Darion Atkins
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Atkins with Virginia in 2014
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| No. 5 – Westchester Knicks | |
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| Position | Forward |
| League | NBA Development 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–present | Westchester Knicks (D-League) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Darion Ray Atkins (born September 17, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for Virginia.
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High school career
Atkins attended 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 |
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| 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]
Personal life
The son of Minnette Atkins, he has a twin brother, Darius (a professional dancer in New York City)[9] and majored in Sociology.[1] Atkins cites soccer as his favorite sport other than basketball, and cites FC Barcelona as his favorite soccer team.[10]
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