Darren Daye
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| Born |
November 30, 1960 Des Moines, Iowa |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school |
John F. Kennedy (Los Angeles, California) |
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| College | UCLA (1979–1983) | ||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1983 / Round: 3 / Pick: 57th overall | ||||||||||||
| Selected by the Washington Bullets | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1983–1997 | ||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward / Shooting guard | ||||||||||||
| Number | 25, 30, 20 | ||||||||||||
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| 1983–1986 | Washington Bullets | ||||||||||||
| 1986 | Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||
| 1986–1988 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||
| 1988–1992 | Scavolini Pesaro | ||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Mens Sana Siena | ||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Hapoel Galil Elyon | ||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Pau-Orthez | ||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | ||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||
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Darren Keefe Daye (born November 30, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, the 6'8", 220 lb guard-forward played high-school basketball for John F. Kennedy High School in the Granada Hills district of Los Angeles and attended UCLA. Daye was selected by the Washington Bullets in the third round (57th pick overall) of the 1983 NBA draft.
Daye was the Most Valuable Player of the 1979 McDonald's All-American Game. Playing for the West team, Daye recorded a double-double, 22 points and 14 rebounds. It was not enough — the West lost by one point.
Daye played in five NBA seasons from 1983–1988 for the Bullets, Chicago Bulls, and Boston Celtics. Daye's season with the Celtics in 1987–88 was his final in the NBA. He later played overseas in Italy, France and Israel before he retired in 1997.
His son, Austin Daye, played for Gonzaga University men's basketball team, and was drafted into the NBA by the Detroit Pistons with the 15th pick of the 1st round of the 2009 NBA draft. Austin won an NBA championship with the San Antonio Spurs after they defeated the Miami Heat in the 2014 NBA Finals.
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