Alexander Chase Tapley (born June 3, 1991) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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High school career

Tapley attended

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. As a junior, he averaged 22.2 points, 4.8 assists and 4.6 steals per game. As a senior, he averaged 23.2 points. His team was 27-7 that year, and reached the Northern California state finals.Chase Tapley Bio
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College career

Tapley played for the

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, averaging 11.4 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in 134 games in his four years at the college.

College statistics

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, 34 , , 31 , , 25.5 , , .485 , , .380 , , .828 , , 2.4 , , 1.9 , , 1.3 , , .2 , , 8.6 , - , align="left" , 2011–12 , align="left" ,

, 34 , , 34 , , 34.0 , , .455 , , .433 , , .723 , , 4.3 , , 2.3 , , 1.8 , , .4 , , 15.8 , - , align="left" , 2012–13 , align="left" ,

, 33 , , 32 , , 30.8 , , .429 , , .376 , , .803 , , 3.2 , , 2.7 , , 1.4 , , .5 , , 13.5 , - , align="left" , Career , align="left" , , 134 , , 114 , , 28.5 , , .460 , , .395 , , .762 , , 3.1 , , 2.3 , , 1.4 , , .4 , , 11.4

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Tapley played two games for

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in September 2013. On November 1, 2013, he was selected in the second round of the 2013 NBA D-League draft by the

. On November 4, 2014, Tapley was acquired by the

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. He was later waived by Oklahoma City on November 13, 2014.

NBA D-League career statistics

Regular season

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, 12 , , 0 , , 14.9 , , .467 , , .286 , , .667 , , 1.2 , , .9 , , .8 , , .1 , , 5.5 , - , align="left" , Career , align="left" , , 12 , , 0 , , 14.9 , , .467 , , .286 , , .667 , , 1.2 , , .9 , , .8 , , .1 , , 5.5

References

External links

San Diego State bio
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