Tremmell Lequincy Dushun Darden (born December 17, 1981) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Crailsheim Merlins of the German Basketball Bundesliga. Standing at 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m),[1] he plays at the small forward and power forward positions.
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93099.jpg) Darden with Riesen Ludwigsburg in 2022 | |
| Crailsheim Merlins | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / power forward |
| League | Basketball Bundesliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 17, 1981 Inglewood, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Las Vegas (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
| College | Niagara (2000–2004) |
| NBA draft | 2004: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2004–present |
| Career history | |
| 2004–2005 | Erdemirspor Kdz. Ereğli |
| 2005–2006 | Leuven |
| 2006–2008 | Spirou Charleroi |
| 2008–2009 | South Dragons |
| 2009–2010 | SIG Strasbourg |
| 2010–2011 | SLUC Nancy |
| 2011–2012 | Unicaja Málaga |
| 2012–2013 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| 2013–2014 | Real Madrid |
| 2014–2015 | Olympiacos |
| 2015–2016 | Beşiktaş |
| 2016–2017 | Cantù |
| 2018 | Antwerp Giants |
| 2018–2020 | Mitteldeutscher BC |
| 2020–2022 | Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| 2022–2023 | Mitteldeutscher BC |
| 2024–present | Crailsheim Merlins |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
editDarden played high school basketball at Las Vegas High School, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
College career
editDarden played college basketball at Niagara University, where he played with the Niagara Purple Eagles, from 2000 to 2004. He was named to the All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 2nd Team, in both 2003 and 2004.
Professional career
editDarden began his professional career in Turkey, in the 2004–05 season, with Erdemirspor. He then moved to the Belgian club Leuven Bears, where he spent the 2005–06 season. From 2006 to 2008, Darden played with Spirou Charleroi of Belgium. With Charleroi, he won the Belgian League championship, in the 2007–08 season.
In 2008, Darden signed with the South Dragons of Australia's NBL league. With the Dragons, he won the 2008–09 NBL season.[2]
In August 2009, Darden signed a one-year deal with Strasbourg IG of France's LNB Pro A.[3] In 2010, he was named a French League Foreign Players All-Star.[4] In July 2010, he signed a one-year deal with another French team, SLUC Nancy Basket.[5] Over the two-year period that he spent with the French teams, Darden was twice named the French League Player of the Month: (Dec. 2010, Feb. 2011).[6]
In August 2011, he signed a one-year deal with the Spanish club Unicaja Málaga of the Liga ACB.[7]
On July 20, 2012, Darden signed a one-year deal with Žalgiris Kaunas of Lithuania's LKL league.[8] On March 11, 2013, he left Žalgiris.[9] Two days later, he signed with the Spanish EuroLeague club, Real Madrid, for the rest of the season.[10] In July 2013, he extended his contract with Real Madrid for one more season.[11]
In July 2014, Darden signed a two-year deal with Olympiacos of Greece's Greek Basket League.[12] On June 24, 2015, he parted ways with Olympiacos.[13]
On September 12, 2015, he signed a one-year contract with the Turkish team Beşiktaş of the BSL league.[14]
On September 14, 2016, Darden signed with Italian club Pallacanestro Cantù of the LBA league for the 2016–17 LBA season.[15]
Darden played for Mitteldeutscher BC of the Basketball Bundesliga during the 2019–20 season. He parted ways with the team on July 21, 2020.[16]
On October 15, 2020, Darden signed with Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga.[17] Darden averaged 7.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. He re-signed with the team on September 8, 2021.[18]
On August 21, 2022, he signed with Mitteldeutscher BC of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[19]
On January 2, 2024, at the age of 42, Darden once more returned to the German Basketball Bundesliga, signing a contract with Crailsheim Merlins for the remainder of the 2023-24 BBL season.[20]
Career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
edit| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Málaga | 10 | 10 | 26.4 | .429 | .333 | .783 | 3.5 | .8 | .3 | .9 | 8.3 | 7.2 |
| 2012–13 | Žalgiris | 20 | 19 | 24.2 | .633 | .517 | .724 | 3.9 | .8 | .5 | .2 | 9.9 | 11.1 |
| 2013–14 | Real Madrid | 31* | 30 | 20.0 | .459 | .464 | .720 | 2.6 | .8 | .3 | .5 | 5.7 | 6.2 |
| 2014–15 | Olympiacos | 27 | 26 | 15.7 | .387 | .265 | .783 | 1.8 | .5 | .5 | .4 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| Career | 88 | 85 | 20.4 | .486 | .410 | .750 | 2.7 | .7 | .4 | .5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | |
References
edit- ^ TREMMELL DARDEN Height 1.96m.
- ^ "South Dragons win NBL Championship against Melbourne Tigers 102–81". heraldsun.com.au. March 13, 2009. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ "Strasbourg signs Tremmell Darden". Sportando.com. August 1, 2009. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ "La liste des All Stars dévoilée" (in French). basketsession.com. December 7, 2010. Archived from the original on February 11, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
- ^ "SLUC Nancy inks Tremmell Darden". Sportando.com. July 1, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ "Darden MVP du mois de février". L'Équipe (in French). March 11, 2011. Archived from the original on August 18, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
- ^ "Unicaja adds Darden". Euroleague.net. August 5, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ "Zalgiris brings back Lavrinovic, adds Darden". Euroleague.net. July 20, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ "Darden leaves Zalgiris". Euroleague.net. March 11, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ "Real Madrid officially announced Tremmell Darden". Sportando.com. March 13, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ "Real Madrid will pick up option on Tremmell Darden's contract". Sportando.com. June 24, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ "Olympiacos inks veteran forward Darden to 2-year deal". Euroleague.net. July 24, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ "Tremmell Darden, Olympiacos part ways". Sportando.com. June 24, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ "Tremmell Darden Beşiktaş'ta". bjk.com.tr (in Turkish). September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ^ "LA PALLACANESTRO CANTU' COMPLETA IL QUINTETTO CON TREMMELL DARDEN". pallacanestrocantu.com (in Italian). September 14, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (July 21, 2020). "MBC parts ways with Darden, Dorsey and Warren". Sportando. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (October 15, 2020). "Yanni Wetzell returns to NBL's Phoenix, Ludwigsburg replaces him with Darden". Sportando. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (September 8, 2021). "Ludwigsburg re-signs veteran guard Tremmell Darden". Sportando. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Auch Tremmell Darden kehrt zurück". syntainics-mbc.de (in German). August 21, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ "Routinier setzt Karriere in Hohenlohe fort: Hakro Merlins Crailsheim verpflichten Tremmell Darden". January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
External links
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- Tremmell Darden at acb.com (in Spanish)
- Tremmell Darden at esake.gr (in Greek)
- Tremmell Darden at eurobasket.com
- Tremmell Darden at euroleague.net
- Tremmell Darden at draftexpress.com
- Tremmell Darden at fiba.com (game center)
- Tremmell Darden at fibaeurope.com
- Tremmell Darden at legabasket.it (in Italian)
- Tremmell Darden at myhoopjourney.com
- Tremmell Darden at twitter.com