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Dar Tucker

Dar Tucker

American-Jordanian basketball player

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.

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High school

Tucker attended Arthur Hill High School, in Saginaw, Michigan, where he played high school basketball.[citation needed]

College career

Tucker played college basketball at DePaul University, with the DePaul Blue Demons, from 2007 to 2009.[citation needed]

Professional career

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

Tucker has been a member of the senior Jordanian national basketball team. With Jordan, he played at the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge.[7]

References

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    Darquavis Lamar TUCKER (JOR).
  2. [2]
    New Mexico's Dar Tucker Named Most Improved Player Archived 2011-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    Bighorns Acquire Dar Tucker
  4. [4]
    Inside Dar Tucker’s NBA D-League Record-Tying 58-Point Performance
  5. [5]
    Dar Tucker signs with Trotamundos de Carabobo
  6. [6]
    Dar Tucker (ex Trotamundos) signs at Al Manama for GCC !!
  7. [7]
    Darquavis Lamar TUCKER (JOR).
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