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{{short description|American basketball player}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
{{wikify|date=March 2008}}
| name = Durrell Summer
Durell Summers is an American college basketball player for the Michigan State Spartans.
| image = Inbounds play Michigan State vs Florida (cropped).jpg
Source:
| caption =
http://msuspartans.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/summers_durrell00.html
| position = [[Shooting guard]] / [[small forward]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 205
| league = [[Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional|LNBP]]
| team = Mineros de Zacatecas
| number = 6
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|4|2}}
| birth_place = [[Detroit, Michigan]]
| nationality = American
| high_school = Redford Covenant Christian<br>(Detroit, Michigan)
| college = [[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State]] (2007–2011)
| draft_year = 2011
| career_start = 2011
| career_end =
| years1 = 2011–2012
| team1 = [[Maine Red Claws]]
| years2 = 2012
| team2 = [[Stade Olympique Maritime Boulonnais|S.O.M. Boulonnais]]
| years3 = 2012–2013
| team3 = [[Idaho Stampede]]
| years4 = 2013
| team4 = [[Trotamundos de Carabobo]]
| years5 = 2013
| team5 = [[Atomerőmű SE]]
| years6 = 2013
| team6 = [[BC Körmend]]
| years7 = 2013–2014
| team7 = [[Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata F.C.|Ironi Kiryat Ata]]
| years8 = 2014–2015
| team8 = [[Reno Bighorns]]
| years9 = 2015
| team9 = [[Westchester Knicks]]
| years10 = 2015
| team10 = [[Rayos de Hermosillo]]
| years11 = 2015–2016
| team11 = [[CD Valdivia|Club Deportio Valdivia]]
| years12 = 2016
| team12 = [[Frayles de Guasave]]
| years13 = 2016–2017
| team13 = [[CD Valdivia|Club Deportio Valdivia]]
| years14 = 2017
| team14 = [[Club Olimpo|Olimpo]]
| years15 = 2017–2018
| team15 = [[Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca|Bahía Basket]]
| years16 = 2018–2019
| team16 = [[Eisbären Bremerhaven]]
| years17 = 2019–2020
| team17 = CEB Puerto Montt
| years18 = 2020–2021
| team18 = [[Dorados de Chihuahua (LNBP)|Dorados de Chihuahua]]
| years19 = 2022–present
| team19 = [[Mineros de Zacatecas (basketball)|Mineros de Zacatecas]]
| highlights = * [[Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional|LNBP]] All-Star ([[2022 LNBP season|2022]])
* LNBP East District MVP ([[2021 LNBP season|2021]])
* [[Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile|Chilean League]] champion (2016)
* Fourth-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (2007)
| Year20 = IHC Apes
}}
'''Durrell La Faunce Summers''' (born April 2, 1989) is an American professional [[basketball]] player for [[Mineros de Zacatecas (basketball)|Mineros de Zacatecas]] of the [[Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional]] (LNBP). He played [[college basketball]] for [[Michigan State University]].

==High school career==
Summers attended Redford Covenant Christian High School and averaged 34.5 points, 16.5 rebounds and 4.0 steals per game as a senior. He led Redford Covenant to a 20–5 record and a spot in the Class D regional finals where they lost to Jackson Christian High School. In addition, Summers was the 2007 [[Detroit News]] All-State Dream Team selection and Associated Press Class D Player of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/summers_durrell00.html |title=15 Durrell Summers |access-date=2011-03-24 |archive-date=2018-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208191723/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/summers_durrell00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==College career==
Summers played four years with the [[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State Spartans]] from 2007 to 2011. As a junior during the 2009–10 season, Summers averaged 11.3 points per game on 45.5% shooting from the field in 26.2 minutes per game. Durrell's college career high of 26 points happened in Columbus, Ohio on January 25, 2009, against the [[Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball|Ohio State Buckeyes]]. Durrell shot 8/13 from the field, with 4/4 free throws, and was 6/9 from three point range.

Summers postponed entering the NBA draft after his junior year and stayed with the Spartans for a senior year. [[Tom Izzo]]'s returning class with Summers and [[Kalin Lucas]] in addition to the incoming freshman class, had high expectations for the 2010–11 season. The Spartans were ranked #2 in the AP basketball polls.<ref>[http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2010/10/msu_spartans_picked_no_2_in_pr.html Spartans picked No. 2 in preseason AP poll, behind defending national champion Duke]</ref> During Summer's senior season, he averaged 11.6 points per game while shooting 38.7% from the field in 29 minutes per game. Summers majored in sociology.

