Roy Tarpley

Roy James Tarpley (born November 28th, 1964, in New York, New York, USA) is an American former professional basketball player, who was notable during his career for being banned from the NBA because of his drug addiction. He starred at the University of Michigan, and in 1986 he was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the seventh pick of the NBA Draft. Tarpley made the NBA All-Rookie Team in his first season and seemed destined for success until... more

Roy James Tarpley (born November 28th, 1964, in New York, New York, USA) is an American former professional basketball player, who was notable during his career for being banned from the NBA because of his drug addiction. He starred at the University of Michigan, and in 1986 he was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the seventh pick of the NBA Draft. Tarpley made the NBA All-Rookie Team in his first season and seemed destined for success until his career was cut short in 1991, when he was expelled from the league for violating the NBA's drug-use policies. He returned to the Mavericks briefly in 1994, but he was then permanently banned from the NBA in December 1995 for using alcohol and violating the terms of a court-imposed personal aftercare program. Another problem Tarpley had was that he was very injury prone, missing a lot of games due to nagging injuries. He holds NBA career averages of 12.6 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. He also played for Aris BC, Olympiacos BC and... less