#9 DARIUS DAYS

POSITION: Forward

HEIGHT: 6-7 (201 cm)

WEIGHT: 255 lbs (116 kg)

BIRTHDATE: October 20, 1999 (Raleigh, FL) 

HIGH SCHOOL: IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL)

UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE: Louisiana State ‘22 (Baton Rouge, LA)

INSTAGRAM: @dariusdays__

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agent in April 2024

YEARS PRO: 2

2024 STATISTICS

G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
3 27.6 15.3 .500 .263 .750 4.0 6.7 10.7 1.0 3.0 0.7 0.3 0.7

BIO

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

 

Has averaged 17.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 31.5 minutes in 105 professional games in the NBA and G League with the Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs and Rio Grande Valley Vipers.

 

2023-24: Averaged 8.0 points, 1.6 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 20.0 minutes in five games with the Houston Rockets in the NBA Summer League … Scored 16 points to go along with seven rebounds July 13 vs. Golden State ... Signed a second two-way contract with the Houston Rockets July 2 ... Averaged 16.0 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 33.7 minutes in 46 games with the Houston Rockets NBA G League affiliate Rio Grande Valley Vipers … Earned a four-game call-up to the Houston Rockets, averaging 3.8 points and 1.5 rebounds in 6.3 minutes per game ... Scored seven points in 17 minutes Feb. 15 vs. Oklahoma City ... Scored six points in only four minutes of action Feb. 13 vs. Philadelphia ... Named NBA G League Player of the Month in March.

 

2022-23: Averaged 13.7 points, 10.0 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 22.0 minutes in three games with the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Summer League … Scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds July 10 vs. Golden State ... Signed a two-way contract with the Miami Heat July 16 before being waived in October ... Claimed off waivers by the Houston Rockets, signing a two-way contract Oct. 11 ... Spent the season with the team's G League affiliate Rio Grande Valley Vipers, averaging 21.8 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 33.2 minutes in 47 games … Recorded 23 double-doubles … Named to All-NBA G League Second Team and All-Rookie First Team.

 


UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE CAREER

 

Averaged 10.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 1.0 steals and 23.4 minutes in 127 collegiate games with Louisiana State University (LSU) … Named to All-SEC Second Team in 2022 … One of only 10 players in program history with 1,300 career points and 800 career rebounds, a group that includes the likes of Shaquille O’Neal, Bob Pettit and Glen Davis.

 

2021-22: Averaged 13.7 points, 7.8 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 29.7 minutes in 33 games with the Tigers … Scored in double figures 26 times … Named SEC Player of the Week Nov. 22 … Posted nine double-doubles … Scored a career-high 30 points Nov. 9 vs. ULM, shooting 11 for 13 from the field including eight of nine from three-point range … Named to All-SEC Second Team.

 

2020-21: Averaged 11.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 27.0 minutes in 28 games with the Tigers … Started all 28 games … LSU held an impressive 19-1 record when he scored in double figures … Pulled down a season-high 13 rebounds in the SEC championship game vs. Alabama March 14 … Voted to All-Louisiana Third Team by Louisiana Sports Writers Association.

 

2019-20: Averaged 11.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 23.5 minutes in 31 games with the Tigers … Ranked fifth in the SEC in offensive rebounds per game with 2.5 … Ranked fifth in the country in two-point shooting percentage at 68.8 per cent … Scored season-high 20 points twice (Nov. 29 vs. Missouri State and Feb. 11. vs. Missouri)

 

2018-19: Averaged 5.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 14.6 minutes in 35 games with the Tigers … Started three games … Scored 15 on 5-6 from three March 9 vs. Vanderbilt … Scored 10 points vs. Maryland in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

 


PERSONAL

 

Named Gainesville Sun Player of the Year in 2017 … Ranked as a four-star recruit … Majored in Interdisciplinary Studies at LSU … One of three brothers … Favourite athlete outside of basketball is former LSU wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr … Favourite basketball player is Draymond Green.

CAREER STATISTICS

PROFESSIONAL TOTALS

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2023-24 Rio Grande Valley 46 1,552 738 155-263 107-352 73-100 86 231 317 49 131 4 48 49
2023-24 Houston 4 25 15 2-2 3-10 2-2 1 5 6 1 2 1 0 0
2023-24 Houston (NBA Summer League) 5 100 40 3-5 11-28 1-1 5 19 24 3 19 0 3 4
2022-23 Rio Grande Valley 47 1,561 1,025 255-345 158-437 62-76 136 293 429 61 170 14 48 58
2022-23 San Antonio (NBA Summer League) 3 66 41 9-11 6-16 5-5 10 20 30 1 14 0 2 4
Totals 105 3,304 1,859 424-626 285-843 143-184 238 568 806 115 336 19 101 115

PROFESSIONAL AVERAGES

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2023-24 Rio Grande Valley 46 33.7 16.0 .589 .304 .730 1.9 5.0 6.9 1.1 2.8 0.1 1.0 1.1
2023-24 Houston 4 6.3 3.8 1.000 .300 1.000 0.3 1.3 1.5 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0
2023-24 Houston (NBA Summer League) 5 20.0 8.0 .600 .393 1.000 1.0 3.8 4.8 0.6 3.8 0.0 0.6 0.8
2022-23 Rio Grande Valley 47 33.2 21.8 .739 .362 .816 2.9 6.2 9.1 1.3 3.6 0.3 1.0 1.2
2022-23 San Antonio (NBA Summer League) 3 22.0 13.7 .818 .375 1.000 3.3 6.7 10.0 0.3 4.7 0.0 0.7 1.3
Totals 105 31.5 17.7 .677 .338 .777 2.3 5.4 7.7 1.1 3.2 0.2 1.0 1.1

UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE TOTALS

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2021-22 Louisiana State 33 981 453 95-181 69-197 56-80 68 191 259 29 84 9 51 42
2020-21 Louisiana State 28 755 324 71-107 52-130 26-37 70 149 219 18 89 8 30 29
2019-20 Louisiana State 31 729 344 86-125 39-132 55-70 78 134 212 25 90 10 18 31
2018-19 Louisiana State 35 510 184 40-68 26-68 26-35 60 80 140 13 94 11 26 17
Totals 127 2,975 1,305 292-481 186-527 163-222 276 554 830 85 357 38 125 119

UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE AVERAGES

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2021-22 Louisiana State 33 29.7 13.7 .525 .350 .700 2.1 5.8 7.8 0.9 2.5 0.3 1.5 1.3
2020-21 Louisiana State 28 27.0 11.6 .664 .400 .703 2.5 5.3 7.8 0.6 3.2 0.3 1.1 1.0
2019-20 Louisiana State 31 23.5 11.1 .688 .295 .786 2.5 4.3 6.8 0.8 2.9 0.3 0.6 1.0
2018-19 Louisiana State 35 14.6 5.3 .588 .382 .743 1.7 2.3 4.0 0.4 2.7 0.3 0.7 0.5
Totals 127 23.4 10.3 .607 .353 .734 2.2 4.4 6.5 0.7 2.8 0.3 1.0 0.9
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