Darius Washington Jr.
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Darius Myron Washington Jr. (born December 6, 1985) is an American-Macedonian professional basketball player who last played for Peja of the Kosovo Superleague.
He is a
Amateur career
An AAU national champion at age 10,[citation needed] Washington attended Edgewater High School in Orlando, Florida.[2] In his senior year, he played in an ESPN High School Showcase game against future NBA player Sebastian Telfair.[citation needed]
He went to University of Memphis, where he earned Conference USA Rookie of the Year and freshman All-American honors on averages of 15.4 points per game and a team-best 3.8 assists. With no time remaining in the championship game of the 2005 Conference-USA tournament, Washington was given three free throws to overcome a 75-73 lead by the sixth-ranked Louisville Cardinals. Although Washington was a 72-percent shooter, he missed two of the three foul shots, giving Louisville the win and an appearance in the NCAA tournament while Washington and the Tigers' season would continue in the NIT, where they would reach the semifinal round.[3][4][5]
In his sophomore season at Memphis, Washington helped lead the #1-seeded Tigers to an
Professional career
On April 25, 2006, Washington declared himself as an early entry candidate for the 2006 NBA draft. Confident he would be drafted, he signed with a sports agent on June 26, two days before the draft, losing his eligibility to play in college. With analysts being skeptical on his reliability to play point guard, he was not drafted. Although analyst Dick Vitale and others believed Washington had a shot to make an NBA roster as a free agent,[6] he failed to do so after trying out with several teams during training camp.
Europe
He was later drafted by the
In January 2008, Washington signed a 2-year contract with the
In July 2009, he signed a contract with
In April 2010, he signed with
In 2011, he joined the Piratas de Quebradillas.[8]
In the summer of 2011, he signed a contract with Türk Telekom.
In January 2013, he joined Israeli side
On June 23, 2014, he signed with his former team ČEZ Nymburk for the 2014–15 season.[11]
On January 16, 2018, he returned to Greece and joined
On April 5, 2019, he signed with Macedonian basketball club Rabotnički.[13]
On May 4, 2020, he signed with
The Basketball Tournament (TBT)
In the summer of 2018, Washington competed in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Team DRC. In three games, he averaged 15.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game. His team was eliminated in Super 16 Round by Ram Nation.
In the summer of 2019, he also competed in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN. In two games for Bluff City, he averages 12.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1 steals per game. His team was eliminated in Round 2 of Memphis Regional Tournament by Louisiana United.
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | 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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
NBA
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007–08 | San Antonio | 18 | 0 | 8.1 | .438 | .333 | .538 | 1.1 | .8 | .3 | .0 | 2.9 |
Career | 18 | 0 | 8.1 | .438 | .333 | .538 | 1.1 | .8 | .3 | .0 | 2.9 |
EuroLeague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007–08 | Aris | 9 | 2 | 22.6 | .412 | .400 | .789 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.3 | .3 | 10.2 | 11.8 |
2010-11 | Roma
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16 | 13 | 26.5 | .507 | .300 | .849 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .0 | 13.0 | 12.3 |
Career | 25 | 15 | 25.1 | .477 | .333 | .824 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.2 | .1 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
NBA
Washington signed with the
He played with the Chicago Bulls during the 2008–09 NBA pre-season, but was waived by the team before the start of the regular season.
Macedonian national team
Washington was granted Macedonian citizenship [
In popular culture
The song "The Line" by
References
- ^ "2003-2004 Winners". Florida Dairy Farmers. Retrieved July 20, 2019 – via floridamilk.com.
- ^ "For Darius Washington Jr, game winner against Memphis alumni was poetic justice". The Basketball Tournament. Archived from the original on June 17, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019 – via thetournament.com.
- ^ Well-traveled Washington motors on
- ^ "NIT Tournament Bracket, Scores, Stats, Schedule - RealGM".
- ^ "Memphis Rosters - RealGM".
- ^ ESPN.com - Dick Vitale - Vitale's 2006 All-Undrafted Underclassmen team
- ^ Darius Washington Galatasaray Cafe Crown'da
- ^ "Nuevo Pirata". Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
- ^ Darius Washington to Le Mans
- ^ Darius Washington (ex Le Mans) is a newcomer at Olin Edirne
- ^ CEZ Nymburk announces Darius Washington
- ^ Iraklis ink Darius Washington
- ^ "Работнички не запира – потпис и со Македонецот Вашингтон" [Rabotnicki does not stop - a signature with the Macedonian Washington]. ekipa.mk (in Macedonian). April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "Darius Washington signs with Brussels Basketball". Sportando. May 4, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ Spurs assign Darius Washington to D-League
- ^ Spurs waive Darius Washington
- ^ Darius Washington basketball profile Nationality: FYR Macedonia-USA.
- ^ Eurobasket2009.org Archived 2009-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Trey Anastasio, 10/31/13
a. | ^ Macedonian spelling: Дариус Вашингтон, Darius Vašington. He was born as Darius Washington Jr.. |
External links
- Darius Washington at draftexpress.com
- Darius Washington at eurobasket2009.org
- Darius Washington at eurobasket.com
- Darius Washington at euroleague.net
- Darius Washington at nba.com
- Darius Washington at nba.com (D-League)
- Darius Washington at tblstat.net