Derrick Low (born March 21, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Washington State Cougars.

Derrick Low
Personal information
Born (1986-03-21) March 21, 1986 (age 38)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolʻIolani School (Honolulu, Hawaii)
CollegeWashington State (2004–2008)
NBA draft2008: undrafted
Playing career2008–2017
PositionPoint guard
Career history
2008Sydney Spirit
2009SPO Rouen Basket
2009–2010Šiauliai
2010–2011Maccabi Haifa
2011–2013Dnipro
2013Azovmash
2014Selçuk Üniversitesi
2015–2017Pieno žvaigždės
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

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After college, Low was not selected at the 2008 NBA draft.

In July 2008, he signed with the Sydney Spirit of Australia's National Basketball League.[1] On January 5, 2009, he left Sydney and signed with the French club SPO Rouen Basket for the rest of the season.[2]

On September 4, 2009, he signed a one-year contract with the Lithuanian club Šiauliai.[3]

On July 20, 2010, he signed a one-year contract with the Israeli club Maccabi Haifa.[4]

On September 24, 2011, he signed a one-year contract with the Ukrainian club BC Dnipro.[5] On May 16, 2015, he re-signed with Dnipro for one more season.[6]

On June 16, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with the Ukrainian club Azovmash.[7] On December 26, 2013, he parted ways with Azovmash.[8] On January 3, 2014, he signed with Selçuk Üniversitesi BK of Turkey for the rest of the season.[9]

On July 12, 2015, Low signed with the Romanian club Timișoara.[10] However, he left Timișoara before appearing in a game for them. On December 9, 2015, he signed with the Lithuanian club Pieno žvaigždės for the rest of the season.[11] On August 16, 2016, he re-signed with Pieno žvaigždės for one more season.[12]

In April 2017, Low failed doping test, taken by Lithuanian Anti-Doping Agency. Low admitted taking the substances and disqualification of 20 months was assigned by FIBA.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Low to play pro ball for Sydney Spirit
  2. ^ Derrick Low, nouveau meneur du SPO Rouen Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  3. ^ Siauliai signs shooter Derrick Low
  4. ^ Maccabi Haifa signs Derrick Low
  5. ^ Derrick Low moves to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
  6. ^ Dnipro re-sign coach Homicius and Derrick Low
  7. ^ "Derrick Low reinforces "Azovmash"". bcazovmash.com. June 17, 2013. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  8. ^ "Derrick Low leaves Azovmash Mariupol". Sportando.net. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  9. ^ "Derrick Low signs with Selcuk". Sportando.net. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  10. ^ "Derrick Low signs with BC Timișoara". Sportando.com. July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  11. ^ "Pokyčiai įžaidėjo grandyje – D.Carterį keičia D.Low". bcpienozvaigzdes.lt (in Lithuanian). December 9, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  12. ^ "Pieno žvaigždėms" pavyko išsaugoti Derricką Low (in Lithuanian)
  13. ^ Nutylėta dopingo istorija: Dilys Pasvalyje turėjo likimo draugą (in Lithuanian)
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