Darryl Middleton

Darryl Middleton
Player information
Full name	Darryl Middleton Bryant
birthday	July 21, 1966
place of birth	Queens (NYC), USA
size	202 cm
position	Power forward
college	Baylor University
NBA draft	1988, 68. Pick, Atlanta Hawks
Clubs as active
1984–1988 Baylor Bears ( NCAA ) 1988–1989 Çukurova Sanayi 1989–1991 Teorema Tour Arese Milan 1991–1992 Valvi Girona 1992–1994 Caja San Fernando 1994–1996 FC Barcelona 1996–1998 Valvi Girona 1998–1999 Joventut de Badalona 1999–2000 Casademont Girona 2000–2005 Panathinaikos Athens 2005–2006 BK Dynamo Saint Petersburg 2006–2012 CB Girona → 2011 Valencia Basket Club 2012–2013 CB Lucentum Alicante 000

Darryl Middleton (born July 21, 1966 in Queens , New York City ) is an American - Spanish basketball player .

Career

After his college career at Baylor University in the NCAA , Middleton moved to Europe in 1988 and to the Turkish club Cukurova from Istanbul . After two seasons with Teorema Tour Arese from Italy , he moved to Spain in 1991 . Middleton was active in the ACB league for nine years and played for CB Girona , Joventut de Badalona and FC Barcelona , where he was to win the first title of his career with two championships. 2000 Middleton moved to the Greek club Panathinaikos Athens , where he should have the most successful phase of his career. In addition to four championships and a cup victory, he was also able to win the ULEB Euroleague in 2002. In the spring of 2005, Middleton, now 38, moved to Dynamo Saint-Petersburg, with whom he won the FIBA EuroCup just a few months later - a title that he won again with Girona just two years later.

Then Middleton remained loyal to the club, although this had to leave the professional leagues for financial reasons. From 2009 they played again in the second highest division, LEB Oro , before Middleton, now almost 45 years old, was signed on a short-term basis by the first division club Valencia BC in March 2011. With these appearances for Valencia Middleton became the oldest ever active player in the ACB league . After he returned to Girona for the 2011/12 season, he played in the 2012/13 season in the LEB Oro for CB Lucentum from Alicante , who, as an ACB play-off participant of the preseason, moved to the second division for financial reasons had started. Together with Middleton they won the play-offs for promotion to the LEB Oro and the sporting right to return to the ACB league. For financial reasons, however, the club had to withdraw completely from the professional leagues. According to his own statements, 47-year-old Middleton is not yet thinking about the end of his professional career and is preparing for another season as a guest player in the training camp of the first division club CB Gran Canaria .

In addition to American citizenship , Middleton also has Spanish citizenship .

successes

• Spanish champion : 1995, 1996
• Greek champion : 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004
• Greek Cup Winner : 2003
• ULEB Euroleague : 2002
• EuroChallenge : 2005, 2007

Awards

• Spanish League MVP: 1992, 1993, 2000

Web links

Commons : Darryl Middleton  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• MIDDLETON, DARRYL - player profile on the ULEB website ( English )
• ACB.COM: D. Middleton - player profile on the websites of the League ACB ( Spanish )
• FEB.es: MIDDLETON BRYANT, DARRYL - player profile on the websites of the Federación Española de Baloncesto (Spanish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Legabasket: Darryl Middleton. Lega Basket Serie A , accessed October 11, 2013 (Italian, player profile). 
2. ↑ EFE : Middleton podría convertirse en jugador más veterano en la historia de ACB. ABC.es , March 15, 2011, accessed October 11, 2013 (Spanish). 
3. ↑ Darryl Middleton ayudará en los entrenamientos al Herbalife Gran Canaria. ACB League , August 30, 2013, accessed on October 11, 2013 (Spanish, media info Herbalife Gran Canaria).