Yinka Dare
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Yinka Dare (October 10, 1972 in Kano, Nigeria - January 9, 2004 in Englewood, New Jersey) was a professional basketball player, notorious for being one of the greatest underacheivers in recent NBA history. He attended high school at Milford Academy in Connecticut.
Dare played college basketball for George Washington University, where he excelled as a player and helped revive the basketball program. As a freshman in 1992-93, he led the Colonials to the NCAA tournament round of 16, the farthest they had ever advanced. The next year, Dare led them to the second round of the tournament. He left school after two seasons and was drafted in the first-round (14th overall) by the New Jersey Nets in 1994.
A 7-foot-1, 270-pound center in the NBA, Dare played 110 games in four seasons with the New Jersey Nets. He averaged 2.1 points and 2.6 rebounds. Dare soon became notorious for his abysmal passing skills. In his first season, he played 58 games, where he caused 72 turnovers while scoring zero (!) assists [1] (http://hoopsanalyst.com/yinka.htm). During his four-year-career, he would "rack up" a total of four assists.
Dare retired from the NBA in 1998, but played intermittently in other leagues.
Dare died after collapsing in his home. A medical examiner determined that Dare had a heart attack due to an arrhythmia condition discovered when he was in college.