Derrick Dial
American-born guard who played in the NBA and across Europe.
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Derrick Jonathon Dial, born December 20, 1975, is an American-born former professional basketball player who spent four seasons in the National Basketball Association. His pro career also took him to the Greek Basket League, the Italian A League, and the Spanish ACB League. Dial's journey began in Detroit, where he played high school ball at Cass Technical High School, and continued at Eastern Michigan University, where he became a two-time Mid-American Conference Tournament champion. From there, he entered the NBA as a second-round draft pick and later bounced between the league and top European competitions, carving out a career that spanned a decade.
College career
Dial spent four seasons with Eastern Michigan's men's basketball team, winning the Mid-American Conference Tournament in 1996 and 1998 and making the All-Tournament Team both times. He earned All-MAC Second Team honors for the 1996–97 and 1997–98 seasons. In 2013, he entered the Eastern Michigan Athletics Hall of Fame.
Professional career
After being drafted by the San Antonio Spurs in 1998, Dial began his pro career with Peristeri Athens in the Greek Basket League during the 1998–99 season. He then played in the NBA for the Spurs from 1999 to 2001, followed by stints with the New Jersey Nets and Toronto Raptors in the 2001–02 season. Dial spent the 2002–03 season with Virtus Bologna in the Italian A League, also appearing in the EuroLeague.
He returned to the NBA for the 2003–04 season with the Orlando Magic. Later, he played for Valencia in the Spanish ACB League in 2005–06 and for Olympiada Patras in Greece in 2006–07. In the 2008 NBA Development League draft, he was selected by the Tulsa 66ers and played the 2008–09 season with them.
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