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

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]

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

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