Darryl Middleton

Darryl Middleton

Middleton with Girona.
Position	Power forward
Height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight	240 lb (110 kg)
League	LEB Oro
Team	Girona
Born	July 21, 1966 (1966-07-21) (age 45) 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)
Awards	3x Spanish League MVP 1992, 1993, 2000

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]

College career

Middleton played college basketball with the Baylor Bears.

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 of 2011, he signed a contract with Valencia Basket.^[2]

References

1. ^ BaylorBears.com Former All-SWC Power Forward Darryl Middleton Still Playing in Europe.
2. ^ ACB.com Power Electronics Valencia llega a un acuerdo con Middleton para 2 meses (Spanish).

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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Name	Middleton, Darryl
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Date of birth	July 21, 1966
Place of birth	New York, New York, USA
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