Darion Atkins

Darion Atkins

Atkins with Hapoel Holon in 2016
No. 5 Hapoel Holon
Position Power forward
League Ligat HaAl
Personal information
Born (1992-09-17) September 17, 1992
Clinton, Maryland
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 234 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school Landon School (Bethesda, Maryland)
College Virginia (2011–2015)
NBA draft 2015 / Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015–2016 Westchester Knicks
2016–present Hapoel Holon
Career highlights and awards

Darion Ray Atkins (born September 17, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Ligat HaAl. He played college basketball for Virginia.

High school career

Atkins attended the Landon School where he averaged 15.2 points, 12 rebounds and 7.3 blocked shots per game as a senior, earning All-Interstate Athletic Conference honors.[1]

College career

Atkins had offers from Notre Dame and Maryland, but he chose to attend the University of Virginia.[2] In his four-year career at Virginia, Atkins averaged 4.4 points and 3.4 rebounds in 123 games.[3] As a senior in 2014–15, he earned ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors.[4]

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Virginia 27 0 10.2 .581 .000 .579 2.3 .1 .4 .7 2.3
2012–13 Virginia 26 12 15.7 .491 .000 .600 3.1 .3 .4 1.1 4.7
2013–14 Virginia 37 3 10.4 .484 .000 .583 2.2 .3 .2 .5 3.0
2014–15 Virginia 33 27 23.9 .511 .000 .520 6.0 .7 .8 1.1 7.6
Career 123 42 15.1 .508 .000 .562 3.4 .4 .5 .8 4.4

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Atkins joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[5] On September 10, 2015, he signed with the New York Knicks.[6] However, he was later waived by the New York on October 23 after appearing in three preseason games.[7] On November 2, he was acquired by the Westchester Knicks of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of New York.[8]

On August 5, 2016, Atkins signed with Hapoel Holon of the Israeli League.[9]

Personal life

The son of Minnette Atkins, he has a twin brother, Darius (a professional dancer in New York City)[10] and majored in Sociology.[1] Atkins cites soccer as his favorite sport other than basketball, and cites FC Barcelona as his favorite soccer team.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Darion Atkins Bio". VirginiaSports.com. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  2. "CUE: Men's Basketball - Darion Atkins". youtube.com. February 26, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  3. "Darion Atkins Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  4. "DUKE'S OKAFOR VOTED ACC PLAYER OF THE YEAR". theacc.com. March 8, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  5. "2015 Summer League Player Profile – Darion Atkins". NBA.com. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  6. "Knicks Sign Darion Atkins and Wesley Saunders". NBA.com. September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  7. "Knicks Waive Five Players". NBA.com. October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  8. "Westchester Knicks Finalize 2015-16 Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  9. "Hapoel Holon tabs Darion Atkins". Eurobasket.com. August 5, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  10. "UVa's Atkins and his twin brother shine on different stages". The Daily Progress. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  11. "Athlete Profile: Darion Atkins". youtube.com. January 30, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
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