Derrick Low

Derrick Low (born March 21, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Pieno žvaigždės of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga.

Derrick Low
Free agent
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1986-03-21) March 21, 1986
Honolulu, Hawaii
NationalityAmerican
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–present
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

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
  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. 17 June 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  8. "Derrick Low leaves Azovmash Mariupol". Sportando.net. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  9. "Derrick Low signs with Selcuk". Sportando.net. Retrieved 3 January 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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