Seth A. Tarver (born July 1, 1988) is an American former professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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. Tarver played for the

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in college and graduated in 2010 with a degree in

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. His brother, Josh Tarver, also played with him all four years at Oregon State. His father is former

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running-back John Tarver.

Amateur career

Tarver graduated from Jesuit High School in 2006. Coming out of high school he was widely considered as Oregon's best senior basketball player. As a senior Tarver was named Metro League Player of the Year and to the all-state first team. Tarver lead Jesuit to the 4A Oregon State Championship his junior year. He also ran track and field in high school competing in the 4x100 and 4x400 relays. Tarver missed most of his freshman year at

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with a minor case of

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. In his sophomore year Tarver started a team high 27 games and lead the

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in minutes per game. Tarver's junior season he helped lead Oregon State to the 2009 CBI Title and was named to the honorable mention

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all-defensive team. Tarver's senior season at Oregon State was his best season. He won the 2010 Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year at the top of Oregon State's 1-3-1 defense. Tarver was the first Oregon State player to lead the Pac-10 in steals since

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in 1990.

Professional career

After his senior season at Oregon State Tarver entered the

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. However, he went undrafted. He would later receive an invite to the

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pre-season team. Tarver played the 2010 NBA pre-season with the Blazers before being signed to the

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, a Blazers D-League affiliate. In July 2011 he signed a one-year deal with

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. He left the club before playing a game for them. Tarver returned to the Stampede for the 2011-12 season and remained on the roster until he was traded to the

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in February 2013.Skyforce Acquires Tarver in Four-Team Trade
In 2013 Tarver signed with

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and began his basketball career in Japan.

References

External links

Oregon State bioRizing Fukuoka profile
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