League NBA Development League College Virginia (2011–2015) Weight 101 kg Nationality American Name Darion Atkins Parents Minnette Atkins | Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Role Basketball Player Position Forward Listed weight 234 lb (106 kg) Height 2.03 m Siblings Darius Atkins | |
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Born September 17, 1992 (age 31)
Clinton, Maryland ( 1992-09-17 ) High school Landon School (Bethesda, Maryland) Number 32 (Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball / Forward) | ||
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Darion Ray Atkins (born September 17, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for SIG Strasbourg of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers under Tony Bennett.
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- Cue men s basketball darion atkins
- Darion atkins draft prospect
- High school career
- College career
- Professional career
- Personal life
- References
Darion atkins draft prospect
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.
College career
Atkins had offers from Notre Dame and Maryland, but he chose to attend the University of Virginia. In his four-year career at Virginia, Atkins averaged 4.4 points and 3.4 rebounds in 123 games. As a senior in 2014–15, he earned ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Atkins joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2015 NBA Summer League. On September 10, 2015, he signed with the New York Knicks. However, he was later waived by the New York on October 23 after appearing in three preseason games. On November 2, he was acquired by the Westchester Knicks of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of New York.
On August 5, 2016, Atkins signed with Hapoel Holon of the Israeli League. During his time there, Atkins became an international All-Star for Hapoel Holon.
On July 3, 2017, Atkins joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2017 NBA Summer League.
On July 21, 2017, Atkins signed with the French club SIG Strasbourg of the LNB Pro A for the 2017–18 season.
Personal life
The son of Minnette Atkins, he has a twin brother, Darius (a professional dancer in New York City) and majored in Sociology. Atkins claims soccer as his favorite sport other than basketball, and cites FC Barcelona as his favorite soccer team.