==Professional career==
In November 2011, Summers was drafted in the second round of the NBA Development League draft by the Maine Red Claws. A month later, he was signed by the Charlotte Bobcats. He recorded two points and one rebound in 10 minutes in two preseason games but was subsequently waived before the start of the 2011–12 season. He then returned to Maine. In January 2012, he left Maine and signed with [[Stade Olympique Maritime Boulonnais|S.O.M. Boulonnais]] of France but left in February after three games.

On November 2, 2012, Summers was drafted in the fourth round of the NBA Development League draft by the [[Santa Cruz Warriors]]. Three days later, he was traded to the [[Idaho Stampede]].

In May 2013, Summers joined [[Trotamundos de Carabobo]] of the [[Liga Profesional de Baloncesto]].

On September 13, 2013, Summers signed with the [[Wollongong Hawks]] of the Australian NBL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hawks.com.au/article/id/i9hm3usrwkei1mkf0sa1amo4d |title=Summertime comes to the Gong |access-date=2013-09-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005011022/http://www.hawks.com.au/article/id/i9hm3usrwkei1mkf0sa1amo4d |archive-date=2013-10-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, due to personal circumstances, on October 3, he was released by the Hawks.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hawks.com.au/article/id/cepwaq8l4k6q1msnymfqwmton |title=NRE Hawks release Durrell Summers |access-date=2013-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004233406/http://www.hawks.com.au/article/id/cepwaq8l4k6q1msnymfqwmton |archive-date=2013-10-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Later that month, he joined Atomerőmű SE of Hungary.<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/hungary/106651/atomeromu-se-paks-signs-durrell-summers.html Atomeromu SE Paks signs Durrell Summers]</ref> After three games, he was released and in November 2013, joined [[BC Körmend]]. He was then released by Körmend after just one game. In December 2013, he signed with Ironi Kiryat Ata of Israel where he played six games before being released in February 2014.

On October 24, 2014, Summers' D-League rights were traded by the Idaho Stampede to the [[Reno Bighorns]].<ref>[http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4887129 Bighorns Trade for Durrell Summers]</ref> He officially joined Reno on November 2, 2014.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/dleague/reno/bighorns_finalize_training_cam_2014_11_02.html BIGHORNS FINALIZE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER AFTER D-LEAGUE DRAFT] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106210413/http://www.nba.com/dleague/reno/bighorns_finalize_training_cam_2014_11_02.html |date=November 6, 2014 }}</ref> On February 5, 2015, he was waived by the Bighorns. On February 13, he was acquired by the [[Westchester Knicks]].<ref>[http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4926879 Westchester Knicks Acquire Two]</ref> In April 2015, following the conclusion of the 2014–15 D-League season, he signed with [[Rayos de Hermosillo]] of Mexico for the rest of the 2015 [[Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico|CIBACOPA]] season.<ref>[http://www.latinbasket.com/Mexico/news/401650/Durrell-Summers-signs-at-Hermosillo Durrell Summers signs at Hermosillo]</ref>

On November 2, 2015, Summers was reacquired by Westchester,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=5066025|title=Westchester Knicks Finalize 2015-16 Training Camp Roster|work=OurSportsCentral.com|date=November 2, 2015|accessdate=November 3, 2015}}</ref> only to be waived by the team five days later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=5067935|title=Westchester Knicks Waive Four|work=OurSportsCentral.com|date=November 7, 2015|accessdate=November 7, 2015}}</ref> On November 14, he signed with Deportivo Valdivia of the [[Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deportivovaldivia.cl/index.php/noticias/63-durrell-summers-se-integra-al-cdv|title=Durrell Summers se integra al CDV|work=DeportivoValdivia.cl|date=November 13, 2015|accessdate=November 15, 2015|language=Spanish|archive-date=November 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117023410/http://www.deportivovaldivia.cl/index.php/noticias/63-durrell-summers-se-integra-al-cdv|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.economiaynegocios.cl/noticias/noticias.asp?id=201120|title=Una semana más de espera para la LNB|work=EconomiaYNegocios.cl|date=November 14, 2015|accessdate=November 15, 2015|language=Spanish}}</ref> On May 21, 2016, he left Valdivia and signed with [[Frayles de Guasave]] of the CIBACOPA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latinbasket.com/Chile/basketball.aspx?NewsID=447370|title=Guasave lands Durrell Summers, ex CD Valdivia|work=LatinBasket.com|date=May 21, 2016|accessdate=May 22, 2016}}</ref> He later re-joined Valdivia for the 2016–17 season. In March 2017, he signed with [[Club Olimpo]] of the [[Torneo Nacional de Ascenso]] (second division of the Argentine basketball).<ref>[http://www.latinbasket.com/Argentina/news/484792/Olimpo-adds-Summers-to-their-roster,-ex-CD-Valdivia Olimpo adds Summers to their roster, ex CD Valdivia]</ref> On December 2, 2017, Summers scored a career-high 56 points to go along with 12 rebounds in a 96–97 loss to the Colegio Los Leones.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/boxScores/Chile/2017/1202_16316_7155.asp|title=Osorno Basquetbol 96 - Colegio Los Leones 97|publisher=EuroBasket|date=December 2, 2017|accessdate=June 30, 2020}}</ref>

