Darryl Monroe Jr. (born January 30, 1986) is an American professional

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, he played

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for Central Florida CC and

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before playing professionally in the Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy, Israel, Turkey and South Korea. Playing for Maccabi Rishon LeZion, he was named the 2016

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, and the 2016

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Early life and college career

Monroe attended

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. He started his college basketball career with

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, where he averaged 17 points, nine rebounds and five assists in his freshman year. On November 16, 2005, Monroe transferred from Central Florida to

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after receiving interest from more than 40 Division I schools before selecting the Patriots. In his senior year at George Mason, he averaged 10.5 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.1 steals per game, leading the

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in field-goal percentage, second in rebounding and fourth in double-doubles. On March 5, 2009, Monroe was named to the Second-team All-CAA.

Professional career

Aris Leeuwarden (2009–2010)

In 2009, Monroe started his professional career 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 ...

of the

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, where ranked third in the league in scoring at 16.9 points per game, to go with 7.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.6 steals, shooting 55.8 percent from the field.

SO Maritime Boulogne (2010–2011)

In 2010, Monroe signed with

SO Maritime Boulogne Stade Olympique Maritime Boulonnais, commonly known as SOMB, is a French professional basketball club based in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. The team currently plays in the French third division, the Nationale Masculine 1. History SOMB was founded on ...

of the French

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, where he averaged 12.8 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game, shooting 60 percent from the field. Monroe was ranked in the top 5 in Pro B in rebounding and field-goal percentage. Monroe was a key contributor in an unexpected run by a young Boulogne club to the league semi-finals, including an upset of the highly-touted SPO Rouen Basket. In the Rouen series, Monroe had double-doubles of 24 points and 10 rebounds and 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead the team to its victories.

Boulazac Dordogne (2011–2013)

On July 25, 2011, Monroe signed with

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. In 40 games played during the 2011–12 season, he averaged 15.6 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. Monroe helped Boulazac promote to the French

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as the LNB Pro B runner-up. In his second season with Boulazac, he averaged 14.7 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. His solid play for the season got him an invite to play in the French Pro A All-Star game in 2013.

ICL Manresa (2013–2014)

On August 14, 2013, Monroe signed with

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of the Spanish

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. In 24 games played during the 2013–14 season, he averaged 13.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.

Scaligera Verona (2014–2015)

On August 17, 2014, Monroe signed with

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of the Italian Serie A2, the Italian second division, where he was named the MVP of the league after averaging 17.7 points, 9.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, shooting 60 percent from the field. Monroe helped Verona win the

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after recording a double-double of 19 points and 14 rebounds in the final game against FMC Ferentino.

Maccabi Rishon LeZion (2015–2016)

On August 10, 2015, Monroe signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the

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. On October 30, 2015, Monroe was named Israeli League Player of the Month after averaging 19 points, 10 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.7 steals in three games played in October. On February 24, 2016, Monroe recorded a double-double with a season-high 30 points and 13 rebounds, shooting 13-of-19 from the field, along with five assists in an 84–86 loss to

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. Monroe led the

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in efficiency rating with 24.2 per game and finished third in rebounds (8.8 per game), he also averaged 17.2 points, 3.6 assists, and 1.7 steals per game. On June 3, 2016, Monroe earned a spot in the All-Israeli League First Team and was named the Israeli League Regular Season MVP. On June 6, 2016, Monroe recorded 29 points, shooting 14-of-17 from the field, along with six rebounds in the final game against

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, leading Rishon LeZion win its first Israeli League Championship after an 83–77 victory. He was subsequently named the Finals MVP.

Turkey (2016–2018)

On July 27, 2016, Monroe signed with

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of the Turkish

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. In 8 games played for Uşak, he averaged 13.3 points, 8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. On December 16, 2016, Monroe parted ways with Uşak to sign with

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for the rest of the season. In his second season with Türk Telekom, he helped the team promote to the Turkish Basketball Super League as the Turkish First League champions. Monroe averaged 13.9 points, 8.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.

Goyang Orions (2018–2019)

On August 12, 2018, Monroe signed with

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. In 51 games played for the Orions, he averaged 19.5 points, 11.8 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Monroe helped the Orions reach the KBL Quarterfinals, where they eventually lost to

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Return to Rishon LeZion (2019–2021)

On April 5, 2019, Monroe returned to Maccabi Rishon LeZion for a second stint, signing for the rest of the season. Monroe led Rishon LeZion to the 2019 Israeli League Final, where he scored a season-high 22 points in an 89–75 loss to

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

. On June 29, 2019, Monroe signed a two-year contract extension with Rishon LeZion. He averaged 10.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. Monroe re-signed with the team on August 11, 2020.

Anyang KGC (2021–present)

On August 15, 2021, Monroe signed with

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Career Statistics

, - , align="left" , 2015–16 , align="left" , Maccabi Rishon LeZion , Israeli League , 40 , , 33.7 , , .546 , , .455 , , .677 , , 8.9 , , 3.6 , , 1.8 , , .3 , , 17.6 , - , align="left" , 2017–18 , align="left" ,

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, 29 , , 30.3 , , .629 , , .000 , , .742 , , 9.3 , , 3.3 , , 1.4 , , .4 , , 14.4 , - , align="left" , 2018–19 , align="left" ,

, Korean League , 51 , , 34.2 , , .536 , , .279 , , .696 , , 11.9 , , 5.5 , , 1.7 , , .3 , , 19.5 , - , align="left" , 2019–20 , align="left" , Maccabi Rishon LeZion , Israeli League , 6 , , 29.2 , , .403 , , .200 , , .688 , , 7.0 , , 3.8 , , .5 , , .0 , , 10.3 , - , - , align="left" , 2020–21 , align="left" , Maccabi Rishon LeZion , Israeli League , 22 , , 32.3 , , .576 , , .235 , , .740 , , 7.5 , , 3.8 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 12.4 , - , -class=sortbottom , align="center" colspan=2 , Career , All Leagues , 148 , , 32.8 , , .553 , , .270 , , .699 , , 9.7 , , 4.2 , , 1.5 , , .3 , , 16.6

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Monroe, Darryl 1986 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in South Korea American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Aris Leeuwarden players Basketball players from Virginia Bàsquet Manresa players Centers (basketball) Dutch Basketball League players George Mason Patriots men's basketball players Goyang Carrot Jumpers players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Liga ACB players Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players Power forwards (basketball) Scaligera Basket Verona players SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer players Sportspeople from Virginia Beach, Virginia Türk Telekom B.K. players Uşak Sportif players