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.
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 21, 1996 Madison, Wisconsin |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 102 kg (225 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Madison Memorial (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2018–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 |
| 2023–2024 | Levanga Hokkaido |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
editWillis played high school basketball at Madison Memorial, in Madison, Wisconsin.[citation needed]
College career
editWillis 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
editAfter 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]
On July 8, 2024, Willis signed with Kyoto Hannaryz of the B.League.[11] On September 2, 2024, his contract was terminated due to medical examination.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Darral Willis Jr.'s hard work leads him to first taste of professional basketball". medium.com. May 18, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ "Three More Shockers Sign with Pro Teams". medium.com. July 30, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "OFFICIEL : MONACO ENGAGE DARRAL WILLIS, "UN PROFIL INTÉRESSANT POUR LA JEEP ELITE"". bebasket.fr. March 17, 2019.
- ^ "Darral Willis officially signs with Monaco". Sportando. July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "Germani Brescia, novità sotto le plance: ufficiale l'acquisto di Darral Willis" (in Italian). basketbrescialeonessa.it. 21 January 2021.
- ^ "BC Enisey announces Rion Brown, Brynton Lemar, Darryln Willis, Casper Ware". Sportando. September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "The club signs Darral Willis". lokobasket.com. August 19, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ "Samsung Thunders sign Darral Willis and Anthony Morse, part ways with 3 USA". Sportando. January 15, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ダラル・ウィリスジュニア選手 加入のお知らせ". 京都ハンナリーズ. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "ダラル・ウィリスジュニア選手 契約解除のご報告". 京都ハンナリーズ. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
External links
edit- College stats @ realgm.com
- Keravnos B.C. Archived 2019-02-13 at the Wayback Machine profile