Derrick Zimmerman

Who is Derrick Zimmerman?

Derrick Dewayne Zimmerman is an American professional basketball player. He played collegiately at Mississippi State University.

For the Mississippi State Bulldogs, he averaged 8.9 points, 5.5 assists, 4.2 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 0.8 blocks. He shot 15 of 52 three-pointers as a senior and 64.9% on free throws.

He was selected 40th overall in the 2003 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors, and played two games with the NBA's New Jersey Nets during the 2005-06 season. He played in the NBA D-League for the Columbus Riverdragons and Austin Toros. Derrick was named the NBDL's Defensive Player of the Year for two consecutive seasons. On December 2006 he signed a one-month contract with Brose Baskets Bamberg in the German Basketball Bundesliga. After his contract expired, he signed with Italian team Air Avellino until the end of the season. After that he signed with the Ukrainian club Budivelnyk Kyiv in summer 2008.

In 2011, Zimmerman joined BC Kyiv.