Darryl Middleton

Darryl Middleton ( born July 21, 1966 in Queens, New York City ) is an American- Spanish basketball player.

Career

After his college career at Baylor University in the NCAA Middleton moved to Europe in 1988, and a Turkish club Cukurova from Istanbul. After two seasons at Teorema Arese tour of Italy in 1991, he moved to Spain. In the ACB league Middleton was active for nine years and played for CB Girona, Joventut Badalona or de FC Barcelona, ​​where he was to win the first title of his career with two championships. In 2000, Middleton on the Greek club Panathinaikos Athens, where he should have the most successful phase of his career. In addition to four league titles and a Cup victory, he was also the 2002 ULEB Euro League win. In spring 2005, the now 38 -year-old Middleton moved to Dynamo St. Petersburg, with whom he could FIBA EuroCup win only a few months later - a title which he was able to win only two years later with Girona another time.

Subsequently, the association remained Middelton loyal, although this had to leave the professional leagues due to financial reasons. As of 2009, it then played again in the second highest league LEB Oro before the now almost 45 -year-old Middleton was engaged on a temporary basis in March 2011 of first division club Valencia BC. With these inserts for Valencia Middleton became the oldest ever active players in the league ACB. After he returned to Girona for the 2011/12 season, he played in the 2012/13 season in LEB Oro CB Lucentum from Alicante, as ACB play-off participants in the pre-season for financial reasons, the transition to the second division had assumed. Together with Middleton they won the play-offs for promotion to the LEB Oro and the sporty right to return to the ACB league. However, for financial reasons, the club had to withdraw completely from the professional leagues. The 47 -year-old Middleton thinks but claims to be not the end of his professional career and prepared as a guest player in training camp at League CB Gran Canaria on another season before.

In addition to the American Middleton also has Spanish citizenship.

Achievements

  • Spanish Champion: 1995, 1996
  • Greek champion: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004
  • Greek Cup winner: 2003
  • ULEB Euro League: 2002
  • Euro Challenge: 2005, 2007

Awards

  • MVP of the Spanish League: 1992, 1993, 2000
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