Derrick Rowland

Derrick Rowland

Albany Patroons
Position	Head coach
League	TBL
Personal information
Born	(1959-07-21) July 21, 1959 (age 65) Brookhaven, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Brentwood (Brentwood, New York)
College	SUNY Potsdam (1977–1981)
NBA draft	1981: 10th round, 211th overall pick
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career	1981–1992
Position	Shooting guard
Number	12
Coaching career	2006–Present
Career history
1987	Milwaukee Bucks
Career highlights and awards
French League Best Scorer (1990)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Derrick Rowland (born June 21, 1959) is a retired American professional basketball player who is in his second stint as the head coach of the Albany Patroons of The Basketball League (TBL).[1] He previously worked as the head coach of the Potawatomi Fire of TBL in the Fire's inaugural season (2022). Born in Brookhaven, New York, during his playing career, he was a 6'5" tall, 195-pound shooting guard.

College career

Rowland completed college at State University of New York at Potsdam. He averaged 18.7 points and 8.8 rebounds to power Potsdam State to the NCAA Division III championship during the 1980–81 season.

Professional career

Rowland was picked in the tenth round of the 1981 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets, in the National Basketball Association (NBA) draft. When he failed to make the Denver lineup, Rowland drifted to the Continental League, where he played for the Albany Patroons, for seven years.

In 1981–82, Rowland averaged 7.3 points for the Rochester Zeniths, and was cut the next campaign, after playing only four games with the Albany club. In March 1986, he was signed by the Milwaukee Bucks, as a free agent, and played 2 games with the Bucks, in the 1985-86 NBA season.[2]

Philippine stint

Rowland was one of the two American reinforcements, along with the late Bobby Parks, who played for Shell Rimula X, during the Third Conference of the 1988 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) season. He scored a high of 51 points, on October 11, 1988, and led his team all the way to the finals.

NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1985-86	Milwaukee	2	0	4.5	.333	.000	.500	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.5
Career		2	0	4.5	.333	.000	.500	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.5

References

1. "Albany Patroons Return to the Court and Join NAPB". North American Premier Basketball. August 30, 2017. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017.
2. "Derrick Rowland". Basketball Reference. Retrieved February 25, 2024.