Darrell Arthur

Darrell Arthur

No. 00   Memphis Grizzlies
Power forward / small forward
Personal information
Date of birth	March 25, 1988 (1988-03-25) (age 23)
Place of birth	Dallas, Texas
Nationality	American
High school	South Oak Cliff HS (Dallas, Texas)
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College	Kansas
NBA Draft	2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 27th overall
Selected by the New Orleans Hornets
Pro career	2008–present
Career history
2008–present	Memphis Grizzlies
Career highlights and awards
NCAA Champion (2008)
Stats at NBA.com

Darrell Antwonne Arthur (born March 25, 1988) is 6'9", 230 lb (100 kg) American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. He plays the power forward and small forward positions. Arthur played for the University of Kansas in college for two seasons, including the 2007–2008 national championship team. Arthur was originally drafted by the New Orleans Hornets in 2008 but after two trades ended up with the Memphis Grizzlies, with whom he signed on July 8, 2008.^[1]

High school career

In high school he guided South Oak Cliff High School to back-to-back Texas 4A state titles in 2005 and 2006 and was the tournament's MVP both years. However, it was later determined that the school illegally changed player's grades to keep them eligible and the titles have since been forfeited.^[2]

Arthur was a McDonald's All-American in 2006.

College career

Arthur's uniform number in college was 00, making him the first Jayhawk to wear that number since Greg Ostertag. Following his freshman season (2006–07), he was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman team.

Arthur was the starting power forward on the 2008 National Championship team. He also was a member of the All Big 12 first team.

Professional career

Arthur was selected by the New Orleans Hornets as the 27th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, but was promptly traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for cash. The Trail Blazers then traded Arthur to the Houston Rockets for draft rights to 25th overall pick Nicolas Batum. Soon afterwards, the Rockets traded Arthur to the Memphis Grizzlies for draft rights to the 28th overall pick Donté Greene.^[3]

On September 3, 2008, Arthur and fellow former Kansas Jayhawks teammate Mario Chalmers were excused from NBA's Rookie Training Camp following a marijuana-related incident.^[4] Police responding to their hotel room following a fire alarm at 2:00 a.m. claimed that the room smelled strongly of marijuana but none was found and no charges were filed. Fellow NBA rookie Michael Beasley was also reported to have been in the room at the time, but was not asked to leave camp.^[5][6] Beasley was later fined $50,000 for his involvement in the incident^[7] Arthur later released a statement denying any involvement with marijuana.^[8] Arthur was later fined $20,000 by the league for missing the rookie camp, but was not fined or suspended for any drug-related violations.^[9]

Personal

Arthur is the first cousin^[10] of fellow NBA player Quinton Ross.^[11]

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
2008–09	Memphis	76	64	19.3	.438	.000	.667	4.6	.6	.7	.7	5.6
2009–10	Memphis	32	1	14.3	.432	.000	.567	3.4	.5	.4	.4	4.5
2010–11	Memphis	80	9	20.1	.497	.000	.813	4.3	.7	.6	.8	9.1
Career		188	74	18.8	.468	.000	.741	4.2	.6	.6	.7	6.9

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2011	Memphis	13	0	15.5	.459	1.000	.765	2.2	.5	.5	.9	7.1
Career		13	0	15.5	.459	1.000	.765	2.2	.5	.5	.9	7.1

See also

• 2006 high school boys basketball All-Americans

References

1. ^ Grizzlies Sign Arthur, July 8, 2008
2. ^ South Oak Cliff High School stripped of another basketball title
3. ^ Arthur Traded 3 times on draft night, ends up with Grizzlies, June 27, 2008
4. ^ Chris Broussard, Chalmers, Arthur caught with marijuana at rookie camp, September 4, 2008
5. ^ Perhaps The Concerns About Michael Beasley Were Warranted, September 5, 2008
6. ^ Report: Arthur, Chalmers Sent Home from Rookie Camp, September 3, 2008
7. ^ Beasley fined $50,000 for involvement in Rookie Transition Program incident, September 18, 2008
8. ^ Ronald Tillery, Arthur says he learned lesson, September 5, 2008
9. ^ Chalmers, Arthur fined $20,000 after rookie symposium incident, September 10, 2008
10. ^ Darrell Arthur Biography
11. ^ Grizzlies: Grizzlies sign swingman Quinton Ross

External links

• Darrell Arthur NBA and ABA Stats
• NBA Info Page
• ESPN.com Profile
• Kansas Jayhawks Homepage
• NBADraft.net Profile
• NBADraft.net 2008 Mock Draft
• Yahoo Sports!

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Name	Arthur, Darrell
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Date of birth	March 25, 1988
Place of birth	Dallas, Texas
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