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Dar Tucker
Tucker with San Lorenzo in 2019
No. 2 – Beirut Club
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLBL
Personal information
Born (1988-04-11) April 11, 1988 (age 36)
Saginaw, Michigan
NationalityAmerican / Jordanian
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolArthur Hill (Saginaw, Michigan)
CollegeDePaul (2007–2009)
NBA draft2009: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2010Los Angeles D-Fenders
2010–2011New Mexico Thunderbirds
2011–2012Aix Maurienne
2012–2013Reno Bighorns
2013Cañeros del Este
2013–2014Aix Maurienne
2015Reno Bighorns
2015Atlético Echagüe
2015Carabobo
2015–2016Estudiantes Concordia
2016Huracanes del Atlántico
2016–2017Estudiantes Concordia
2017Hunan Yongsheng
2017–2021San Lorenzo
2021–2022Flamengo
2023–presentBeirut Club
Career highlights and awards

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

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

College career

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

Professional career

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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

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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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