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Dar Tucker

Tucker with San Lorenzo in 2019
Free Agent
Position	Shooting guard
Personal information
Born	(1988-04-11) April 11, 1988 (age 38) Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.
Nationality	American / Jordanian
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Arthur Hill (Saginaw, Michigan)
College	DePaul (2007–2009)
NBA draft	2009: undrafted
Playing career	2009–present
Career history
2009–2010	Los Angeles D-Fenders
2010	Texas Legends
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	Trotamundos de Carabobo
2015	Al Manama
2016	Estudiantes Concordia
2016	Huracanes del Atlántico
2016–2017	Estudiantes Concordia
2017	Hunan Yongsheng
2017–2021	San Lorenzo
2021–2022	Flamengo
2022–2023	Boca Juniors
2023–2024	Beirut Club
2024	Reales de La Vega
2024	Mineros de Zacatecas
2024–2025	Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers
Career highlights
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^[1] professional basketball player who last played for the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). He played college basketball at DePaul University.

High school

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

College career

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

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.^[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]

On December 23, 2024, Tucker signed with the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).^[7] On February 12, 2025, Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers terminated the contract relationship with Tucker.^[8]

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.^[9]

References

External links

• FIBA Profile
• Latinbasket.com Profile
• NBA D-League Profile
• DePaul College Bio