Darryl Wilson
American basketball player
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
(Kennedy, Alabama)
| 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 | |
| |
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] 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]