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).
![]() Days with LSU in 2019 | |
No. 5 – Houston Rockets | |
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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 |
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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 | |
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Stats ![]() | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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]
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]
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]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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 |
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]
Houston Rockets roster | |
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Rio Grande Valley Vipers current roster | |
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