Darrell Floyd
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Darrell Floyd (May 11, 1932 – March 7, 2000)[1][2] was an American college basketball All-American while playing for Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina from 1953–56.[3][4] He was a two-time national scoring champion, two-time Consensus NCAA Division I All-America Second Team selection, two-time South Carolina Player of the Year and two-time Southern Conference Player of the Year.[3][4][5] Floyd was just the second player to repeat as NCAA scoring champion.[5] The first was Frank Selvy who also played for Furman with Floyd for one season (1953–54) and won consecutive scoring titles in 1953 and 1954.[5]
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Born | (1932-05-11)May 11, 1932 Thomasville, North Carolina, U.S. |
Died | March 7, 2000(2000-03-07) (aged 67) Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
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High school | Fair Grove (Thomasville, North Carolina) |
College | |
NBA draft | 1956: 3rd round, 17th overall pick |
Selected by the St. Louis Hawks | |
Position | Guard |
Number | 33 |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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