Derrick Zimmerman

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Derrick Zimmerman
Derrick Zimmerman dunk 2011 Ukrainian Superleague All-Star.jpg
Derrick Zimmerman dunks during the Dunk contest at the Ukrainian Superleague All-Star day in Kharkiv, April 2011.
Current position
TitleHead Coach (interim)
Team Louisiana
Conference Sun Belt
Record0–1 (.000)
Biographical details
Born (1981-12-02) December 2, 1981 (age 43)
Monroe, Louisiana
Playing career
1999–2003 Mississippi State
2003–2005 Columbus Riverdragons
2005–2006 Austin Toros
2006 New Jersey Nets
2006–2007 Brose Baskets
2007 Air Avellino
2007–2008 HKK Široki
2008–2010 Budivelnyk
2010–2011 Hoverla Ivano-Frankivsk
2011–2012 BC Kyiv
2012–2013 Dnipro-Azot
2013 Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg
2014 Energa Czarni Słupsk
Position(s) Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2018–2020 Mississippi State (GA)
2021–2024 Louisiana (asst.)
2024–presentLouisiana (interim HC)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2020–2021 Mississippi State (Director of Scouting and Analytics)
Head coaching record
Overall0–1 (.000)
Tournaments0−0
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
As player

Derrick Dewayne Zimmerman (born December 2, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player currently serving as the interim head basketball coach at Louisiana. He played collegiately at Mississippi State University.

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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 19, 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]

Coaching

After his playing career, Zimmerman returned to his alma mater, Mississippi State, in 2018, serving two seasons as a graduate assistant and one as director of scouting and analytics. [6]

In 2021, Louisiana head coach Bob Marlin hired Zimmerman as an assistant coach. [7] [8] On December 19, 2024, amid a 3–9 start to the season, Louisiana fired Marlin and named Zimmerman the interim head coach for the remainder of the 2024-25 season. [9]

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (Sun Belt Conference)(2024–present)
2024–25 Louisiana 0–10–0
Louisiana:0–1 (.000)0–0 (–)
Total:0–1 (.000)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ NBA stats at Basketballreference.com Archived June 29, 2006, at the Wayback Machine .
  2. ↑ Derrick Zimmerman Signs With BC Kyiv.
  3. ↑ Brose Baskets signs Zimmerman at point.
  4. ↑ Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg announced Derrick Zimmerman.
  5. ↑ Energa Czarni sign Derrick Zimmerman.
  6. ↑ "Derrick Zimmerman - Men's Basketball Coach". Mississippi State. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball adds Derrick Zimmerman as an assistant coach". The Advocate. June 15, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Derrick Zimmerman - Men's Basketball Coach". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  9. ↑ Foote, Kevin (December 19, 2024). "Bob Marlin fired in 15th season as UL men's basketball coach a day after winning a game". The Advocate. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
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