(1964-11-28)November 28, 1964 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died
January 9, 2015(2015-01-09) (aged 50) Arlington, Texas, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight
230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school
Cooley (Detroit, Michigan)
College
Michigan (1982–1986)
NBA draft
1986: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career
1986–2006
Position
Power forward / center
Number
42
Career history
1986–1991
Dallas Mavericks
1991–1992
Wichita Falls Texans
1992
Miami Tropics
1992–1993
Aris
1993–1994
Olympiacos
1994–1995
Dallas Mavericks
1996
Iraklis
1998–1999
Apollon Limassol
1999
Esperos Kallitheas
1999–2000
Ural Great
2000–2001
Beijing Olympians
2003–2004
Sioux Falls Skyforce
2005
Dodge City Legend
2005–2006
Michigan Mayhem
Career highlights and awards
NBA Sixth Man of the Year (1988)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1987)
FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1993)
FIBA Saporta Cup Top Scorer (1993)
FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer (1993)
EuroLeague rebounding leader (1994)
Greek League Hall of Fame (2022)
Greek League champion (1994)
Greek League rebounding leader (1993)
Greek Cup winner (1994)
CBA All-Star (2004)
USBL Player of the Year (1992)
Second-team All-American – USBWA (1985)
2× Third-team All-American – AP (1985, 1986)
Third-team All-American – UPI (1985)
Third-team All-American – NABC (1986)
Big Ten Player of the Year (1985)
Career NBA statistics
Points
3,533 (12.6 ppg)
Rebounds
2,803 (10.0 rpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
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.
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the Lakers in the following season. The Mavs drafted Michigan center RoyTarpley with the seventh overall pick, who would go on to become a very talented—but...
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Panathinaikos), 1994–95 Highest total rebounds per game average 12.8 by RoyTarpley ( Olympiacos), 1993–94 Most assists 143 by Vasily Karasev ( CSKA Moscow)...
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