Timothy Lenard Pickett (born April 18, 1981) is an American former professional

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player. He played collegiately at

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, and was drafted in the 2nd round of the

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by the

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Career

In February 2006 he signed for Coopsette Rimini in the Italian second league,

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. After five games he was suspended for doping (

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), but in September 2006 returned to Rimini after the disqualification. For the 2007/08 season, he was signed with

team

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. Following that Pickett has also played for

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from Bulgaria, Shaanxi Gaitianli Kylins from China and

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from Puerto Rico. On September 14, 2010, Pickett signed with

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. In July 2011, he was signed by the

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. However, he was only able to play a couple of games because of an injury at the 2nd quarter of their game against Talk 'N Text. On January 6, 2012, Picket signed with the Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers of the

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, replacing

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on the roster. He scored 35 points in his first game with Xinjiang. He has signed with the Hacettepe Üniversitesi B.K. of the Turkish Basketball Association for 2013–2014 season. He scored 11 points(3/9 FG, 1/5 3PT, 2/2 FT) in his first game with Hacettepe. However, he was released by Hacettepe after the first game.

Personal life

Pickett was arrested in June, 2014 for soliciting a

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, Florida.

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