Darryl Wilson (born May 29, 1974) is an American former basketball player. He played college basketball for Mississippi State[1] before going on to play several seasons professionally, including in the Lega Basket Serie A and the Israeli Basketball Premier League.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 29, 1974 Alabama, United States |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | South Lamar (Kennedy, Alabama) |
| College | Mississippi State (1993–1996) |
| NBA draft | 1996: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1996–2009 |
| Position | Guard |
| Career history | |
| 1996 | Florida Sharks |
| 1996 | Basket Livorno |
| 1997–1998 | Grindavík |
| 1998–1999 | Virtus Ragusa |
| 1999–2000 | Belgrano S. Nicolás |
| 2000–2001 | Memphis Houn'Dawgs |
| 2001–2002 | Virtus Ragusa |
| 2002–2003 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
| 2003–2004 | Robur Osimo |
| 2004–2006 | Scafati 1969 |
| 2006 | Mersin BŞB |
| 2007 | Ironi Ramat Gan |
| 2007–2008 | Montecatini Terme |
| 2008 | Scafati 1969 |
| 2009 | Tupelo R-n-Rollers |
| 2010 | Birmingham Gladiators |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Playing career
editHigh school career
editWilson played high school basketball for South Lamar High School in Kennedy, Alabama, where he averaged 37.8 points a game as a senior.[2]
College career
editAfter graduating from South Lamar, Wilson joined the Mississippi State Bulldogs in 1992 but had to sit out his first season to meet NCAA academic eligibility requirements.[2] In 1996 he was an All-SEC guard during each of his three seasons with the Bulldogs, including a first team selection in 1996. He twice made the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District team. During his senior year, the team made it all the way to the NCAA Final Four.[3]
Professional career
editWilson started his professional career with the Florida Sharks who drafted him with the 11th pick overall in the 1996 USBL draft.[4] He was released by the Sharks in end of May the same year.[5]
In 1997, Wilson signed with Grindavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[6] During the second game of the regular season, he scored a season high 53 points.[7][8] He helped the team win the Icelandic Basketball Cup after beating KFÍ in front of a record crowd in Laugardalshöll in the Cup finals, scoring 37 points.[9] He was however fired from the team with 4 games left of the regular season due to repetitive disciplinary issues.[10] Despite this, he led the league in scoring, avering 33.3 points per game.[11]
Wilson retired from playing in 2009.[12]
References
edit- ^ Mike Knobler (11 February 1995). "Wilson's energy never ends". The Clarion-Ledger. pp. 1C, 5C. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ a b Rusty Hampton (30 March 1996). "Wilson is a star that shines on others". The Clarion-Ledger. p. 13. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ Abby Loden (14 August 2019). "Wilson to be inducted in MSU Sports Hall of Fame". Itawamba County Times. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Wilson picked in USBL". The Montgomery Advertiser. 12 April 1996. pp. 8D. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Transactions". The Miami Herald. 30 May 1996. pp. 8D. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ Edwin Rögnvaldsson (12 February 1998). "Dreymir um að leika í NBA-deildinni". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. B4–B5. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "KFÍ - Grindavík, 87-102 (53-58)". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ Torfi Jóhannsson (7 October 1997). "Wilson með 53 stig". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. B9. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Bikarkeppnin 1998: "Hann á að fá 6 stig fyrir þetta!"". Fúsijama.tv (in Icelandic). 4 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Wilson látinn fara". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 March 1998. p. B3. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Þrjár keflvískar í liði ársins". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 April 1998. p. C4. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ Wil Sammon (6 May 2016). "Former 1996 MSU star Wilson takes over at Itawamba AHS". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
External links
edit- Profile at proballers.com
- Profile at Eurobasket.com
- Úrvalsdeild statistics at Icelandic Basketball Association
- College statistics at Sports Reference