Dexter Ryan Cambridge (born January 29, 1970) is a Bahamian former professional

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player. A 6'7" (2.01 m) and 224 lb (102 kg)

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, he had a brief career in the

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(NBA) in early 1993 when he played for the Dallas Mavericks. Cambridge attended American institutions Lon Morris Junior College (in

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) and the

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NCAA suspension

In NovemberCambridge Loses
published January 17, 1992; retrieved April 11, 2007 1991, he was suspended for two months from playing with the

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by the

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for having accepted $7,000 from a fan when he graduated from Lon Morris Junior College in 1990 which affected his amateur status. It was alleged the money was a reward for his being named a junior college All-American. His two-month suspension ended in January 1992 when he mailed a $4,600

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to a

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at the junior college,Check Ends Suspension
published February 1, 1992; retrieved April 11, 2007 regaining his eligibility status.

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@ basketballreference.com 1970 births Living people Bahamian expatriate basketball people in the United States Dallas Mavericks players Fabriano Basket players Lon Morris Bearcats basketball players National Basketball Association players from the Bahamas Bahamian men's basketball players Nuova Pallacanestro Gorizia players Obras Sanitarias basketball players Pallacanestro Petrarca Padova players Panteras de Miranda players People from Eleuthera Power forwards (basketball) Texas Longhorns men's basketball players Undrafted National Basketball Association players Gigantes de Carolina (men's basketball) players {{Bahamas-sport-bio-stub