Derrick Zimmerman

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Derrick Zimmerman
Derrick Zimmerman dunk 2011 Ukrainian Superleague All-Star.jpg
Current position
TitleAssistant Coach
Team Louisiana
Conference Sun Belt
Biographical details
Born (1981-12-02) December 2, 1981 (age 42)
Monroe, Louisiana
Alma mater Mississippi State University (2003, 2020)
Playing career
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)
2020-2021Mississippi State (Director of Scouting and Analytics)
2021-presentLouisiana (AC)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
As player

Derrick Dewayne Zimmerman (born December 2, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player currently serving as the assistant 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]

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