Derrick Dial

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Derrick Dial
Personal information
Born (1975-12-20) December 20, 1975 (age 48)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Cass Technical (Detroit, Michigan)
College Eastern Michigan (1994–1998)
NBA draft 1998: 2nd round, 52nd overall pick
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career1998–2009
Position Shooting guard / small forward
Number5, 10, 44, 13
Career history
1998Camden Power
1998–1999 Peristeri Athens
19992001 San Antonio Spurs
2001–2002 New Jersey Nets
2002 South California Surf
2002 Toronto Raptors
2002–2003 Virtus Bologna
2003–2004 Long Beach Jam
2003–2004 Orlando Magic
2004–2005Long Beach Jam
2005 Valencia
2006–2007 Olympiada Patras
2008 Anaheim Arsenal
2008–2009 Tulsa 66ers
Career highlights and awards
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Derrick Jonathon Dial (born December 20, 1975) is an American-born former professional basketball player. During his pro club career, he played four seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Dial also played professionally in the Greek Basket League, the Italian A League, and the Spanish ACB League.

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High school career

Dial attended and graduated from Cass Technical High School, in Detroit, Michigan, where he also played competitive high school basketball.

College career

Dial attended Eastern Michigan University, where he played college basketball with the school's men's basketball team, the Eastern Michigan Eagles, from 1994 to 1998. At Eastern Michigan, Dial won the championship of both the 1996 edition and the 1998 edition of the Mid-American Conference Tournament, while also being named to the All-Tournament Team both times. He was also an All-Mid-American Conference Second Team selection, for both the 1996–97 and 1997–98 seasons.

He was inducted into the Eastern Michigan Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013. [1]

Professional career

After college, Dial was drafted in the second round, with the 52nd overall draft pick of the 1998 NBA draft, by the NBA's San Antonio Spurs. Dial played in the Greek Basket League with Peristeri Athens, during the 1998–99 season. He then played in the NBA with the Spurs, from 1999 to 2001, when he moved to the New Jersey Nets, for the 2001–02 season. Dial also played in the NBA with the Toronto Raptors, during the 2001–02 season.

Dial spent the 2002–03 season playing with the Italian A League club Virtus Bologna. With Virtus Bologna, he also played in the 2002–03 edition of the EuroLeague. Dial returned to the NBA for the 2003–04 season, which he spent with the Orlando Magic. [2] He then played in the Spanish ACB League with Valencia, during the 2005–06 season. He played with the Greek club Olympiada Patras, in the 2006–07 season.

On November 7, 2008, Dial was selected with the 18th draft pick, in the ninth round of the 2008 NBA D-League Draft, by the Tulsa 66ers. [3] He would go on to play the 2008–09 season in the D League with the 66ers.

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