Dedric Willoughby

Dedric Willoughby (born May 27, 1974, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'3" guard, Willoughby began his college basketball career at the University of New Orleans, then transferred to Iowa State University. His coach at both schools was Tim Floyd.[1] During each of his two seasons at Iowa State, Willoughby was the runner-up for the Big 12 Conference Player of the Year Award. As a senior, he averaged 18.9 points per game and made 45% of his three-point field goal attempts.[2]

After playing professionally in Italy, Willoughby made the roster of the Chicago Bulls for the 1999-2000 NBA season, and was reunited once again with coach Tim Floyd.[3] He appeared in 25 games that season, registering one start, and averaged 7.6 points.[4]

During the next season, Willoughby signed with the Sydney Kings of the Australian National Basketball League. However, he injured his knee in a practice,[5] and was released shortly afterward.[6]

Willoughby later became a coach with the All-Iowa Attack youth basketball program in Ames, Iowa.[7]

References
  1. Tim Kawakami. "UCLA Beware: There's A Storm Brewin' - Deadeye Dedric Willoughby and Upset-Minded Cyclones Aim to Send Bruins Home". Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1997. Retrieved on August 16, 2009.
  2. Roman Modrowski. "New point guard Willoughby will be familiar to Floyd". Chicago Sun-Times. October 29, 1999. 149.
  3. Roman Modrowski. "Bulls dump LaRue, keep Willoughby - Decision came down to shooting ". Chicago Sun-Times. November 2, 1999. 96.
  4. Career statistics. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on August 16, 2009.
  5. "Sydney Kings import under injury cloud". AAP Sports News. February 21, 2001. Retrieved on August 16, 2009.
  6. "Kings release another import". AAP Sports News. February 22, 2001. Retrieved on August 16, 2009.
  7. Meet Our Boys’ Coaches Archived 2011-09-18 at the Wayback Machine. All-Iowa Attack. Retrieved on October 11, 2011.
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