Tamar Slay

Tamar Ulysses Slay (born April 2, 1980) is an American basketball former college and professional player. A 6 ft 9 in (2.03 m) guard-forward, he was formerly with the National Basketball Association's New Jersey Nets and Charlotte Bobcats. He played college basketball for the Marshall Thundering Herd.

Tamar Slay

Slay while playing in Italy
Personal information
Born	(1980-04-02) April 2, 1980 (age 45) Beckley, West Virginia, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Woodrow Wilson (Beckley, West Virginia)
College	Marshall (1998–2002)
NBA draft	2002: 2nd round, 54th overall pick
Drafted by	New Jersey Nets
Playing career	2002–2014
Position	Shooting guard
Number	15, 8, 32, 9
Coaching career	2022–present
Career history
As a player:
2002–2004	New Jersey Nets
2004	Charlotte Bobcats
2005–2006	Hapoel Jerusalem
2007	Bakersfield Jam
2007–2008	Orlandina Basket
2008–2009	Air Avellino
2009–2010	Carmatic Pistoia
2010–2012	Umana Venezia
2012–2013	Sutor Montegranaro
2013–2014	Basket Brescia Leonessa
As a coach:
2022	Marshall (assistant)
Career highlights
First-team All-MAC (2000)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

High school and college

He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley, WV. He helped lead the school to state AAA basketball championships in 1997 and 1998, two of the five basketball state championships won by Woodrow Wilson High School in the 1990s. Afterwards, he attended Marshall University (Huntington, West Virginia). He was one of the team's most prominent players, averaging 15.7 points per game over his four-year college career.

Professional career

NBA

Slay was the 54th overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft, selected by the New Jersey Nets.^[1] He spent two seasons with the Nets. He then played for the Charlotte Bobcats during the 2004–2005 season.

Slay's final NBA game was played on December 10, 2004, in a 106 - 115 loss to the Phoenix Suns where he recorded 8 points, 2 assists and 2 rebounds.

International

In 2005 Slay joined Israeli leading team Hapoel Jerusalem, but after an unstable season he was released in late December 2006. On January 4, 2007, he signed with the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League.^[2] For the 2007–08 season, he returned overseas with Pierrel Capo d'Orlando. In July 2008, he signed with Air Avellino.^[3] In July 2009, he signed with Carmatic Pistoia. In August 2010 he signed with his third team in Italy, Umana Venezia.^[4] He joined Sutor Basket Montegranaro in August 2012.^[5] In August 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Basket Brescia Leonessa.^[6]

Coaching career

In April 2022, Slay was hired by head coach Dan D'Antoni as an assistant coach at Marshall.^[7] He resigned from the position in May 2022, citing personal reasons.

NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2002–03	New Jersey	36	0	7.6	.379	.280	.700	.9	.4	.4	.1	2.6
2003–04	New Jersey	22	0	7.5	.350	.333	.500	1.1	.6	.3	.0	2.4
2004–05	Charlotte	8	0	9.8	.333	.167	.000	1.8	.4	.6	.0	3.5
Career		66	0	7.8	.361	.265	.538	1.1	.5	.4	.1	2.6

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2003	New Jersey	6	0	1.8	.250	1.000	–	.0	.0	.0	.0	.5
2004	New Jersey	6	0	2.0	.200	.000	1.000	.3	.0	.2	.0	.7
Career		12	0	1.9	.222	.500	1.000	.2	.0	.1	.0	.6