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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 | (1988-04-11) April 11, 1988 (age 36) Saginaw, Michigan |
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 | Hunan Yongsheng |
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 professional basketball player for Beirut Club of the Lebanese Basketball League. He played college basketball at DePaul University.
High school
Tucker attended Arthur Hill High School, in Saginaw, Michigan, where he played high school basketball.
College career
Tucker played college basketball at DePaul University, with the DePaul Blue Demons, from 2007 to 2009.
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.
For the 2011–12 season, he played Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket of France. He returned to Aix Maurienne for 2013–14.
On March 16, 2015, he was acquired by the Reno Bighorns of the NBA Development League, returning to the team for a second stint. 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. 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. On May 30, he signed with Al-Manama of the Bahraini Premier League.
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.
References
- 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
Categories:- 1988 births
- Living people
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 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 de Carabobo players
- Naturalised basketball players
- Hunan Changsha Yongsheng players
- Beirut Club players
- 21st-century Jordanian sportsmen