Darion Atkins

Darion Ray Atkins (born September 17, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor of the Turkish BSL. He played college basketball for the University of Virginia before playing professionally in Israel, France and Germany. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he primarily plays at the power forward and center positions.

Darion Atkins
Atkins with Hapoel Holon in October 2016
No. 42 – Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueBSL
Personal information
Born (1992-09-17) September 17, 1992
Clinton, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolLandon School (Bethesda, Maryland)
CollegeVirginia (2011–2015)
NBA draft2015 / Undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Westchester Knicks
2016–2017Hapoel Holon
2017–2018SIG Strasbourg
2018–2019Hapoel Holon
2019Canarias
2019–2020Brose Bamberg
2020AEK Athens
2020–presentLokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Early life and college career
Atkins with the Virginia Cavaliers in November 2014

Atkins attended the Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland, where he averaged 15.2 points, 12 rebounds and 7.3 blocks per game as a senior, earning All-Interstate Athletic Conference honors.[1]

Atkins had offers from Notre Dame and Maryland, but he chose to attend the University of Virginia,[2] where he averaged 7.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 23.9 minutes per game in his senior year.

On March 8, 2015, Atkins was named ACC Defensive Player of the Year.[3] On April 3, 2015, Atkins was named Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year Award.[4]

Professional career

Westchester Knicks (2015–2016)

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Atkins joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[5] On September 10, 2015, Atkins signed with the New York Knicks.[6] However, he was later waived by the New York on October 23 after appearing in three preseason games.[7] On November 2, he was acquired by the Westchester Knicks of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of New York.[8]

Hapoel Holon (2016–2017)

On July 1, 2016, Atkins joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[9]

On August 5, 2016, Atkins signed a one-year deal with the Israeli team Hapoel Holon.[10] On October 22, 2016, Atkins recorded a career-high 26 points, shooting 11-of-16 from the field, along with 13 rebounds in a 72–81 loss to Maccabi Tel Aviv.[11] On November 3, 2016, Atkins was named Israeli League Player of the Month for games played in October.[12] On April 18, 2017, Atkins participated in the 2017 Israeli League All-Star Game.

Atkins helped Holon reach the 2017 Israeli League Playoffs as the first seed, but they eventually were eliminated by Maccabi Haifa in the Quarterfinals. On June 9, 2017, Atkins earned a spot in the 2017 All-Israeli League Second Team.[13]

SIG Strasbourg (2017–2018)

On July 3, 2017, Atkins joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2017 NBA Summer League.[14]

On July 21, 2017, Atkins signed with the French team SIG Strasbourg for the 2017–18 season.[15] On December 5, 2017, Atkins recorded a season-high 23 points, shooting 10-of-12 from the field, along with four rebounds in an 87–72 win over Banvit.[16] He was subsequently made the Champions League Team of the Week.[17] Atkins went on to win the 2018 French Cup with Strasbourg.

Return to Hapoel Holon (2018–2019)

On July 28, 2018, Atkins returned to Hapoel Holon for a second stint, signing a one-year deal with an option for another one.[18] On March 16, 2019, Atkins recorded a double-double of 25 points and 12 rebounds, shooting 10-of-13 from the field, along with two assists in a 101–82 win over Hapoel Jerusalem. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 22 MVP.[19] Atkins helped Holon reach the 2019 FIBA Europe Cup Semifinals, where they eventually were eliminated by Dinamo Sassari.

Iberostar Tenerife (2019)

On July 19, 2019, Atkins signed with Spanish club Iberostar Tenerife.[20] On December 18, 2019, he parted ways with Tenerife after appearing in 17 games.[21]

Brose Bamberg (2019–2020)

On December 19, 2019, Atkins signed with Brose Bamberg of the German Basketball Bundesliga for the rest of the season.[22] He averaged 8.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game.

AEK (2020)

On September 22, 2020, Atkins signed with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League.[23]

Fethiye Belediyespor (2020–present)

On October 15, 2020, he has signed with Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor of the Turkish BSL.[24]

Personal life

The son of Minnette Atkins, he has a twin brother, Darius (a professional dancer in New York City)[25] and majored in Sociology.[1] Atkins claims soccer as his favorite sport other than basketball, and cites FC Barcelona as his favorite soccer team.[26]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field goal percentage
 3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high     Led the league

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Virginia 27010.2.581.000.5792.3.1.4.72.3
2012–13 Virginia 261215.7.491.000.6003.1.3.41.14.7
2013–14 Virginia 37310.4.484.000.5832.2.3.2.53.0
2014–15 Virginia 332723.9.511.000.5206.0.7.81.17.6
Career 1234215.1.508.000.5623.4.4.5.84.4

Domestic Leagues
Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Westchester Knicks NBDL 5029.4.462.167.5627.31.7.91.38.7
2016–17 Hapoel Holon IPL 3727.2.590.375.6168.2.6.7.713.6
2017–18 SIG Strasbourg Pro A 4121.2.497.260.6974.71.2.6.68.8
2018–19 Hapoel Holon IPL 3724.3.596.394.7377.21.0.71.012.4
2019 Canarias ACB 1013.5.209.125.5002.5.5.0.12.4

Source: RealGM

References
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  2. "CUE: Men's Basketball - Darion Atkins". youtube.com. February 26, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  3. "Duke's Okafor voted ACC Player of the Year". theacc.com. March 8, 2015. Archived from the original on March 14, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  4. "Darion Atkins named National Defensive Player of the Year". 247sports.com. April 3, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  5. "Spurs Announce 2015 Summer League Rosters for Utah Las Vegas". NBA.com. July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
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  16. "SIG Strasbourg signs Darion Atkins". ChampionsLeague.basketball. December 5, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  17. "Walden, Blatt, Weems, Atkins and Kikanovic make Team of the Week". ChampionsLeague.basketball. December 7, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  18. "עוד קאמבק בסגול: אטקינס חוזר לחולון". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). July 28, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  19. "מצטיין המחזור ה-22: דריון אטקינס". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). March 19, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  20. "ACB.COM - Darion Atkins, poderío e intensidad para la pintura del Iberostar Tenerife". www.acb.com (in Spanish). 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  21. "Darion Atkins, Tenerife part ways". Sportando.basketball. December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  22. "Darion Atkins signs with Bamberg". Sportando.basketball. December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  23. "AEK BC signs Atkins". aekbc.gr. September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  24. "Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor land Darion Atkins". Sportando. October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  25. "UVa's Atkins and his twin brother shine on different stages". The Daily Progress. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
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