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.
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]
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]
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]