Derrick Zimmerman
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| Free agent | |
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| Position | Guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 2, 1981 Monroe, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Wossman (Monroe, Louisiana) |
| College | Mississippi State (1999–2003) |
| NBA draft | 2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 40th overall |
| Selected by the Golden State Warriors | |
| Playing career | 2003–present |
| Career history | |
| 2003–2005 | Columbus Riverdragons |
| 2005–2006 | Austin Toros |
| 2006 | New Jersey Nets |
| 2006–2007 | Brose Baskets |
| 2007 | Air Avellino |
| 2007–2008 | HKK Široki |
| 2008–2010 | Budivelnyk |
| 2010–2011 | Hoverla Ivano-Frankivsk |
| 2011–2012 | BC Kyiv |
| 2012–2013 | Dnipro-Azot |
| 2013 | Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| 2014 | Energa Czarni Słupsk |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Derrick Dewayne Zimmerman (born December 2, 1981) is an American professional basketball player. He played collegiately at Mississippi State University.
College career
For the Mississippi State Bulldogs, he averaged 8.9 points, 5.5 assists, 4.2 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 0.8 blocks. He shot 15 of 52 three-pointers as a senior and 64.9% on free throws.
Professional career
He was selected 40th overall in the 2003 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors, and played two games with the NBA's New Jersey Nets during the 2005-06 season.[1] He played in the NBA D-League for the Columbus Riverdragons (2004–05) and Austin Toros (2005–06). Derrick was named the NBDL's Defensive Player of the Year for two consecutive seasons (Austin 2005-06, Columbus 2004-05).[2] In December 2006, he signed a one-month contract with Brose Baskets of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[3] After his contract expired, he signed with Italian team Air Avellino until the end of the season.
In the summer of 2008, he signed with the Ukrainian club Budivelnyk Kyiv. He stayed in Ukraine till 2013, and later played with Hoverla Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv and Dnipro-Azot.
In February 2013, Zimmerman moved to Germany and signed with Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg for the rest of the season.[4] In January 2014, after couple monts without club, he signed with Energa Czarni Słupsk of Poland for the rest of the season.[5]
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- American expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Poland
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- Austin Toros players
- Basketball players from Louisiana
- BC Budivelnyk players
- BC Kyiv players
- Brose Baskets players
- Columbus Riverdragons players
- Golden State Warriors draft picks
- MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg players
- Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball players
- New Jersey Nets players
- Point guards
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Monroe, Louisiana
- HKK Široki players
