Yinka Dare

Yinka Dare ( born October 10, 1972 in Kano, Nigeria, † January 9, 2004 in Englewood, New Jersey) was a Nigerian basketball player for the New Jersey Nets and the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association. The 2.17 meter tall Dare played the position of center.

Career

Dare was in Nigeria discovered by a lawyer named Lloyd Ukwu, who asked him about his height and enthusiastic for basketball. Dare made ​​the jump to the college program in the United States and was at the George Washington University in Connecticut to a good player who was good for 22 points and 10 rebounds per game. In NBA Draft 1994, he was drawn by the New Jersey Nets in 14th place, but was never able to meet his advance praise.

From the beginning Dares NBA career was under an unlucky star. After three minutes of playing time he tore the Achilles tendon and was therefore eliminated for the rest of the season. The following NBA season 1995/6 he set a negative record when he 626 minutes of playing time failed in 58 games to play only one assist (Template), and instead made ​​72 turnovers ( turnovers ). This earned him the unflattering nickname " The Black Hole" a. It went so far that Dare cult figure of the then chronically unsuccessful Nets was. Every time Dare ( usually at the end of a game already won ) came on the floor, the well-meaning teammates gave him the ball so he could finally play his first assist, and fans celebrated him as " Yinka! Yinka! " Chants, which Dare was clearly embarrassed.

It was not until the following season managed Dare after 770 career minutes his first of 4 Assists: this losing streak is still NBA record. Also mean his 4 assists and his total of 96 turnovers one of the worst " Assist -to- turnover ratio " (the ratio of templates to turnovers, an NBA measure of skill level ) of all time.

It was clear that the physically strong, but suffering from a lack of game overview Dare was overwhelmed in the NBA. The Nets transferred Dare 1998 on the Orlando Magic, where he spent two seasons without ever playing again. Dare was still playing in the lower class leagues CBA and the USBL, until he ended his career in 2003. He deserved well of 8.7 million dollars in his career.

Dare died on 9 January 2004 of a heart attack.