Roy Tarpley PF  #42

Full Name: Roy Tarpley, Jr.

Current Team: N/A

Born: Nov 28, 1964 (Passed away Jan 9, 2015, aged 50)

Birthplace/Hometown: New York, New York

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-11 (211cm)     Weight: 230 (104kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1986 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 7, Dallas Mavericks

Pre-Draft Team: Michigan (Sr)

High School: Cooley High School [Detroit, Michigan]

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Roy Tarpley Player Profile

NBA Career

7 Years Of Service - 6MOY

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1986-87 DAL 75 1 18.7 7.48 3.11 6.65 .467 0.01 0.04 .333 1.25 1.85 .676 2.40 4.71 7.11 0.69 0.75 1.05 1.35 3.08
1987-88 DAL 81 9 28.5 13.49 5.48 10.96 .500 0.00 0.06 .000 2.53 3.42 .740 4.44 7.40 11.84 1.06 1.27 1.06 2.12 3.86
1988-89 DAL 19 6 31.1 17.26 6.89 12.74 .541 0.00 0.05 .000 3.47 5.05 .688 4.05 7.42 11.47 0.89 1.47 1.58 2.37 3.68
1989-90 DAL 45 35 36.6 16.84 6.98 15.47 .451 0.00 0.13 .000 2.89 3.82 .756 4.20 8.89 13.09 1.49 1.76 1.56 2.60 3.56
1990-91 DAL 5 5 34.2 20.40 8.60 15.80 .544 0.00 0.20 .000 3.20 3.60 .889 3.20 7.80 11.00 2.40 1.20 1.80 2.60 4.00
1994-95 DAL 55 1 24.6 12.56 5.31 11.09 .479 0.09 0.33 .278 1.85 2.22 .836 2.58 5.58 8.16 1.05 0.82 1.00 1.98 2.82
CAREER   280 57 26.7 12.62 5.20 10.76 .483 0.02 0.12 .176 2.19 2.94 .744 3.44 6.57 10.01 1.04 1.13 1.18 1.99 3.39

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1986-87 DAL 75 1 1,405 561 233 499 .467 1 3 .333 94 139 .676 180 353 533 52 56 79 101 231
1987-88 DAL 81 9 2,307 1,093 444 888 .500 0 5 .000 205 277 .740 360 599 959 86 103 86 172 313
1988-89 DAL 19 6 591 328 131 242 .541 0 1 .000 66 96 .688 77 141 218 17 28 30 45 70
1989-90 DAL 45 35 1,648 758 314 696 .451 0 6 .000 130 172 .756 189 400 589 67 79 70 117 160
1990-91 DAL 5 5 171 102 43 79 .544 0 1 .000 16 18 .889 16 39 55 12 6 9 13 20
1994-95 DAL 55 1 1,354 691 292 610 .479 5 18 .278 102 122 .836 142 307 449 58 45 55 109 155
CAREER   280 57 7,476 3,533 1,457 3,014 .483 6 34 .176 613 824 .744 964 1,839 2,803 292 317 329 557 949

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1986-87 DAL 75 1 12 0 0 1 0 0 .087 0.51 0.55 0.28 51 24 .680 0.56 2.53 3.09
1987-88 DAL 81 9 43 0 0 6 0 0 .157 0.50 0.60 0.31 52 29 .642 3.40 4.33 7.72
1988-89 DAL 19 6 14 0 0 1 0 0 .191 0.38 0.62 0.40 12 7 .632 1.08 1.13 2.21
1989-90 DAL 45 35 31 0 0 3 0 0 .209 0.57 0.68 0.25 29 16 .644 0.36 3.30 3.65
1990-91 DAL 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 0.92 0.46 0.23 4 1 .800 0.36 0.34 0.70
1994-95 DAL 55 1 21 0 0 0 0 0 .162 0.53 0.41 0.20 26 29 .473 0.73 2.06 2.79
CAREER   280 57 125 0 0 11 0 0 .150 0.52 0.57 0.27 174 106 .621 6.74 13.35 20.09

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1986-87 DAL 75 1 .501 .468 14.15 26.68 20.54 5.02 15.28 1.91 3.17 19.21 147.65 -4.75 1.12 103.4 102.2 15.23
1987-88 DAL 81 9 .541 .500 17.27 27.73 22.59 5.56 14.55 2.21 2.15 21.25 124.01 -5.11 1.23 111.2 101.4 19.62
1988-89 DAL 19 6 .577 .541 14.87 26.20 20.65 4.67 13.67 2.34 2.91 23.58 122.88 -5.90 1.36 112.5 100.7 22.00
1989-90 DAL 45 35 .491 .451 13.12 27.23 20.24 6.27 13.17 2.44 2.65 23.40 120.70 -4.54 1.09 101.5 100.5 17.78
1990-91 DAL 5 5 .587 .544 10.90 27.23 18.97 11.18 13.01 1.79 3.28 25.06 143.32 -2.99 1.29 113.7 100.3 22.80
1994-95 DAL 55 1 .521 .483 10.44 25.90 17.64 7.23 14.11 1.67 2.78 23.39 159.25 -5.03 1.13 104.2 104.8 17.53
CAREER   280 57 .523 .484 14.07 26.88 20.47 5.89 14.16 2.10 2.64 21.88 140.38 -4.85 1.17 106.6 102.1 18.27

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NBA Transactions

Jun 17, 1986 - The Dallas Mavericks selected Roy Tarpley in Round 1 with Pick 7 in the 1986 NBA Draft.
Oct 2, 1986 - Roy Tarpley signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks.
Jul 1, 1991 - Roy Tarpley, previously with the Dallas Mavericks, became a free agent.
Oct 6, 1994 - Roy Tarpley signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks.
Dec 6, 1995 - The Dallas Mavericks placed the contract of Roy Tarpley on waivers.
Dec 8, 1995 - Roy Tarpley, previously with the Dallas Mavericks, became a free agent.
Jan 9, 2015 - Roy Tarpley passed away. He was 50 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

