A. J. Slaughter
Slaughter with Poland in 2016
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| No. 8 – SIG Strasbourg | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League |
LNB Pro A Champions League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
August 3, 1987 Louisville, Kentucky |
| Nationality | American / Polish |
| Listed height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Listed weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Shelby County (Shelbyville, Kentucky) |
| College | Western Kentucky (2006–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2010 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2011 | Angelico Biella |
| 2011–2012 | Dexia Mons-Hainaut |
| 2012–2013 | Cholet Basket |
| 2013–2014 | Élan Chalon |
| 2014–2015 | Panathinaikos |
| 2015–2016 | Banvit |
| 2016–present | SIG Strasbourg |
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Anthony Darrell A. J. Slaughter (born August 3, 1987) is an American born naturalised-Polish professional basketball player for SIG Strasbourg of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for Western Kentucky in the NCAA Division I.
Slaughter started every game of his high school career at Shelby County, averaging 14.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.7 steals per game. He posted 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals per game during his sophomore year as the Rockets won the district championship, earning District MVP honors and a First-Team All-Region selection as well. Another district title followed in his junior year (18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals per game) with a second First-Team All-Region selection. He contributed 19.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 3.7 steals per game as a senior to help Shelby County reach the state Sweet 16, leading the Louisville Courier-Journal to name him as their Player of the Year, with a third First-Team All-State selection added.
Rated a three-star recruit by Scout.com, Slaughter received scholarship offers from Vanderbilt and West Virginia but chose Western Kentucky (WKU) of the Sun Belt Conference in the NCAA Division I. Signing his letter of intent on 26 August 2005, he was the first verbal commitment of the 2006 Western Kentucky recruiting class.
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For Slaughter's collegiate debut, he registered 20 minutes and scored a year-high 18 points in a 96-55 defeat of Kennesaw State on 11 November 2006, ending his season with 5 points in the 2007 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament semifinal defeat against Arkansas State. He appeared in all 33 games played, starting a 11 January 2007 game against Florida International University after starter Courtney Lee got injured, playing two more games that season. He finished with 15.9 minutes per game, contributing 200 points (10th best for WKU freshmen) with per game averages of 6.1 points (7th in the team), 1.7 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.9 steals (3rd in team).
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