Deportes Concepción | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile |
Personal information | |
Born |
London, England |
March 18, 1978
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | South Shore (Brooklyn, New York) |
College | Fairfield (1996–2000) |
NBA draft | 2000 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2000–present |
Career history | |
2000-2002 | Unicaja Málaga |
2002-2003 | Casademont Girona |
2003-2004 | Unicaja Málaga |
2004-2006 | Caja San Fernando |
2006-2007 | Strong Island Sound |
2007-2011 | CAI Zaragoza |
2011-2012 | Ford Burgos |
2012-2013 | Unión Progresista |
2013 | Piratas de Quebradillas |
2013 | Atléticos de San Germán |
2013-2014 | Quimsa |
2014-2015 | Juventud Sionista |
2015 | Leones de Ponce |
2015-2016 | Ciclista Olímpico |
2016- | Deportes Concepción |
Darren Douglas Phillip (born March 18, 1978) is an American professional basketball player for Deportes Concepción in Chile. Phillip a.k.a. "Primal Fear" is also a well known streetball player on the basketball courts of the New York City summer leagues. He was the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season rebounding leader.
Born in London, England, he attended high school in Brooklyn, New York, later playing college basketball at Fairfield University in Connecticut. At Fairfield, he was a two-time First Team All-MAAC selection. As a senior, Phillip led the nation in rebounds per game (14.0 rpg), while tallying a nation-leading 24 double-doubles including 19 straight to end the season and posting a MAAC single game record 25 rebounds in the team's win over Marist College. As a freshman, Phillip was a starter on the Stags team which held a half time lead over the number 1 seed University of North Carolina Tar Heels before falling short in the 1997 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship tournament. Phillip received his bachelor's degree in communications from Fairfield University in 2000.
Phillip was invited to the Philadelphia 76ers summer camp in 2000. Not offered a guaranteed contract, Phillip opted to sign a two-year guaranteed contract with CB Málaga, a team based in Málaga, Andalusia that plays in Spain's top league, the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto. After playing six years in Spain with three different teams, Phillip signed with the Strong Island Sound of the American Basketball Association in 2006. Phillip lead the league with 12.5 rebounds per game while tallying 10 double-doubles in 13 games. In December 2006, Phillip returned to Spain to play his seventh season with CAI Zaragoza.