Derrick Zimmerman

Derrick Zimmerman

BC Kyiv
Guard
Personal information
Date of birth	December 2, 1981 (1981-12-02) (age 29)
Place of birth	Monroe, Louisiana
Nationality	USA
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College	Mississippi State
NBA Draft	2003 / 2nd round, 11th pick, 40 overall
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Pro career	2003–present
Career history
Columbus Riverdragons (2004–2005) Austin Toros (2005–2006) New Jersey Nets (2006) Brose Baskets (2006) Air Avellino (2007) BC Budivelnik (2008–2010) Hoverla Ivano-Frankivsk (2010–11) BC Kyiv (2011–present)
Stats at NBA.com

Derrick Dewayne Zimmerman (born December 2, 1981 in Monroe, Louisiana) is an American professional basketball player. He played collegiately at Mississippi State University.

For the Mississippi State Bulldogs, he averaged 8.9 points, 5.5 assists, 4.2 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 0.8 blocks. He shot 15 of 52 three-pointers as a senior and 64.9% on free throws.

He was selected 40th overall in the 2003 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors, and played two games with the NBA's New Jersey Nets during the 2005-06 season. He played in the NBA D-League for the Columbus Riverdragons (2004–05) and Austin Toros (2005–06). Derrick was named the NBDL's Defensive Player of the Year for two consecutive seasons (Austin 2005-06, Columbus 2004-05). On December 2006 he signed a one month contract with Brose Baskets Bamberg in the German Basketball Bundesliga. After his contract expired, he signed with Italian team Air Avellino until the end of the season. After that he signed with the Ukrainian club Budivelnyk Kyiv in summer 2008.

In 2011, Zimmerman joined BC Kyiv.^[1]

References

1. ^ BC Kyiv basketball.

External links

• Derrick Zimmerman NBDL profile @ NBA.com
• NBA stats @ BasketballReference.com
• Player Profile @ Legabasket.it
• [1] @ EuroBasket.com

Persondata
Name	Zimmerman, Derrick
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball player
Date of birth	December 2, 1981
Place of birth	Monroe, Louisiana
Date of death
Place of death