Darral Willis

Darral Willis Jr. (born January 21, 1996) is an American basketball player for Brescia Leonessa of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, Williams played high school basketball at Madison Memorial High School]. After two years at Pearl River and two years at Wichita State Willis entered the 2018 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

For the geologist and publicist, see Darryl Willis.
Darral Willis
Pallacanestro Brescia
PositionPower forward
LeagueLega Basket Serie A
Personal information
Born (1996-01-21) January 21, 1996
Madison, Wisconsin
NationalityAmerican
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
High schoolMadison Memorial
(Madison, Wisconsin)
College
NBA draft2018 / Undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Keravnos
2019–2020Nizhny Novgorod
2020–2021Monaco
2021–presentBrescia
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Willis played high school basketball at [Madison Memorial], in Madison, Wisconsin. He was selected at the Third-team Parade All-American in 2016.

College career

Willis started his college career with Pearl River Community College. After dominating the JUCO ranks in his 2015–16 season following a successful high school, Willis garnered offers from high-major programs which included Wichita State, Arizona State, LSU, Oklahoma State, and Marquette, among others. He left the college in order to join Wichita State until 2018.[1]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Willis joined Keravnos of the Cypriot League.[2] He won the Cypriot Cup and he was named the MVP of the game after scoring 40 points and grabbing 17 rebounds in the final against AEK Larnaca.[3] For the 2020-2021 season Willis joined AS Monaco.[4]

On July 17, 2020, he has signed with As Monaco of the LNB Pro A.[5]

Before the end of the season in France, Willis moves to Italy signing with Brescia.[6]

References
  1. "Darral Willis Jr.'s hard work leads him to first taste of professional basketball". medium.com. May 18, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  2. "Three More Shockers Sign with Pro Teams". medium.com. July 30, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  3. "Cyprus Cup Finals: Keravnos is the winner in a thrilling game and in the OT (86-89)". medium.com. March 17, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  4. "OFFICIEL : MONACO ENGAGE DARRAL WILLIS, "UN PROFIL INTÉRESSANT POUR LA JEEP ELITE"". bebasket.fr. March 17, 2019.
  5. "Darral Willis officially signs with Monaco". Sportando. July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  6. "Germani Brescia, novità sotto le plance: ufficiale l'acquisto di Darral Willis" (in Italian). basketbrescialeonessa.it. 21 January 2021.
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