Darnell Valentine
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 3, 1959 Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 183 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Wichita Heights (Wichita, Kansas) |
| College | Kansas (1977–1981) |
| NBA draft | 1981: 1st round, 16th overall pick |
| Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Playing career | 1981–1994 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 10, 14, 1 |
| Career history | |
| 1981–1986 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1986–1988 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1988–1991 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1991–1992 | Marr Rimini (Italy) |
| 1992–1993 | Burghy Modena (Italy) |
| 1994 | Reggio Emilia (Italy) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 5,400 (8.7 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,318 (2.1 rpg) |
| Assists | 3,080 (5.0 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Darnell Terrell Valentine (born February 3, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Valentine graduated from Wichita Heights High School in Wichita, Kansas, in 1977. He played college basketball at the University of Kansas where he was a three-time Academic All-American and was a member of the 1980 Summer Olympics men's basketball team. Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round (16th pick overall) of the 1981 NBA Draft, Valentine spent 4½ years with the Trail Blazers. In 300 regular season games with Portland, he averaged 9.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists a game. Valentine also played for the Los Angeles Clippers and the Cleveland Cavaliers during his 10-year NBA career. He owns career averages of 8.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 620 NBA games. After winding up his NBA career, Valentine played three seasons in the Italian Basketball League.
From 1994 to 2004 Valentine served as a Regional Representative for the National Basketball Players Association. Valentine worked for the Portland Trail Blazers as Director of Player Programs from September 2004[1] to December 2007.[2] He currently works for Precision Castparts Corp.[3][4] in Portland.
External links
- NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ Eggers, Kerry (3 April 2007). "Valentine still feels the love". Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ Quick, Jason (26 November 2009). "Trail Blazers Top 40: No. 33 Darnell Valentine". Oregonian. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ Darnell Valentine at LinkedIn.com
- 1959 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- Basketball players from Illinois
- Basket Rimini Crabs players
- Cleveland Cavaliers players
- Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players
- Los Angeles Clippers players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Miami Heat expansion draft picks
- Pallacanestro Reggiana players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Point guards
- Portland Trail Blazers draft picks
- Portland Trail Blazers players
- Sportspeople from Chicago, Illinois