Darius Theus (born January 12, 1990) is an American former

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player. He played collegiately for VCU. He played professionally in the Netherlands and Germany.

Professional career

In 2013, Theus signed his first pro contract with

Aris Leeuwarden Aris Leeuwarden is a Dutch professional basketball club based in Leeuwarden. The club competes in the BNXT League, and has competed at the highest national level since 2004. Aris plays its home games at the Kalverdijkje. Its most notable successes ...

, a team in the Dutch Basketball League. He led the DBL in scoring, steals and field goal percentage in the 2013–14 season. Theus got a place in the All-Defense Team of the DBL as well and was also named DBL Statistical Player of the Year. Aris went into the Playoffs as the 7-seed and lost 2–0 to

SPM Shoeters Den Bosch Heroes Den Bosch is a Dutch professional basketball club based in 's-Hertogenbosch. The club plays in the BNXT League since 2021 and in the top basketball division in the Netherlands since 1972. Founded as EBBC in 1951, the club had several spons ...

Coaching career

He started as Director of Player Development with the

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on April 20, 2017. He held the position for the 2017–18 season.

Honours

DBL All-Star The Dutch Basketball League All-Star Gala was a yearly basketball event in the Netherlands, organised by the Federatie Eredivisie Basketball (FEB). During the event the yearly All-Star Game was played, which included the best players of a given DB ...

(1): 2014 * DBL Statistical Player of the Year (1): 2014 *

DBL All-Defense Team The Dutch Basketball League (DBL) All-Defense Team is a team constituted by the best defensive players in a season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of ...

(1): 2014 * DBL scoring leader (1): 2014 * DBL steals leader (1): 2014

References

External links

Draft Express profile and statisticsDutch Basketball League profile and statistics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Theus, Darius 1990 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands American men's basketball players Aris Leeuwarden players Basketball players from Virginia Dutch Basketball League players Nürnberg Falcons BC players Point guards SC Rasta Vechta players Sportspeople from Portsmouth, Virginia VCU Rams men's basketball players