Deron Washington

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Deron Washington
Deron shooting.jpg
Washington with Virginia Tech.
Free agent
Position Small forward / shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1985-12-12) December 12, 1985 (age 38)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
High schoolNational Christian Academy
(Fort Washington, Maryland)
College Virginia Tech (2004–2008)
NBA draft 2008: 2nd round, 59th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008–2009 Hapoel Holon
2009 Los Angeles D-Fenders
2009–2010 Tulsa 66ers
2010–2012 Obradoiro CAB
2012–2013 Barak Netanya
2013–2015 Giorgio Tesi Pistoia
2015 Bnei Herzliya
2015–2016 Vanoli Cremona
2016–2018 Auxilium Torino
2018–2019 Reyer Venezia
2019–2020 Pallacanestro Trieste
2021 Mitteldeutscher
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Deron Washington (born December 12, 1985) is an American basketball player who last played for Mitteldeutscher of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played in college for the Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team. He was selected with the 59th overall selection in the 2008 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons.

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Washington, who attended the National Christian Academy in Fort Washington, Maryland, is the son of Lionel Washington, a former National Football League cornerback and Denise Washington, a former Xavier University of Louisiana women's basketball player.

High school career

After two years at Notre Dame Academy in Green Bay, WI, Deron transferred. At National Academy as a junior, Washington averaged 11.5 points per game and made 65 three-pointers, even while missing nine games in the middle of the year due to a broken wrist. Following his junior year, Washington was rated #87 nationally by HoopScoop and #124 nationally by Rivals.com. He was also rated as the #2 wing forward by MarylandPrepHoops.com. [1]

Washington finished his senior season averaging 16.7 points, 10.0 rebounds, three assists, and three blocks per game for NCA.[ citation needed ]

Following his high school senior year at National Christian Academy, Washington was rated as a three-star prospect on Rivals.com. [2] He chose to attend Virginia Tech, who had not reached the NCAA tournament since the 1995–1996, and play for newly acquired head coach Seth Greenberg.

College career

Freshman season

Washington was immediately used in the Hokies' system, starting 30 games in his freshman season. He finished his season second on the team in field goal percentage (47.6) and fourth in rebounding (4.6). He also added 7.9 points per game, 1.0 assists per game, 1.0 blocks per game and 1.0 steals per game.

The Hokies finished the season with 16–14 overall record, and an 8–8 ACC conference record. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament and were chosen to play in the National Invitational Tournament. They defeated their first opponent Temple, 60–50 and lost to Memphis in the second round, 83–62.

Sophomore season

In his sophomore season, Washington became the team's fourth leading scoring at 10.5 points per game and third leading rebounder at 5.0 rebounds per game.

His best statistical game came against Mount Saint Mary's University where he made eight of ten field goals, scoring 24 points. He also recorded then-career highs, with ten rebounds, five blocks and three steals.

Virginia Tech finished the season with a 14–16 overall record and 4–12 in the conference. They were eliminated in the first round of the ACC Tournament against the Virginia Cavaliers and were not selected for any post-season tournament.

Junior season

In his junior season, Washington was the second leading scorer on the team at 12.0 points per game and averaged 6.5 rebounds per game. He averaged 1.2 steals and 1.0 blocks per game.

The Hokies finished the 2006–2007 with a record of 22–12, with an ACC record of 10–6 and earned their first NCAA Tournament bid since the 1995–1996 season.

Virginia Tech earned a #5 seed and were matched up against Illinois in the first round. The Hokies faced a 13-point deficit with just over eight minutes left to play, but came back to win 54–52, keyed by a running bank shot by Washington with 46 seconds remaining. [3] Virginia Tech lost the second-round game against Southern Illinois 63–48.

Senior season

Washington finished his senior season with career bests in points (13.5 per game), rebounds (6.5 per game) and assists (2.3 per game). The Hokies finished the season 22–14 (9–7). VT was selected for the NIT and reached the quarterfinals, defeating Morgan State 94–62, and UAB 75–49 before losing to Ole Miss 81–72.

Statistics

Regular season averages
SeasonGGSPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG%3P%FT%MINTO
2004–0530307.94.61.01.01.0.476.600.60024.11.6
2005–06292810.55.31.11.61.0.492.269.57031.41.6
2006–07343212.05.31.51.21.0.503.308.57828.01.6
2007–08353513.16.52.31.00.6.416.269.67133.12.1
Totals12812511.05.41.51.20.8.468.286.61629.31.7

Professional career

Washington was drafted 59th overall by the Detroit Pistons in the second round of the 2008 NBA draft.

He played in Israel for the defending champion Hapoel Holon in the 2008/2009 season, with whom he won the Israeli Basketball State Cup.

Deron played for the Detroit Pistons in the 2009 Summer League to compete for a spot on the roster. [4]

On August 10, 2009, the Pistons signed Washington to a two-year contract. The first year of the deal is partially guaranteed and the second year is a team option.

After playing for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association at the pre-season, Deron was waived by the Pistons on October 26, 2009. [5] The Pistons opted to keep a 14-man roster instead of 15. On November 5, 2009, he was drafted third overall by the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA D-League.

On December 18, 2009, Washington was traded to the Tulsa 66ers in exchange for forward Keith Clark. [6]

Washington played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Summer League in 2010. [7]

He was nicknamed "Smash" in the Orlando Pro Summer League 2012

On January 9, 2015, he signed with Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Premier League. [8]

On July 17, 2015, he signed with the Italian club Vanoli Cremona. [9]

For the 2016–17 and 2017–18 LBA seasons he was a player for Auxilium Torino. On February 18, 2018, Washington went to win the 2018 edition of the Italian Basketball Cup with Fiat Torino by beating Germani Basket Brescia 69–67 in the Finals. [10]

On July 19, 2018, Washington signed a deal with the Italian club Reyer Venezia. [11]

On December 17, 2019, he signed for Pallacanestro Trieste. [12] The 2019–20 season suffered the interruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Washington did not play with any team until the end of the 2020 year.

On February 23, 2021, he signed in Germany by Mitteldeutscher BC. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "hokiesports.com :: Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  2. ↑ "Rivals.com, Deron Washington Prospect Profile". Archived from the original on 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
  3. ↑ ESPN – Illinois vs. Virginia Tech – Recap – March 16, 2007
  4. ↑ "Report: Deron Washington gets a guaranteed deal". Archived from the original on 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  5. ↑ Pistons Waive Deron Washington
  6. ↑ "NBA Development League: Tulsa 66ers". NBA.com . Archived from the original on 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  7. ↑ http://www.journaltimes.com/sports/article_454ce16e-825b-11df-ace1-001cc4c002e0.html Opinions varied on NBA draft selections
  8. ↑ Bnei Herzliya signs Julian Wright and Deron Washington
  9. ↑ Vanoli Cremona announces Deron Washington
  10. ↑ "Basket, Final Eight: Torino-Brescia 69–67. Storica prima dell'Auxilium" [Basketball, Final Eight: Torino-Brescia 69-67. Historical first time for Auxilium]. gazzetta.it (in Italian). 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "Deron Washington è dell'Umana Reyer Venezia" [Deron Washington is a new player of Umana Reyer Venezia]. legabasket.it (in Italian). 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  12. ↑ "NUOVO RINFORZO PER L'ALLIANZ: FIRMATO DERON WASHINGTON" (in Italian). pallacanestrotrieste.it. 27 December 2019.
  13. ↑ "Deron Washington ersetzt Shavon Coleman" (in German). syntainics-mbc.de. 23 February 2021.
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