Derrick Byars
| No. 14 – Delaware 87ers | |
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| Position | Small forward / Shooting guard |
| League | NBA Development League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 25, 1984 Memphis, Tennessee |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Ridgeway (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 42nd overall |
| Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2008 | Köln 99ers |
| 2008 | Chorale Roanne |
| 2008–2009 | Bakersfield Jam |
| 2009–2010 | Alba Berlin |
| 2010 | Panellinios Basket |
| 2011 | Bakersfield Jam |
| 2011 | Cholet Basket |
| 2012 | Bakersfield Jam |
| 2012 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2012–2013 | Alba Berlin |
| 2013 | Caciques de Humacao |
| 2014 | Bakersfield Jam |
| 2014 | Belfius Mons-Hainaut |
| 2014–2015 | CB Sevilla |
| 2015 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
| 2016 | Santeros de Aguada |
| 2016–2017 | JA Vichy |
| 2017–present | Delaware 87ers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Derrick JaVaughn Byars (born April 25, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League. Collegiately, he played for Virginia, and later for Vanderbilt. He was drafted 42nd overall in the 2007 NBA draft.
Byars attended Ridgeway High School in Memphis, where he played for head coach Wesley Henning and won two Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Class AA State Championships.
As a (1999–2000), Byars was an honorable-mention All-State selection and led the Roadrunners to the Class AA State Championship. He averaged 16.4 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game.
As a junior, he again earned honorable mention All-State honors and was named Ridgeway's Most Valuable Player. He averaged 20.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5 assists.
As a senior (2001–02), he averaged 23.2 points, 10 rebounds and 4.5 assists and led Ridgeway to its second TSSAA Class AA State Championship in three years. He was a fourth-team Parade All-America selection, the Gatorade Player of the Year in Tennessee, the TSSAA Class AA Tournament Most Valuable Player and first-team All-State.
As impressive as he was on the court, Byars also excelled in the classroom, finishing high school with a 3.9 GPA.
Byars played for two seasons under then-head coach Pete Gillen at Virginia. He started 16 of Virginia's 31 games his freshman season (2002–03) and averaged 6.5 points per game. In his sophomore season (2003–04), he started 18 of Virginia's 31 games and averaged 7.5 points per game.
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