Nationality American Name Darren Daye Career start 1983 Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Role Basketball player Career end 1997 | Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg) Height 2.03 m Children Austin Daye Weight 100 kg | |
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NBA draft 1983 / Round: 3 / Pick: 57th overall Education University of California, Los Angeles | ||
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Darren Keefe Daye (born November 30, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, at a height of 6'8", and a weight of 220 lbs., he played as a shooting guard-small forward.
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- Darren Daye Delivers Perfect Behind the Back Pass to Larry Bird Game 5 1987 ECF
- High school
- College career
- Professional career
- Personal
- References
Darren Daye Delivers Perfect Behind the Back Pass to Larry Bird (Game 5 1987 ECF)
High school
Daye played high-school basketball with John F. Kennedy High School, in the Granada Hills district of Los Angeles. Daye was the Most Valuable Player of the 1979 McDonald's All-American Game. Playing for the West team, Daye recorded a double-double, with 22 points and 14 rebounds. It was not enough though, as the West lost the game by one point.
College career
Daye attended and played NCAA Division I college basketball at UCLA, with the UCLA Bruins, from 1979 to 1983.
Professional career
Daye was selected by the Washington Bullets, in the third round (57th pick overall) of the 1983 NBA draft. Daye played in five NBA seasons, from 1983–1988, with the Bullets, Chicago Bulls, and Boston Celtics. Daye's season with the Celtics in 1987–88, was his final season in the NBA.
He later played overseas in Italy, France, and Israel, before he retired from playing professional basketball in 1997.
Personal
Daye's son, Austin Daye, played with Gonzaga University's men's basketball team, and he was drafted into the NBA by the Detroit Pistons, with the 15th pick of the 1st round of the 2009 NBA draft. Austin also won an NBA championship with the San Antonio Spurs, after they defeated the Miami Heat, in the 2014 NBA Finals.
