Derrik Smits

Derrik Smits
Free agent
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1996-09-06) September 6, 1996 (age 28)
Zionsville, Indiana, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Dutch
Listed height7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolZionsville (Zionsville, Indiana)
College
NBA draft2020: undrafted
Playing career2020–2020
Career history
2020Real Valladolid

Derrik Smits (born September 6, 1996) is a former American-born basketball player of Dutch descent. Standing at 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m), he played the center position.[1] He is the son of former basketball player Rik Smits.[2]

College career

Smits played for the Valparaiso University men's basketball team from 2016 to 2019.[3] He was forced to redshirt the 2015–16 season due to an injury, and began playing the following season at Valparaiso.[4] He averaged 7.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game as a sophomore.[5] As a junior, Smits averaged 12.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, earning Missouri Valley Conference All-Most Improved Team honors. He graduated from Valparaiso in December 2018, taking graduate-level courses in the 2019 spring term to maintain his basketball eligibility; his graduation made him immediately eligible to transfer. Smits played his final season of college eligibility in 2019–20 at Butler University, choosing the Bulldogs over North Carolina State and Arizona State.[6] He averaged 3.1 points and 1.7 rebounds per game for the Bulldogs.[7]

Professional career

Smits signed his first professional contract with Real Valladolid in Spain for the 2020–21 season. On November 16, he asked for the termination of his contract for personal reasons.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Derrik Smits". RealGM.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "Derrik Smits wil graag vader Rik achterna". NOS.nl (in Dutch). June 8, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "Derrik Smits Basketball Recruit Page". Rivals Recruiting. Rivals (Yahoo). Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  4. ^ "Men's Basketball: Derrik Smits". Valparaiso Crusaders. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  5. ^ Osipoff, Michael (March 18, 2019). "Derrik done: Junior center Smits plans to leave Valparaiso as grad transfer". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  6. ^ Woods, David (April 28, 2019). "Zionsville's Derrik Smits picks Butler as transfer destination". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  7. ^ "Valladolid signs Smits just out of college". Eurobasket. August 4, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  8. ^ "El jugador ha solicitado su salida por motivos personales y la entidad blanquivioleta, que ya trabaja en la búsqueda de un sustituto, ha accedido". Real Valladolid. November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.