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

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and 4 × 400 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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