American basketball player (1964?2015)
Roy Tarpley
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Roy_Tarpley.jpg/220px-Roy_Tarpley.jpg) Roy Tarpley in 1985
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Born
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1964-11-28
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November 28, 1964
New York City, New York
, U.S.
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Died
| January 9, 2015
(2015-01-09)
(aged 50)
Arlington, Texas
, U.S.
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Listed height
| 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
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Listed weight
| 230 lb (104 kg)
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High school
| Cooley
(
Detroit, Michigan
)
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College
| Michigan
(1982?1986)
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NBA draft
| 1986
: 1st round, 7th overall pick
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Selected by the
Dallas Mavericks
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Playing career
| 1986?2006
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Position
| Power forward
/
center
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Number
| 42
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1986
?
1991
| Dallas Mavericks
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1991?1992
| Wichita Falls Texans
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1992
| Miami Tropics
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1992?1993
| Aris
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1993?1994
| Olympiacos
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1994?1995
| Dallas Mavericks
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1996
| Iraklis
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1998?1999
| Apollon Limassol
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1999
| Esperos Kallitheas
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1999?2000
| Ural Great
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2000?2001
| Beijing Olympians
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2003?2004
| Sioux Falls Skyforce
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2005
| Dodge City Legend
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2005?2006
| Michigan Mayhem
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Points
| 3,533 (12.6 ppg)
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Rebounds
| 2,803 (10.0 rpg)
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Stats
at NBA.com
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Stats
at Basketball-Reference.com
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Roy James Tarpley Jr.
(November 28, 1964 ? January 9, 2015) was an American professional
basketball
player. He played the
power forward
and
center
positions in the
National Basketball Association
(NBA), earning an
NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award
in
1988
. In 1995, Tarpley was permanently banned by the NBA due to his drug and alcohol abuse. He played in Europe for
Olympiacos
,
Aris
, and Iraklis.
College career
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Tarpley starred at the
University of Michigan
, and was named a 3rd-Team All-American by the AP in 1985 and 1986. In the
1984?85 season
Tarpley led the Wolverines to the
Big Ten
championship, averaging 19.0
points
and 10.4 rebounds per game throughout the season, himself earning the
Big Ten Player of the Year
award.
[1]
[2]
On February 7, 1985, he posted a career-high in scoring against
Purdue
with 31 points.
[3]
[4]
In his
senior season
Tarpley set the school record for most blocked shots in a game against
Florida Southern
.
[3]
[5]
He led his school in blocked shots in each of his college years, and he also led the school in scoring and rebounding in all but his freshman season.
[3]
As of March 2014, he was the Wolverines' all-time leader in blocked shots with 251.
[3]
Tarpley finished his college career posting averages of 13.1 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game.
[1]
Professional career
[
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Dallas Mavericks (1986?1991)
[
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]
In
1986
, Tarpley was selected by the
Dallas Mavericks
, in the first round, with the seventh pick of the
NBA draft
. Tarpley made the
NBA All-Rookie Team
in his first season. The following year, he won the
NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award
, when he averaged 13.5 points and 11.8 rebounds per game.
[6]
During the
1988 NBA Playoffs
, Tarpley and the Mavericks nearly made it to the NBA Finals, losing in the Western Conference Finals to the
Los Angeles Lakers
. In the seven-game series, Tarpley averaged 15.9 points, 13 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks.
[7]
The following season, on November 9, 1988, Tarpley scored a career high 35 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in a 111?103 loss to the
Phoenix Suns
.
[8]
Six games into the
1989?90 season
, he was arrested for
driving while intoxicated
and
resisting arrest
, and suspended by the
NBA
. In March
1991
, he drew another suspension, after being arrested for
DWI
again. A few months later, after a third violation, he was banned from the league for violating the NBA's drug-use policies.
[
citation needed
]
Return to Dallas (1994?1995)
[
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]
Tarpley returned to the Mavericks briefly in
1994
, but was then permanently banned from the NBA in December 1995, for using alcohol and violating the terms of a court-imposed personal aftercare program. He finished with
NBA
career with averages of 12.6 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.
[
citation needed
]
Tarpley sued the Dallas Mavericks and the NBA, claiming that their refusal to reinstate him violated the
Americans with Disabilities Act
because his addiction was a disability. The suit was settled out of court in January 2009.
[9]
Europe
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Tarpley also played for
Aris
,
Olympiacos
,
Iraklis
,
Apollon Limassol
and
Esperos Kallitheas
in
Greece's top-tier level
professional basketball league, the
Greek Basket League
. In the
1992?93 FIBA European Cup season
, he won the
European-wide second-tier level
FIBA European Cup
, with
Sato Aris
, against the
Turkish Super League
club
Efes Pilsen
. The
tournament's final
took place in
Turin
.
[
citation needed
]
Tarpley reached the
European-wide top-tier level
EuroLeague
's
Final
, the following year, by playing in the
1994 EuroLeague Final Four
. During the final four, he played with
Olympiacos
, against
7up Joventut
, in
Tel Aviv
. That same year, he led the EuroLeague competition in rebounds, with an average of 12.8 per game.
[10]
With
Olympiacos
, Tarpley also won the
Greek League
and the
Greek Cup
.
[
citation needed
]
Michigan Mayhem (2005?2006)
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Tarpley played with the
Michigan Mayhem
of the
Continental Basketball Association
(CBA) during part of the 2005?2006 season before suffering a season-ending hand injury. He was selected to the CBA All-Star Game, but missed the game because of his injury.
[11]
Death
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Tarpley died on January 9, 2015, aged 50. No official cause of death was released, but reports indicated that it was due to liver failure.
[12]
References
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- ^
a
b
"Roy Tarpley Stats"
. sports-reference.com
. Retrieved
April 29,
2015
.
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"Michigan to Honor 1965, '85 Championship Teams"
. February 20, 2015
. Retrieved
April 29,
2015
.
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a
b
c
d
"University of Michigan Basketball History & Record Book"
(PDF)
. University of Michigan. March 24, 2014
. Retrieved
April 29,
2015
.
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"College basketball; Illinois upset by Michigan State 64-56"
.
New York Times
. February 8, 1985
. Retrieved
April 29,
2015
.
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"Michigan 91, Florida Southern 68"
.
Associated Press News
. December 7, 1985
. Retrieved
April 29,
2015
.
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"Roy Tarpley, 50, Center Banished by N.B.A., Dies,"
New York Times
, January 12, 2015.
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"1988 NBA Western Conference Finals"
.
Basketball Reference
.
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"Roy Tarpley Career High 35 Points"
.
Statmuse
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"Roy Tarpley, a Talented but Troubled Basketball Player, Dies at 50"
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ABC News
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"Roy James Tarpley | European Championship for Men's Clubs (1994) | FIBA Europe"
.
www.fibaeurope.com
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"Michigan great Roy Tarpley, who passed away Friday, had Muskegon stop in basketball journey"
.
mlive
. January 10, 2015.
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"Former Mavericks player Roy Tarpley dies at age 50"
. Star-Telegram. January 9, 2015
. Retrieved
January 9,
2015
.
External links
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Selection later vacated
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