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Dar Tucker
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Tucker with San Lorenzo in 2019
No. 2 – Beirut Club
Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1988-04-11) April 11, 1988 (age 36)
Saginaw, Michigan
Nationality American / Jordanian
High school Arthur Hill (Saginaw, Michigan)
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College DePaul (2007–2009)
NBA Draft 2009 / Undrafted
Pro career 2009–present
League LBL
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
  • FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2022)
  • 2× Americas League champion (2018, 2019)
  • Americas League Grand Final MVP (2019)
  • Argentine League MVP (2017)
  • Argentine League Finals MVP (2019)
  • Argentine League Top Scorer (2017)
  • 4× Argentine League champion (2017–2019, 2021)
  • Argentine League Best Foreign Player (2017)
  • NBA D-League Most Improved Player (2011)
  • 2× NBA D-League Slam Dunk Contest Champion (2010, 2011)
  • Third-team Parade All-American (2007)

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.

See also

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