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Yinka Dare was born on 10 October, 1972 in Kano, Nigeria, is a Nigerian basketball player (1972-2004). Discover Yinka Dare's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 32 years old?

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Age 32 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 10 October 1972
Birthday 10 October
Birthplace Kano, Nigeria
Date of death 2004
Died Place Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality Nigeria

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Yinka Dare Height, Weight & Measurements

At 32 years old, Yinka Dare height is 2.17 m .

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Yinka Dare Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Yinka Dare worth at the age of 32 years old? Yinka Dare’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from Nigeria. We have estimated Yinka Dare's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1972

Yinka Dare (October 10, 1972 – January 9, 2004) was a Nigerian professional basketball player.

A 7ft 0in, 265 lb center, he played four seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

1991

Born in Kano, Dare was discovered by Nigerian-born lawyer Lloyd Ukwu during a visit to Lagos in 1991.

While Ukwu was driving, he noticed a very tall man sitting on a bench eating a bowl of food.

When he asked him how tall he was, Dare said he didn't know.

Dare had previously spent most of his free time playing tennis, but soon picked up basketball for the first time.

Already in the United States, Dare played one season at Milford Academy High, a prep school in New Berlin, New York.

Subsequently, he played college basketball for George Washington University, where he excelled as a player under coach Mike Jarvis, also helping revive the basketball program.

1992

As a freshman in 1992–93, he led the Colonials to the NCAA Tournament round of 16 ("The Sweet 16"), the furthest they had ever advanced.

The next year, Dare led the team to the second round of the tournament.

He finished his college career averaging 13.8 points and 10.7 rebounds per game; additionally, after just two seasons, he had become the Colonials' all-time leader in blocked shots, averaging more than two per game.

1994

Dare was selected in the first round (14th overall) of the 1994 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets, agreeing to a six-year, US$9 million guaranteed contract.

In the NBA, he would appear in 110 games in four seasons, all with the Nets; in his rookie campaign, he played for three minutes before getting injured (torn ACL) and missing the rest of the season.

1995

The Nets left him unprotected during the 1995 expansion draft, but Dare was not selected by either the Toronto Raptors or the Vancouver Grizzlies.

In his first full season (1995–96), in which he played a personal best 58 out of 82 games, he turned the ball over 72 times while registering no assists, holding the dubious NBA record for most games played in a season, 58, without recording an assist.

During his four-year career, he would rack up a total of four assists accompanied by 96 turnovers, while averaging 2.1 points, 2.6 rebounds, and less than 0.1 assists per game.

1997

Lucious Harris, who joined the Nets in 1997–98, Dare's final season, said: "It's a bad situation. I feel for his family. Just 32, to have a heart attack, that's scary. It always seemed like he was in shape. But things happen and you don't understand why."

Kerry Kittles, who played with Dare in the latter's final two seasons with the Nets, said: "He was a quiet guy, didn't talk that much. He worked hard—he didn't really play much, but he was a fun guy to be around. [He was] young: It makes you think... anything can happen any time. It's in the back of your mind [that] it could happen to you."

Jarvis, who coached Dare at George Washington, told The Washington Post: "Yinka was a kind, gentle person. He was nice to my family, as respectful as anybody I've come into contact with. I don't remember him having a bad word to say about anybody; just a nice, sweet kid."

Dare was survived by parents Gabriel and Joan, two sisters and a brother.

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1998

In early 1998, Dare was traded, along with David Benoit and Kevin Edwards, to the Orlando Magic, for Brian Evans and Rony Seikaly, and was immediately waived.

2003

Subsequently, he played intermittently in other leagues including the Continental Basketball Association and United States Basketball League, until 2003.

2004

Dare died in 2004, after collapsing in his home in Englewood, New Jersey.

A medical examiner determined that he had suffered a heart attack due to an arrhythmia condition discovered when he was in college.