Darion Atkins

Darion Atkins
Atkins with Hapoel Holon, 2016
No. 5 – Hapoel Holon
Position Power forward
League Israeli Premier League
FIBA Champions League
Personal information
Born (1992-09-17) September 17, 1992
Clinton, Maryland
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 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
2016–2017 Hapoel Holon
2017–2018 SIG Strasbourg
2018–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 Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of Virginia.

Early life and college career

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

Atkins had offers from Notre Dame and Maryland, but he chose to attend the University of Virginia.[2]

In his senior year at Virginia, Atkins averaged 7.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 23.9 minutes per game.

On March 8, 2015, Atkins was named ACC Defensive Player of the Year.[3] On April 3, 2015, Atkins was named Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year Award.[4]

Professional career

Westchester Knicks (2015–16)

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, Atkins 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]

Hapoel Holon (2016–17)

On July 1, 2016, Atkins joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[9]

On August 5, 2016, Atkins signed a one-year deal with the Israeli team Hapoel Holon.[10] On October 22, 2016, Atkins recorded a career-high 26 points, shooting 11-of-16 from the field, along with 13 rebounds in a 72–81 loss to Maccabi Tel Aviv.[11] On November 3, 2016, Atkins was named Israeli League Player of the Month for games played in October.[12] On April 18, 2017, Atkins participated in the 2017 Israeli League All-Star Game.

Atkins helped Holon to reach the 2017 Israeli League Playoffs as the first seed, but they eventually were eliminated by Maccabi Haifa in the Quarterfinals. In 30 games played during the 2016–17 season, Atkins averaged 13.6 points and 8.2 rebounds per game, shooting 59 percent from the field. On June 9, 2017, Atkins was named 2017 All-Israeli League Second Team.[13]

SIG Strasbourg (2017–18)

On July 3, 2017, Atkins joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2017 NBA Summer League.[14]

On July 21, 2017, Atkins signed with the French team SIG Strasbourg for the 2017–18 season.[15] On December 5, 2017, Atkins recorded a season-high 23 points, shooting 10-of-12 from the field, along with four rebounds in a 87–72 win over Banvit.[16] He was subsequently made the Champions League Team of the Week.[17]

Atkins helped Strasbourg to win the 2018 French Cup. In 60 games played during the 2017–18 season (in both the Champions League and all French competitions), Atkins averaged 8.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.

Return to Hapoel Holon (2018–present)

On July 28, 2018, Atkins returned to Hapoel Holon for a second stint, signing a one-year deal with an option for another one.[18]

Personal life

The son of Minnette Atkins, he has a twin brother, Darius (a professional dancer in New York City)[19] and majored in Sociology.[1] Atkins claims soccer as his favorite sport other than basketball, and cites FC Barcelona as his favorite soccer team.[20]

Career statistics

Atkins with the Virginia Cavaliers, 2014
Legend
  GP Games played  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field goal percentage
 3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high     Led the league

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Virginia 27010.2.581.000.5792.3.1.4.72.3
2012–13 Virginia 261215.7.491.000.6003.1.3.41.14.7
2013–14 Virginia 37310.4.484.000.5832.2.3.2.53.0
2014–15 Virginia 332723.9.511.000.5206.0.7.81.17.6
Career 1234215.1.508.000.5623.4.4.5.84.4

Domestic Leagues

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 United States Westchester Knicks NBDL 5029.4.462.167.5627.31.7.91.38.7
2016–17 Israel Hapoel Holon IPL 3727.2.590.375.6168.2.6.7.713.6
2017–18 France SIG Strasbourg Pro A 4121.2.497.260.6974.71.2.6.68.8

Source: RealGM

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. ↑ "Duke's Okafor voted ACC Player of the Year". theacc.com. March 8, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Darion Atkins named National Defensive Player of the Year". 247sports.com. April 3, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Spurs Announce 2015 Summer League Rosters for Utah Las Vegas". NBA.com. July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  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. ↑ "Warriors announce 2016 Summer League roster". 247sports.com. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Darion Atkins signs with Hapoel Holon". Sportando.basketball. August 5, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Winner League, Game 3: M. Tel-Aviv Vs UNET Holon - Box Score". basket.co.il. October 22, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  12. ↑ "מצטיין חודש אוקטובר בליגת ווינר סל: דריון אטקינס". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). November 3, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  13. ↑ "חמישיית מצטייני העונה בליגת ווינר סל". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). June 9, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Phoenix Suns announce roster for NBA Summer League in Las Vegas". ArizonaSports.com. July 3, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  15. ↑ "SIG Strasbourg signs Darion Atkins". Sportando.basketball. July 21, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  16. ↑ "SIG Strasbourg signs Darion Atkins". ChampionsLeague.basketball. December 5, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Walden, Blatt, Weems, Atkins and Kikanovic make Team of the Week". ChampionsLeague.basketball. December 7, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  18. ↑ "עוד קאמבק בסגול: אטקינס חוזר לחולון". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). July 28, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  19. ↑ "UVa's Atkins and his twin brother shine on different stages". The Daily Progress. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  20. ↑ "Athlete Profile: Darion Atkins". youtube.com. January 30, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
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