- Derrick Rowland
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Derrick Rowland was one of the two American reinforcements, along with Bobby Parks, who played for Shell Rimula X Diesel Oilers during the Third Conference of the 1988 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Season.
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Pro career (background)
- Born on July 30, 1959 in Brookhaven, New York, the 6-5, 195-pound Derrick Rowland completed college at State University of New York at Potsdam. He averaged 18.7 points and 8.8 rebounds to power Potsdam State to the NCAA Division III championship during the 1980-81 season. That same year, Rowland was picked in the 10th round by the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association (NBA) draft. When he failed to make the Denver lineup, Rowland drifted to the Continental league where he played for the Albany Patroons for seven years.
- In 1981-82, Rowland averaged 7.3 points for the Rochester Zeniths and was cut the next campaign after playing only four games with the Albany club. In March 1986, he was signed by the Milwaukee Bucks as a free agent, and played 2 games with the Bucks in the 1985-86 NBA season.[1]
PBA stats
- October 11, 1988: Derrick Rowland scored 51 points as Shell defeated Alaska Milk, 133-122.
NBA career statistics
Legend 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 Bold Career high Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 1985-86 Milwaukee 2 0 4.5 .333 .000 .500 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 Career 2 0 4.5 .333 .000 .500 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 References
- ^ Derrick Rowland. basketball-reference
Categories:- 1959 births
- Living people
- Albany Patroons players
- American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
- College men's basketball players in the United States
- Denver Nuggets draft picks
- Milwaukee Bucks players
- Philippine Basketball Association imports
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