Darryl Wilson Explained

Darryl Wilson
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:185
Birth Date:1974 5, mf=yes
Birth Place:Alabama, United States
High School:South Lamar
(Kennedy, Alabama)
College:Mississippi State (1993–1996)
Draft Year:1996
Career Start:1996
Career End:2009
Career Position:Guard
Years1:1996
Team1:Florida Sharks
Years2:1996
Team2:Basket Livorno
Years3:1997–1998
Team3:Grindavík
Years4:1998–1999
Team4:Virtus Ragusa
Years5:1999–2000
Team5:Belgrano S. Nicolás
Years6:2000–2001
Team6:Memphis Houn'Dawgs
Years7:2001–2002
Team7:Virtus Ragusa
Years8:2002–2003
Team8:Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Years9:2003–2004
Team9:Robur Osimo
Years10:2004–2006
Team10:Scafati 1969
Years11:2006
Team11:Mersin BŞB
Years12:2007
Team12:Ironi Ramat Gan
Years13:2007–2008
Team13:Montecatini Terme
Years14:2008
Team14:Scafati 1969
Years15:2009
Team15:Tupelo R-n-Rollers
Years16:2010
Team16:Birmingham Gladiators
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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.

Playing career

High school career

Wilson 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

After 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

Wilson 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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Mike Knobler . Wilson's energy never ends . 4 April 2020 . . 11 February 1995 . 1C, 5C.
  2. News: Rusty Hampton . Wilson is a star that shines on others . 4 April 2020 . . 30 March 1996 . 13.
  3. News: Abby Loden . Wilson to be inducted in MSU Sports Hall of Fame . 4 April 2020 . Itawamba County Times . 14 August 2019.
  4. News: Wilson picked in USBL . 4 April 2020 . . 12 April 1996 . 8D.
  5. News: Transactions . 4 April 2020 . . 30 May 1996 . 8D.
  6. News: Edwin Rögnvaldsson . Dreymir um að leika í NBA-deildinni . 4 April 2020 . . 12 February 1998 . B4–B5 . Icelandic.
  7. Web site: KFÍ - Grindavík, 87-102 (53-58) . kki.is . . 4 April 2020 . Icelandic.
  8. News: Torfi Jóhannsson . Wilson með 53 stig . 4 April 2020 . . 7 October 1997 . B9 . Icelandic.
  9. News: Bikarkeppnin 1998: "Hann á að fá 6 stig fyrir þetta!" . 4 April 2020 . Fúsijama.tv . 4 April 2020 . Icelandic.
  10. News: Wilson látinn fara . 4 April 2020 . . 3 March 1998 . B3 . Icelandic.
  11. News: Þrjár keflvískar í liði ársins . 4 April 2020 . . 29 April 1998 . C4 . Icelandic.
  12. News: Wil Sammon . Former 1996 MSU star Wilson takes over at Itawamba AHS . 4 April 2020 . . 6 May 2016.