Darryl Wilson

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.

Darryl Wilson
Personal information
Born (1974-05-29) May 29, 1974
Alabama, United States
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolSouth Lamar
(Kennedy, Alabama)
CollegeMississippi State (1993–1996)
NBA draft1996 / Undrafted
Playing career1996–2009
PositionGuard
Career history
1996Florida Sharks
1996Basket Livorno
1997–1998Grindavík
1998–1999Virtus Ragusa
1999–2000Belgrano S. Nicolás
2000–2001Memphis Houn'Dawgs
2001–2002Virtus Ragusa
2002–2003Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2003–2004Robur Osimo
2004–2006Scafati 1969
2006Mersin BŞB
2007Ironi Ramat Gan
2007–2008Montecatini Terme
2008Scafati 1969
2009Tupelo R-n-Rollers
2010Birmingham Gladiators
Career highlights and awards

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]

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