Tremmell Darden

Tremmell Lequincy Dushun Darden (born December 17, 1981) is an American professional basketball player, who lastly played for Mitteldeutscher BC of the Basketball Bundesliga. Standing at 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m),[1] he plays at the small forward and shooting guard positions.

Tremmell Darden
Darden with Real Madrid in 2013.
Free Agent
PositionSmall forward / Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1981-11-17) November 17, 1981
Inglewood, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolLas Vegas (Las Vegas, Nevada)
CollegeNiagara (2000–2004)
NBA draft2004 / Undrafted
Playing career2004–present
Career history
2004–2005Erdemirspor Kdz. Ereğli
2005–2006Leuven
2006–2008Spirou Charleroi
2008–2009South Dragons
2009–2010SIG Strasbourg
2010–2011SLUC Nancy
2011–2012Unicaja Málaga
2012–2013Žalgiris Kaunas
2013–2014Real Madrid
2014–2015Olympiacos
2015–2016Beşiktaş
2016–2017Cantù
2018Antwerp Giants
2018–2020Mitteldeutscher BC
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Darden played high school basketball at Las Vegas High School, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

College career

Darden played college basketball at Niagara University, where he played with the Niagara Purple Eagles, from 2000 to 2004. He was named to the All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 2nd Team, in both 2003 and 2004.

Professional career

Darden began his professional career in Turkey, in the 2004–05 season, with Erdemirspor. He then moved to the Belgian club Leuven Bears, where he spent the 2005–06 season. From 2006 to 2008, Darden played with Spirou Charleroi of Belgium. With Charleroi, he won the Belgian League championship, in the 2007–08 season.

In 2008, Darden signed with the South Dragons of Australia's NBL league. With the Dragons, he won the 2008–09 NBL season.[2]

In August 2009, he signed a one-year deal with Strasbourg IG of France's LNB Pro A.[3] In 2010, he was named a French League Foreign Players All-Star.[4] In July 2010, he signed a one-year deal with another French team, SLUC Nancy Basket.[5] Over the two-year period that he spent with the French teams, he was twice named the French League Player of the Month: (Dec. 2010, Feb. 2011).[6]

In August 2011, he signed a one-year deal with the Spanish club Unicaja Málaga, of the Liga ACB.[7]

On July 20, 2012, Darden signed a one-year deal with Žalgiris Kaunas of Lithuania's LKL league.[8] On March 11, 2013, he left Žalgiris.[9] Two days later, he signed with the Spanish EuroLeague club, Real Madrid, for the rest of the season.[10] In July 2013, he extended his contract with Real Madrid for one more season.[11]

In July 2014, Darden signed a two-year deal with Olympiacos, of Greece's Greek Basket League.[12] On June 24, 2015, he parted ways with Olympiacos.[13]

On September 12, 2015, he signed a one-year contract with the Turkish team Beşiktaş, of the BSL league.[14]

On September 14, 2016, Darden signed with Italian club Pallacanestro Cantù, of the LBA league, for the 2016–17 LBA season.[15]

Darden played for Mitteldeutscher BC of the Basketball Bundesliga during the 2019-20 season. He parted ways with the team on July 21, 2020.[16]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2011–12 Unicaja 101026.4.429.333.7833.5.8.3.98.37.2
2012–13 Žalgiris 201924.2.633.517.7243.9.8.5.29.911.1
2013–14 Real Madrid 313020.0.459.464.7202.6.8.3.55.76.2
2014–15 Olympiacos 272615.7.387.265.7831.8.5.5.44.23.5
Career 878520.6.486.410.7502.7.7.4.56.56.7
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References
  1. TREMMELL DARDEN Height 1.96m.
  2. "South Dragons win NBL Championship against Melbourne Tigers 102-81". heraldsun.com.au. March 13, 2009. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  3. "Strasbourg signs Tremmell Darden". Sportando.com. August 1, 2009. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  4. "La liste des All Stars dévoilée" (in French). basketsession.com. December 7, 2010. Archived from the original on February 11, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  5. "SLUC Nancy inks Tremmell Darden". Sportando.com. July 1, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  6. "Darden MVP du mois de février". L'Équipe (in French). March 11, 2011. Archived from the original on August 18, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  7. "Unicaja adds Darden". Euroleague.net. August 5, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  8. "Zalgiris brings back Lavrinovic, adds Darden". Euroleague.net. July 20, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  9. "Darden leaves Zalgiris". Euroleague.net. March 11, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  10. "Real Madrid officially announced Tremmell Darden". Sportando.com. March 13, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  11. "Real Madrid will pick up option on Tremmell Darden's contract". Sportando.com. June 24, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  12. "Olympiacos inks veteran forward Darden to 2-year deal". Euroleague.net. July 24, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  13. "Tremmell Darden, Olympiacos part ways". Sportando.com. June 24, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  14. "Tremmell Darden Beşiktaş'ta". bjk.com.tr (in Turkish). September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  15. "LA PALLACANESTRO CANTU' COMPLETA IL QUINTETTO CON TREMMELL DARDEN". pallacanestrocantu.com (in Italian). September 14, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  16. "MBC parts ways with Darden, Dorsey and Warren". Sportando. July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
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