Player Of The Week - 2/28/1988
John Havlicek Sixth Man Of The Year - 1988
All-Rookie First Team - 1987

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1986-87 DAL 4 1 28.5 13.25 6.00 12.00 .500 0.00 0.00 .000 1.25 1.75 .714 4.50 6.00 10.50 0.25 0.25 1.75 1.75 4.50
1987-88 DAL 17 0 33.1 17.88 7.35 14.18 .519 0.00 0.18 .000 3.18 4.29 .740 5.18 7.71 12.88 1.76 1.24 1.53 1.88 4.06
1989-90 DAL 3 3 43.0 16.67 7.33 15.33 .478 0.00 0.33 .000 2.00 4.00 .500 3.00 12.33 15.33 0.33 2.33 3.33 3.00 4.00
CAREER   24 4 33.6 16.96 7.12 13.96 .510 0.00 0.17 .000 2.71 3.83 .707 4.79 8.00 12.79 1.33 1.21 1.79 2.00 4.12

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1986-87 DAL 4 1 114 53 24 48 .500 0 0 .000 5 7 .714 18 24 42 1 1 7 7 18
1987-88 DAL 17 0 563 304 125 241 .519 0 3 .000 54 73 .740 88 131 219 30 21 26 32 69
1989-90 DAL 3 3 129 50 22 46 .478 0 1 .000 6 12 .500 9 37 46 1 7 10 9 12
CAREER   24 4 806 407 171 335 .510 0 4 .000 65 92 .707 115 192 307 32 29 43 48 99

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1986-87 DAL 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0.14 0.14 0.15 1 3 .250 0.07 0.08 0.15
1987-88 DAL 17 0 12 0 0 2 0 0 .212 0.94 0.66 0.30 10 7 .588 1.44 0.72 2.16
1989-90 DAL 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0.11 0.78 0.26 0 3 .000 -0.14 0.26 0.12
CAREER   24 4 16 0 0 2 0 0 .199 0.67 0.60 0.27 11 13 .458 1.34 1.03 2.37

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1986-87 DAL 4 1 .519 .500 16.75 21.85 19.33 1.25 12.05 0.42 3.38 20.34 121.43 -5.49 1.10 108.8 115.7 16.56
1987-88 DAL 17 0 .557 .519 17.47 25.83 21.67 7.92 10.49 1.92 2.76 23.03 125.84 -2.26 1.26 119.8 109.4 23.92
1989-90 DAL 3 3 .488 .478 8.17 29.93 19.67 1.23 14.93 2.68 4.65 20.29 97.83 -6.52 1.09 91.7 102.0 16.00
CAREER   24 4 .542 .510 15.90 25.94 20.97 5.90 11.33 1.82 3.14 22.15 121.70 -3.45 1.21 114.4 109.3 21.61

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NCAA Career

College: Michigan (1986)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1982-83 Michigan Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1983-84 Michigan So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1984-85 Michigan Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1985-86 Michigan Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

NABC All-American Third Team - 1986
AP All-American Third Team - 1985, 1986
USBWA All-American Second Team - 1985
UPI All-American Third Team - 1985
Big Ten Player of the Year (Coaches) - 1985
Big Ten Player of the Year (Media) - 1985
Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball (Big Ten MVP) - 1985


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Roy Tarpley?

Roy Tarpley is 59 years old.

What is the height of Roy Tarpley?

Roy Tarpley is 6-11 (211cm) tall.

What is the weight of Roy Tarpley?

Roy Tarpley is 230 lbs (104kg).

What is the birthday of Roy Tarpley?

Roy Tarpley was born on Nov 28, 1964.

What position does Roy Tarpley play?

Roy Tarpley plays the PF position.

What was the pre-draft team of Roy Tarpley?

Roy Tarpley was drafted out of Michigan.

What high school did Roy Tarpley attend?

Roy Tarpley attended Cooley High School in Detroit, Michigan.

What nationality is Roy Tarpley?

Roy Tarpley has a United States nationality.

Where was Roy Tarpley born?

Roy Tarpley was born in New York, New York.

What is the jersey number of Roy Tarpley?

Roy Tarpley last wore the #42 jersey number.

How many NBA seasons has Roy Tarpley played?

Roy Tarpley played 6 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Roy Tarpley?

Roy Tarpley had career averages 12.6 points, 10.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.2 blocks, 1.1 steals in 280 games.

What are the career totals of Roy Tarpley?

Roy Tarpley had career totals of 3,533 points, 2,803 rebounds, 292 assists, 329 blocks, 317 steals in 280 games.

How many teams has Roy Tarpley been on?

Roy Tarpley played their entire career for the Dallas Mavericks.

When was Roy Tarpley drafted?

Roy Tarpley was drafted in the 1st round (#7 overall) of the 1986 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks.

What is Roy Tarpley's career high in points?

Roy Tarpley averaged a career high 20.4 points per game in 1990-1991.

What is Roy Tarpley's career high in rebounds?

Roy Tarpley averaged a career high 13.1 rebounds per game in 1989-1990.

What is Roy Tarpley's career high in assists?

Roy Tarpley averaged a career high 2.4 assists per game in 1990-1991.

What is the career PER of Roy Tarpley's?

Roy Tarpley had a career PER of 18.3.

How many times did Roy Tarpley win John Havlicek Sixth Man Of The Year?

Roy Tarpley won 6MOY 1 time.