaw, Michigan, where he played high school basketball.[citation needed]
College career
[edit]Tucker played college basketball at DePaul University, with the DePaul Blue Demons, from 2007 to 2009.[citation needed]
Professional career
[edit]In both 2010 and 2011, Tucker won the D-League Slam Dunk Contest and was named the D-League's Most Improved Player in 2011.[2]
For the 2011–12 season, he played Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket of France. He returned to Aix Maurienne for 2013–14.[citation needed]
On March 16, 2015, he was acquired by the Reno Bighorns of the NBA Development League, returning to the team for a second stint.[3] On March 28, he tied the NBA D-League's single-game scoring record when he scored 58 points in a game against the Texas Legends and averaged 34.6 points, 10.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest in 8 games.[4] On April 23, after the conclusion of the 2014–2015 D-League season, he signed with Trotamundos de Carabobo of the Venezuelan Liga Profesional de Baloncesto.[5] On May 30, he signed with Al-Manama of the Bahraini Premier League.[6]
National team career
[edit]Tucker has been a member of the senior Jordanian national basketball team. With Jordan, he played at the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Darquavis Lamar TUCKER (JOR).
- ^ New Mexico's Dar Tucker Named Most Improved Player Archived 2011-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bighorns Acquire Dar Tucker
- ^ Inside Dar Tucker’s NBA D-League Record-Tying 58-Point Performance
- ^ Dar Tucker signs with Trotamundos de Carabobo
- ^ Dar Tucker (ex Trotamundos) signs at Al Manama for GCC !!
- ^ Darquavis Lamar TUCKER (JOR).
External links
[edit]- 1988 births
- Living people
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket players
- American expatriate basketball people in Argentina
- American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Michigan
- DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball players
- Estudiantes Concordia basketball players
- Flamengo basketball players
- Huracanes del Atlántico players
- Jordanian men's basketball players
- Los Angeles D-Fenders players
- New Mexico Thunderbirds players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Reno Bighorns players
- San Lorenzo de Almagro (basketball) players
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Saginaw, Michigan
- Texas Legends players
- Trotamundos B.B.C. players
- Naturalised basketball players