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Darius Days (born October 20, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Darius Days

Days with LSU in 2019
No. 5 – Houston Rockets
Position	Power forward
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1999-10-20) October 20, 1999 (age 23) Gainesville, Florida
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	The Rock School (Gainesville, Florida) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida)
College	LSU (2018–2022)
NBA draft	2022 / Undrafted
Playing career	2022–present
Career history
2022–present	Houston Rockets
2022—present	→Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All SEC (2022)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

Days attended Williston High School in Williston, Florida as a freshman, playing junior varsity football. For his sophomore season, he transferred to The Rock School in Gainesville, Florida and focused on basketball.[1] As a junior, Days averaged 21 points and 10 rebounds per game, earning Gainesville Sun Small Schools Co-Player of the Year honors.[2] He moved to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida for his senior season.[3] Days committed to playing college basketball for LSU over offers from North Carolina, Louisville, Ohio State and Xavier.[4][5]

College career

As a freshman at LSU, Days averaged 5.3 points and four rebounds in 14.6 minutes per game. In his next year, he moved into the starting lineup.[6] On January 8, 2020, Days recorded 16 points and 16 rebounds in a 79–77 win over Arkansas.[7] As a sophomore, he averaged 11.1 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. Days declared for the 2020 NBA draft before withdrawing his name and returning to college.[8] On November 26, 2020, he made his junior season debut, scoring 24 points in a 94–81 victory over SIU Edwardsville.[9] Days missed one game with a sprained ankle. As a junior, he averaged 11.6 points and a team-leading 7.8 rebounds per game. Following the season, Days declared for the 2021 NBA draft.[10] However, he opted to withdraw from the draft and return to LSU.[11] Days was named to the Second Team All-SEC as a senior.[12] He averaged 13.7 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.[13]

Professional career

Houston Rockets (2022–present)

After it was initially reported that Days would sign with the San Antonio Spurs after going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft,[14] he instead signed a two-way contract with the Miami Heat on July 16, 2022.[15] On October 9, his two-way contract was converted to an exhibit 10 contract, and he was subsequently waived.[16] On October 11, he was claimed off waivers by the Houston Rockets.[17]

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	Bold	Career high

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018–19	LSU	35	3	14.6	.485	.382	.743	4.0	.4	.7	.3	5.3
2019–20	LSU	31	30	23.5	.486	.295	.786	6.8	.8	.6	.3	11.1
2020–21	LSU	28	28	27.0	.519	.400	.703	7.8	.6	1.1	.3	11.6
2021–22	LSU	33	33	29.8	.434	.350	.700	7.8	.9	1.5	.3	13.7
Career		127	94	23.4	.474	.353	.734	6.5	.7	1.0	.3	10.3

Personal life

Days is the son of Tracy and Greg Days.[3] His favorite NBA players are Draymond Green, who he has compared himself to, and Carmelo Anthony.[18]

References

External links

• LSU Tigers bio

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