Darryl Middleton
 Middleton with Girona. |
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| Position | Power forward |
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| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Weight | 240 lb (110 kg) |
| League | LEB Oro |
| Team | Girona |
| Born | July 21, 1966 New York, New York, USA |
| Nationality | American-Spanish |
| College | Baylor University (1984-88) |
| Draft | 3rd round, 68th overall, 1988 Atlanta Hawks |
| Pro career | 1988–present |
| Career history | Çukurova Sanayi (1988-89) Aresium Milan (1989-91) Girona (1991-92) Caja San Fernando (1992-94) FC Barcelona (1994-96) Girona (1996-98) Joventut Badalona (1998-99) Girona (1999-00) Panathinaikos (2000-05) Dynamo Saint Petersburg (2005-06) Girona (2006-11) Valencia Basket (2011) Girona (2011-present) |
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Darryl Middleton (born July 21, 1966 in New York, New York, USA) is an American professional basketball player. He also holds a Spanish passport. He is a 6'8" (2.03 m) tall power forward. He holds the record for being the oldest player to ever play a game in the history of the Spanish ACB League.[1]
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[edit] College career
Middleton played college basketball with the Baylor Bears.
[edit] Pro career
After college, Middleton was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the 3rd round (68th overall) of the 1988 NBA Draft. However, he never played in the NBA. He did however, have a prosperous basketball career in Europe, with teams such as: Çukurova Sanayi, Aresium Milan, Girona, FC Barcelona, Joventut Badalona, Caja San Fernando, Panathinaikos, and Dynamo Saint Petersburg.
He won 3 Spanish League Most Valuable Player awards (1992, 1993, 2000). He also won 2 Spanish Championships (1995, 1996), while playing with FC Barcelona. From 2000 to 2005, Middleton played with Panathinaikos, and with them he won 4 Greek Championships (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005), 2 Greek Cups (2003, 2005), and the Euroleague 2001-02 Championship. In 2007, Middleton won the FIBA EuroCup, while playing with Girona.
He then continued to play with Girona, as part of the re-founded Sant Josep. In March 2011, he signed a contract with Valencia Basket.[2]
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[edit] External links
- Euroleague.net Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- Spanish League Profile (Spanish)
- Italian League Profile (Italian)
- Panathinaikos B.C. Profile (Greek)
- Euroleague.net Darryl Middleton, Akasvayu Article
- TheDraftReview.com Profile
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