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Derek Strong
Personal information
Born (1968-02-09) February 9, 1968 (age 56)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolPacific Palisades
(Los Angeles, California)
CollegeXavier (1987–1990)
NBA draft1990: 2nd round, 47th overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career1990–2003
PositionPower forward
Number35, 20, 31, 7, 33, 30
Career history
1990–1991Huesca La Magia
1991Miami Tropics
1992Washington Bullets
1992–1993Quad City Thunder
1993–1994Milwaukee Bucks
1994–1995Boston Celtics
1995–1996Los Angeles Lakers
1996–2000Orlando Magic
2000–2001Los Angeles Clippers
2002–2003Columbus Riverdragons
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points3,088 (6.8 ppg)
Rebounds2,213 (4.9 rpg)
Assists291 (0.6 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Derek Lamar Strong (born February 9, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who played in ten National Basketball Association (NBA) seasons from 1991 to 2001 for six different teams. A 6'8" forward from Xavier University, Strong was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round (47th pick overall) of the 1990 NBA draft. Strong has successfully transitioned into stock car racing.

Professional basketball career

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Strong played for the Washington Bullets, Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Clippers.

In his NBA career, Strong played in 456 games and scored a total of 3,088 points. His best year as a professional came during the 1997–98 season as a member of the Magic, appearing in 58 games and averaging 12.7 ppg.

In 1992–93, Strong was named the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) Most Valuable Player, while playing with the Quad City Thunder.[1]

Career statistics

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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

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1991–92 Washington 1 0 12.0 .000 .000 .750 5.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
1992–93 Milwaukee 23 0 14.7 .457 .500 .800 5.0 0.6 0.5 0.0 6.8
1993–94 Milwaukee 67 11 16.9 .413 .231 .772 4.2 0.7 0.6 0.2 6.6
1994–95 Boston 70 24 19.2 .453 .286 .820 5.4 0.6 0.3 0.2 6.3
1995–96 L.A. Lakers 63 0 11.8 .426 .111 .812 2.8 0.5 0.3 0.2 3.4
1996–97 Orlando 82 21 24.4 .447 .000 .803 6.3 0.9 0.6 0.2 8.5
1997–98 Orlando 58 8 28.2 .420 .000 .781 7.4 0.9 0.5 0.4 12.7
1998–99 Orlando 44 0 15.8 .422 .000 .717 3.7 0.4 0.3 0.2 5.1
1999–00 Orlando 20 0 7.4 .438 .250 .786 2.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 2.7
2000–01 L.A. Clippers 28 8 17.5 .385 .000 .757 3.9 0.3 0.5 0.0 4.2
Career 456 72 18.7 .430 .180 .786 4.9 0.6 0.4 0.2 6.8

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1994–95 Boston 4 1 20.3 .333 .000 .500 6.0 0.8 0.8 0.3 2.8
1996–97 Orlando 5 5 39.0 .525 .000 .760 10.0 0.8 0.4 0.4 12.2
1998–99 Orlando 1 0 16.0 .500 .000 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 4.0
Career 10 6 29.2 .481 .000 .727 7.4 0.7 0.6 0.3 7.6

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1987–88 Xavier 30 - 22.3 .569 .000 .718 7.1 0.8 0.7 0.4 10.6
1988–89 Xavier 33 31 29.8 .617 .000 .817 8.0 0.5 0.8 0.5 15.3
1989–90 Xavier 33 31 29.7 .533 .000 .839 9.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 14.2
Career 96 62 27.4 .573 .000 .802 8.4 0.7 0.8 0.6 13.4

NASCAR career

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During his tenure in the NBA, Derek was an avid NASCAR fan and remained committed to pursuing this childhood dream when his playing days ended. Strong transitioned into a professional stock car driver and owner of Strong Racing Team Derek is the first NBA player to successfully transition into stock car racing. Strong Racing is the first team in NASCAR history to have African-American female owners – Dawn Whitaker and Erika Hill.[2] Strong Racing is a Stock Car Racing Team that competes in ASA and NASCAR Racing events. Strong Racing is managed by Stuart Lycett and is based in Los Angeles.[3]

Charities

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Strong supports many charities including The Music City Motorsports Institute, a non-profit associated with Strong Racing that seeks to motivate and inspire students to achieve academic success with an educational platform of learning, discovery and fun in the motor sports industry.[3] Co-owner of Strong Racing, Erika Hill is also the co-founder of Peace International, a non-profit organization whose primary mission is to build schools in remote areas throughout the world.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "The official site of the NBA". NBA.com. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "LTTS Exclusive: NBA and NASCAR Legend Derek Strong". Look to the Stars. April 1, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "None".
  4. ^ "LTTS Exclusive: NBA and NASCAR Legend Derek Strong". Look to the Stars. April 1, 2009. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
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