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    Roy Tarpley

    American basketball player (1964–2015)

    Roy Tarpley in 1985

    Born(1964-11-28)November 28, 1964
    New York City, New York, U.S.
    DiedJanuary 9, 2015(2015-01-09) (aged 50)
    Arlington, Texas, U.S.
    Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
    Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
    High schoolCooley (Detroit, Michigan)
    CollegeMichigan (1982–1986)
    NBA draft1986: 1st round, 7th overall pick
    Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
    Playing career1986–2006
    PositionPower forward / center
    Number42
    1986–1991Dallas Mavericks
    1991–1992Wichita Falls Texans
    1992Miami Tropics
    1992–1993Aris
    1993–1994Olympiacos
    1994–1995Dallas Mavericks
    1996Iraklis
    1998–1999Apollon Limassol
    1999Esperos Kallitheas
    1999–2000Ural Great
    2000–2001Beijing Olympians
    2003–2004Sioux Falls Skyforce
    2005Dodge City Legend
    2005–2006Michigan Mayhem
    Points3,533 (12.6 ppg)
    Rebounds2

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    Roy Tarpley dies at 50; troubled star center of Dallas Mavericks

    Roy Tarpley, the former Dallas Mavericks star center whose NBA career was cut short bygd drug abuse, has died. He was 50.

    Tarpley died Friday afternoon at Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital, according to a Tarrant County medical examiner’s report. No cause of death was given in the online report.

    The Dallas Morning News reported that the Mavericks players who had traveled to Los Angeles to play the Clippers on Saturday were told the cause was liver failure.

    Tarpley, nearly 7 feet tall, was the seventh pick in the 1986 NBA draft out of the University of Michigan. He made the league’s all-rookie team, and in his second season he was voted the NBA’s sixth man of the year, before drugs and controversy shrouded the rest of his six seasons in the league.

    In 1987-88, he averaged 17.1 points and 15 rebounds in a career-high 81 games. He helped Dallas reach the Western Conference finals that season, averaging 17.9 poi

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    Roy Tarpley was a basketball player born on November 28, 1964 in New York City NY. His height was seven foot (2m13 / 7-0).

    Roy Tarpley scores a career high 35 points (1988)

    On November 09, 1988, Roy Tarpley set his career high in points in a NBA game. That day he scored 35 points in Dallas's road loss against Phoenix, 111-103. He also had 17 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 2 blocks. He shot 15/22 from two, 0/1 from three, shooting at 65.2% from the field. He also shot 5/8 from the free-throw line.

    Roy Tarpley grabs a career high 25 rebounds (1990)

    On April 01, 1990, Roy Tarpley set his career high in rebounds in a NBA game. That day he grabbed 25 rebounds in Dallas's home win against Milwaukee, 86-72. He also had 24 points, 2 assists, 5 steals and 3 blocks.

    Roy Tarpley gives a career high 7 assists (1990)

    On March 27, 1990, Roy Tarpley set his career high in assists in a NBA game. That day he