Darius Defoe
| No. 13 – Newcastle Eagles | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / Centre |
| League | British Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
30 October 1984 Dominica |
| Nationality | Dominica / British |
| Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 100.7 kg (222 lb) |
| Career information | |
| College | Hackney Community College |
| Playing career | 2004–present |
Darius Defoe (born 30 October 1984 in Dominica), is a current British Professional Basketball player. Defoe is a 6 ft 9 in Power Forward, who is able to play in the Centre. Darius is excellent at Slam Dunks.
Defoe attended St. David & St. Katharine School (now known as Greig City Academy) in Haringey, North London and is a Graduate of the Hackney Community College Basketball Academy Programme. He currently plays for the Newcastle Eagles in the British Basketball League. Defoe has played with the Eagles since the 2004-2005 Season.
As at 20 March 2011 the official British Basketball League website shows that Defoe has made 217 appearances for Newcastle Eagles and has an 8.81 Points Per Game Average, a 5.24 Rebounds Per Game Average and a 0.62 Assists Per Game Average.
Defoe joined Newcastle Eagles in 2004 from Hackney White Heat. He made his debut on 1 October 2004 against the Scottish Rocks. In his debut season of Professional Basketball, Defoe played 40 games, playing 521 minutes, while recording averages of 4.80 Points Per Game and 3.33 Rebounds Per Game. In this season Defoe picked up a BBL Trophy winners medal and a British Basketball League Play-Off winners medal.
In the 2005-06 Season Defoe made 32 appearances and bettered his averages with 8.34 Points Per Game and 4.78 Rebounds Per Game while putting in some impressive performances for the team in their phenomenal Trophy "Clean Sweep" of BBL Cup, BBL Trophy, British Basketball League Championship and British Basketball League Play-Offs.
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