Darion Atkins
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Atkins with Hapoel Holon in 2016 | |
| SIG Strasbourg | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League |
LNB Pro A Champions League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
September 17, 1992 Clinton, Maryland |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 234 lb (106 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Landon School (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| College | Virginia (2011–2015) |
| NBA draft | 2015 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | Westchester Knicks |
| 2016–2017 | Hapoel Holon |
| 2017–present | SIG Strasbourg |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Darion Ray Atkins (born September 17, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for SIG Strasbourg of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers under Tony Bennett.
High school career
Atkins attended the Landon School where he averaged 15.2 points, 12 rebounds and 7.3 blocked shots per game as a senior, earning All-Interstate Athletic Conference honors.[1]
College career
Atkins had offers from Notre Dame and Maryland, but he chose to attend the University of Virginia.[2] In his four-year career at Virginia, Atkins averaged 4.4 points and 3.4 rebounds in 123 games.[3] As a senior in 2014–15, he earned ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors.[4]
College statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Virginia | 27 | 0 | 10.2 | .581 | .000 | .579 | 2.3 | .1 | .4 | .7 | 2.3 |
| 2012–13 | Virginia | 26 | 12 | 15.7 | .491 | .000 | .600 | 3.1 | .3 | .4 | 1.1 | 4.7 |
| 2013–14 | Virginia | 37 | 3 | 10.4 | .484 | .000 | .583 | 2.2 | .3 | .2 | .5 | 3.0 |
| 2014–15 | Virginia | 33 | 27 | 23.9 | .511 | .000 | .520 | 6.0 | .7 | .8 | 1.1 | 7.6 |
| Career | 123 | 42 | 15.1 | .508 | .000 | .562 | 3.4 | .4 | .5 | .8 | 4.4 | |
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Atkins joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[5] On September 10, 2015, he signed with the New York Knicks.[6] However, he was later waived by the New York on October 23 after appearing in three preseason games.[7] On November 2, he was acquired by the Westchester Knicks of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of New York.[8]
On August 5, 2016, Atkins signed with Hapoel Holon of the Israeli League.[9] During his time there, Atkins became an international All-Star for Hapoel Holon.
On July 3, 2017, Atkins joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2017 NBA Summer League.[10]
On July 21, 2017, Atkins signed with the French club SIG Strasbourg of the LNB Pro A for the 2017–18 season.[11]
Personal life
The son of Minnette Atkins, he has a twin brother, Darius (a professional dancer in New York City)[12] and majored in Sociology.[1] Atkins claims soccer as his favorite sport other than basketball, and cites FC Barcelona as his favorite soccer team.[13]
References
- 1 2 "Darion Atkins Bio". VirginiaSports.com. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ↑ "CUE: Men's Basketball - Darion Atkins". youtube.com. February 26, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Darion Atkins Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ↑ "DUKE’S OKAFOR VOTED ACC PLAYER OF THE YEAR". theacc.com. March 8, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Summer League Player Profile – Darion Atkins". NBA.com. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Knicks Sign Darion Atkins and Wesley Saunders". NBA.com. September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Knicks Waive Five Players". NBA.com. October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Westchester Knicks Finalize 2015-16 Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Hapoel Holon tabs Darion Atkins". Eurobasket.com. August 5, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ↑ http://arizonasports.com/story/1165849/phoenix-suns-announce-roster-nba-summer-league-las-vegas/
- ↑ "Hapoel Holon tabs Darion Atkins". Sportando.com. July 21, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ↑ "UVa's Atkins and his twin brother shine on different stages". The Daily Progress. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ↑ "Athlete Profile: Darion Atkins". youtube.com. January 30, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.