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Oliver M. "Ollie" Darden (born July 28, 1944 in Aberdeen, Mississippi) is a retired American professional basketball player.
A 6'7" forward/center from the University of Michigan. He was a 3 year starter along with Cazzie Russell, in what is claimed to be the "greatest basketball era at Michigan." They won or shared the Big Ten title each year. In the sophomore year, they advanced in the NCAA tournament, eventually losing to Duke in the Final Four. The junior year they lost the NCAA final game 91-80 to UCLA. The senior year, they advanced to the regional final, losing to Kentucky and Adolph Rupp, a season in which Oliver was team captain.
Darden played in the American Basketball Association from 1967 to 1970 as a member of the Indiana Pacers, New York Nets, and Kentucky Colonels. He was drafted in 1966 with the 2nd pick in the 3rd round (22nd overall) by the NBA's Detroit Pistons, but never played for them.[1]
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- Ollie Darden at Basketball-Reference.com
1966 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-Americans Vern Benson • Ray Bob Carey • Leon Clark • Ollie Darden • Clyde Lee • Bobby Rascoe • Kendall Rhine • Cazzie Russell • Harold Sergent • Lonnie Wright
Indiana Pacers 1969–70 ABA Champions 11 Bill Keller | 12 John Barnhill | 14 Freddie Lewis | 15 Dick Grubar | 15 Arvesta Kelly | 23 Jerry McKee | 24 Bob Netolicky | 32 Jay Miller | 33 Ollie Darden | 34 Mel Daniels | 35 Roger Brown (Playoffs MVP) | 42 Bobby Joe Edmonds | 43 Art Becker | 44 Tom Thacker
Coach Bobby LeonardCategories:- 1944 births
- Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players
- American basketball players
- Michigan Wolverines men's basketball players
- Detroit Pistons draft picks
- Indiana Pacers players
- New York Nets players
- Kentucky Colonels players
- People from Aberdeen, Mississippi
- Centers (basketball)
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Living people
- American basketball biography, 1940s birth stubs
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