Middleton with CB Lucentum Alicante.
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CSKA Moscow | |
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Position | Assistant coach |
League |
VTB United League EuroLeague |
Personal information | |
Born |
New York City, New York |
July 21, 1966
Nationality | American / Spanish |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
William Cullen Bryant (Queens, New York) |
College | Baylor (1984–1988) |
NBA draft | 1988 / Round: 3 / Pick: 68th overall |
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | |
Playing career | 1988–2014 |
Position | Power forward |
Number | 7, 11, 44 |
Coaching career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1988–1989 | Çukurova Sanayi |
1989–1991 | Aresium Milan |
1991–1992 | Girona |
1992–1994 | Caja San Fernando |
1994–1996 | FC Barcelona |
1996–1998 | Girona |
1998–1999 | Joventut Badalona |
1999–2000 | Girona |
2000–2005 | Panathinaikos |
2005–2006 | Dynamo Saint Petersburg |
2006–2011 | Girona |
2011 | Valencia Basket |
2011–2012 | Girona |
2012–2013 | CB Lucentum Alicante |
2013–2014 | CB Benidorm |
2015 | AEK Stockholm B.C. |
As coach: | |
2014–present | CSKA Moscow (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
As a player:
As an assistant coach:
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As an assistant coach:
Darryl Bryan Middleton (born July 21, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. Standing at 6'8" (2.03 m), he played at the power forward position. He holds the record for being the oldest player to ever play a game in the history of the Spanish ACB League. He also holds a Spanish passport.
Middleton played college basketball with the Baylor Bears.
After college, Middleton was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the 3rd round (68th overall) of the 1988 NBA Draft. However, he never played in the NBA. He did however, have a prosperous basketball career in Europe, with teams such as: Çukurova Sanayi, Aresium Milan, Girona, FC Barcelona, Joventut Badalona, Caja San Fernando, Panathinaikos, and Dynamo Saint Petersburg.
He won 3 Spanish League Most Valuable Player awards (1992, 1993, 2000). He also won 2 Spanish League championships (1995, 1996), while playing with FC Barcelona. From 2000 to 2005, Middleton played with Panathinaikos, and with them he won 4 Greek League championships (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005), 2 Greek Cups (2003, 2005), and the Euroleague 2001–02 championship. In 2007, Middleton won the FIBA EuroCup, while playing with Girona.