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  • Derrick Byars
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  • Guard - Forward
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Born: Apr 25, 1984
Height: 6-7 /  2,01
Weight: 220  lbs. / 99,8  kg.
College: Vanderbilt
Years Pro: R

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Background


Transactions: Signed with the Chicago Bulls on September 26, 2009.
Professional Career: Spent the 2008-09 season in the D-League with the Bakersfield Jam … started 40 of 49 games, and averaged 17.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.00 spg and 38.2 mpg … shot .475 from the field, .383 from behind the arc and .753 from the line … played in one D-League playoff game with the Jam, and scored seven points and added seven rebounds, one assist and one block in 43 minutes … participated in NBA training camp with the Oklahoma City Thunder in the fall of 2008 … participated in NBA summer league 2008 with the New Orleans Hornets and the Orlando Magic in 2008 … finished the 2007-08 season in France with Roanne, where he averaged 8.8 ppg and 3.6 rpg in 10 games … played in one Euroleague contest, scoring seven points … started the year in Germany with Koln, and posted averages of 3.5 ppg and 2.0 rpg in four games … played in four ULEB Cup games, and averaged 6.3 ppg and 1.3 rpg … participated in NBA training camp with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2007 … selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the second round (42nd pick overall) of NBA Draft 2007… draft rights traded to Philadelphia (06/28/07).

College Career: Played two seasons at the University of Virginia before transferring to Vanderbilt for his final two seasons … named Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press as a senior … also named SEC Player of the Year and earned First Team All-SEC honors his last year in Nashville … sat out the 2004-05 season at Vanderbilt under NCAA transfer rules … started all 34 games his senior season, and averaged 17.0 ppg, 4.9 rpg, and 3.4 apg … scored 20 or more points 11 times, including a career-high 32-point effort versus South Carolina … registered two double-doubles including an 18-point, 12-rebound performance against Wake Forest … tallied 23 points and eight rebounds at Kentucky and registered 26 points in a rematch against the Wildcats ... recorded 27 points against Washington State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament … posted 17 points and five assists against Georgetown in the Sweet 16 … his junior year at Vanderbilt, he started all 30 games and averaged 12.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg and 3.2 apg … finished second in the SEC in three-point field goal percentage (.441) … scored 20 or more points four times … posted a season-high 25 points against Cincinnati … tallied 16 points and a season-high eight assists at Ole Miss … his sophomore season at Virginia, he averaged 7.5 ppg and 3.4 rpg in 20.9 mpg … started 18 of 31 games … scored in double figures 11 times … as a freshman, he averaged 6.5 ppg and 2.9 rpg in 20.9 mpg … started 16 of 31 games.


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Personal: Full name is Derrick JaVaughn Byars … majored in sociology … son of David and Barbara Byars … is one of five children … nickname is “Dee Bee”.

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