Dedric Willoughby
Personal information | |
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Born | New Orleans, Louisiana | January 23, 1974
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Archbishop Shaw (Marrero, Louisiana) |
College |
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NBA draft | 1997 / Undrafted |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 9 |
Career history | |
1999–2000 | Chicago Bulls |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Dedric Demond Willoughby (born May 27, 1974, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American former professional basketball player.
A 6'3" guard, Willoughby began his college basketball career at the University of New Orleans, then transferred to Iowa State University. His coach at both schools was Tim Floyd.[1] During each of his two seasons at Iowa State, Willoughby was the runner-up for the Big 12 Conference Player of the Year Award. As a senior, he averaged 18.9 points per game and made 45% of his three-point field goal attempts.[2]
After playing professionally in Italy, Willoughby made the roster of the Chicago Bulls for the 1999-2000 NBA season, and was reunited once again with coach Tim Floyd.[3] He appeared in 25 games that season, registering one start, and averaged 7.6 points.[4]
During the next season, Willoughby signed with the Sydney Kings of the Australian National Basketball League. However, he injured his knee in a practice,[5] and was released shortly afterward.[6]
Willoughby later became a coach with the All-Iowa Attack youth basketball program in Ames, Iowa.[7]
References[]
- ^ Tim Kawakami. "UCLA Beware: There's A Storm Brewin' - Deadeye Dedric Willoughby and Upset-Minded Cyclones Aim to Send Bruins Home". Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1997. Retrieved on August 16, 2009.
- ^ Roman Modrowski. "New point guard Willoughby will be familiar to Floyd". Chicago Sun-Times. October 29, 1999. 149.
- ^ Roman Modrowski. "Bulls dump LaRue, keep Willoughby - Decision came down to shooting ". Chicago Sun-Times. November 2, 1999. 96.
- ^ Career statistics. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on August 16, 2009.
- ^ "Sydney Kings import under injury cloud[dead link]". AAP Sports News. February 21, 2001. Retrieved on August 16, 2009.
- ^ "Kings release another import[dead link]". AAP Sports News. February 22, 2001. Retrieved on August 16, 2009.
- ^ Meet Our Boys’ Coaches Archived 2011-09-18 at the Wayback Machine. All-Iowa Attack. Retrieved on October 11, 2011.
- 1974 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Australia
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from New Orleans
- Chicago Bulls players
- Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball players
- New Orleans Privateers men's basketball players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Sydney Kings players
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players
- Viola Reggio Calabria players