Darral Willis

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Darral Willis
No. 21Levanga Hokkaido
Position Power forward
League B.League
Personal information
Born (1996-01-21) January 21, 1996 (age 28)
Madison, Wisconsin
NationalityAmerican
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
High school Madison Memorial
(Madison, Wisconsin)
College
NBA draft 2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019 Keravnos
2019–2020 Nizhny Novgorod
2020–2021 Monaco
2021 Brescia
2021–2022 BC Enisey
2022–2023 Lokomotiv Kuban
2023 Seoul Samsung Thunders
2023–present Levanga Hokkaido
Career highlights and awards

Darral Willis Jr. (born January 21, 1996) is an American basketball player for Levanga Hokkaido of the B.League. Born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, Willis played high school basketball at Madison Memorial High School]. After two years at Pearl River and two years at Wichita State Willis entered the 2018 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

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High school career

Willis played high school basketball at Madison Memorial, in Madison, Wisconsin.[ citation needed ]

College career

Willis started his college career with Pearl River Community College. After dominating the JUCO ranks in his 2015–16 season following high school, Willis garnered offers from programs which included Wichita State, Arizona State, LSU, Oklahoma State, and Marquette, among others. He left the college in order to join Wichita State until 2018. [1]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Willis joined Keravnos of the Cypriot League. [2] He won the Cypriot Cup and he was named the MVP of the game after scoring 40 points and grabbing 17 rebounds in the final against AEK Larnaca. [3] For the 2020-2021 season Willis joined AS Monaco. [4]

On July 17, 2020, he signed with As Monaco of the LNB Pro A. [5] In the middle of the season in France, Willis moved to Italy signing with Brescia. [6]

On September 9, 2021, he has signed with BC Enisey of the VTB United League. [7]

On August 19, 2022, he signed with Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League. [8]

On January 15, 2023, he signed with Seoul Samsung Thunders of the Korean Basketball League. [9]

On August 3, 2023, Willis signed with Levanga Hokkaido of the B.League. [10]

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References

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  2. "Three More Shockers Sign with Pro Teams". medium.com. July 30, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  3. "Cyprus Cup Finals: Keravnos is the winner in a thrilling game and in the OT (86-89)". medium.com. March 17, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  4. "OFFICIEL : MONACO ENGAGE DARRAL WILLIS, "UN PROFIL INTÉRESSANT POUR LA JEEP ELITE"". bebasket.fr. March 17, 2019.
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  9. "Samsung Thunders sign Darral Willis and Anthony Morse, part ways with 3 USA". Sportando. January 15, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  10. "ダラル・ウィリスジュニア選手 新規入団のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Levanga Hokkaido. August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.