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Derrick Dewayne Zimmerman (born December 2, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. He played collegiately at Mississippi State University.

Derrick Zimmerman
Personal information
Born (1981-12-02) December 2, 1981 (age 40)
Monroe, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolWossman (Monroe, Louisiana)
CollegeMississippi State (1999–2003)
NBA draft2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 40th overall
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career2003–2014
PositionGuard
Career history
2003–2005Columbus Riverdragons
2005–2006Austin Toros
2006New Jersey Nets
2006–2007Brose Baskets
2007Air Avellino
2007–2008HKK Široki
2008–2010Budivelnyk
2010–2011Hoverla Ivano-Frankivsk
2011–2012BC Kyiv
2012–2013Dnipro-Azot
2013Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg
2014Energa Czarni Słupsk
Career highlights and awards
  • 2x D-League Defensive Player of the Year (2005, 2006)
  • All-NBDL Second Team (2005)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

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]

Those two games ended up being Zimmerman's only playing time in the NBA. His 2nd game ever (also his final NBA game ever) was played on April 19th, 2006 in a 83 - 90 loss to the New York Knicks where he recorded 4 points, 5 assists and 1 rebound.

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 a couple months without a club, he signed with Energa Czarni Słupsk of Poland for the rest of the season.[5]


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[de] Derrick Zimmerman

Derrick Dewayne Zimmerman (* 2. Dezember 1981 in Monroe, Louisiana) ist ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler. Zimmerman gelang nicht der Sprung aus der NBA Development League in die am höchsten dotierte Profiliga National Basketball Association (NBA), weshalb er ab 2006 seine Karriere in Europa fortsetzte. Nach Stationen in Deutschland, Italien und Bosnien und Herzegowina spielte er ab 2008 knapp fünf Jahre in der Basketball Superliga Ukraine für verschiedene Vereine. Nach einer kurzen Rückkehr in die höchste deutsche Spielklasse Basketball-Bundesliga, wo er 2013 für die MHP Riesen aus Ludwigsburg unter Vertrag stand, spielt er seit 2014 in der polnischen Tauron Basket Liga bei Energa Czarni.
- [en] Derrick Zimmerman

[es] Derrick Zimmerman

Derrick Dewayne Zimmerman (nacido el 2 de diciembre de 1981 en Monroe, Luisiana) es un jugador de baloncesto estadounidense que pertenece a la plantilla del Energa Czarni Słupsk de la liga polaca. Con 1,88 metros de estatura, juega en la posición de base.



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