For the 2019–20 season, Summers was acquired by the Hornets' [[NBA G League]] affiliate, the [[Greensboro Swarm]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Greensboro Acquires Durrell Summers |url= https://greensboro.gleague.nba.com/news/greensboro-acquires-durrell-summers/ |accessdate=November 2, 2019 |work=[[NBA.com]] |date=October 26, 2019}}</ref> However, he never played for the team. Summers spent the 2019–20 season with CEB Puerto Montt of the [[Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile]]. He averaged 30.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.0 steal per game. On October 2, 2020, Summers signed with [[Dorados de Chihuahua (LNBP)|Dorados de Chihuahua]] of the Mexican [[Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Durrell Summers (ex Puerto Montt) signs at Dorados |url=https://www.latinbasket.com/Mexico/news/646649/Durrell-Summers-(ex-Puerto-Montt)-signs-at-Dorados |website=Latinbasket |accessdate=October 3, 2020 |date=October 2, 2020}}</ref>

In May 2020, Summers signed with Team Detroit in [[The Basketball Tournament]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brewster |first1=Andre |title=Former MSU Basketball SG Durrell Summers signs with Team Detroit for The Basketball Tournament |url=https://spartanswire.usatoday.com/2020/05/15/former-msu-basketball-sg-durrell-summers-signs-with-team-detroit-for-the-basketball-tournament/ |accessdate=June 20, 2020 |work=Spartans Wire |date=May 15, 2020}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/summers_durrell00.html Michigan State Spartans bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208191723/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/summers_durrell00.html |date=2018-02-08 }}
*[http://stats.nbadleague.com/playerProfile.html?PlayerID=202872 NBA D-League profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105190351/http://stats.nbadleague.com/playerProfile.html?PlayerID=202872 |date=2014-11-05 }}
*[http://basketball.latinbasket.com/player/Durrell_Summers/135245 Eurobasket.com profile]

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[[Category:1989 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American expatriate basketball people]]
[[Category:American men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Atomerőmű SE players]]
[[Category:Basketball players from Detroit]]
[[Category:BC Körmend players]]
[[Category:Dorados de Chihuahua (LNBP) players]]
[[Category:Eisbären Bremerhaven players]]
[[Category:Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca basketball players]]
[[Category:Frayles de Guasave players]]
[[Category:Idaho Stampede players]]
[[Category:Maine Red Claws players]]
[[Category:Michigan State Spartans men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Mineros de Zacatecas (basketball) players]]
[[Category:Olimpo basketball players]]
[[Category:Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)]]
[[Category:Rayos de Hermosillo players]]
[[Category:Reno Bighorns players]]
[[Category:Ironi Kiryat Ata players]]
[[Category:Shooting guards]]
[[Category:SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer players]]
[[Category:Trotamundos de Carabobo players]]
[[Category:Westchester Knicks players]]

Latest revision as of 14:58, 28 October 2024

Durrell Summer
No. 6 – Mineros de Zacatecas
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueLNBP
Personal information
Born (1989-04-02) April 2, 1989 (age 35)
Detroit, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolRedford Covenant Christian
(Detroit, Michigan)
CollegeMichigan State (2007–2011)
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012Maine Red Claws
2012S.O.M. Boulonnais
2012–2013Idaho Stampede
2013Trotamundos de Carabobo
2013Atomerőmű SE
2013BC Körmend
2013–2014Ironi Kiryat Ata
2014–2015Reno Bighorns
2015Westchester Knicks
2015Rayos de Hermosillo
2015–2016Club Deportio Valdivia
2016Frayles de Guasave
2016–2017Club Deportio Valdivia
2017Olimpo
2017–2018Bahía Basket
2018–2019Eisbären Bremerhaven
2019–2020CEB Puerto Montt
2020–2021Dorados de Chihuahua
2022–presentMineros de Zacatecas
Career highlights and awards

Durrell La Faunce Summers (born April 2, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Mineros de Zacatecas of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). He played college basketball for Michigan State University.

High school career

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Summers attended Redford Covenant Christian High School and averaged 34.5 points, 16.5 rebounds and 4.0 steals per game as a senior. He led Redford Covenant to a 20–5 record and a spot in the Class D regional finals where they lost to Jackson Christian High School. In addition, Summers was the 2007 Detroit News All-State Dream Team selection and Associated Press Class D Player of the Year.[1]

College career

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Summers played four years with the Michigan State Spartans from 2007 to 2011. As a junior during the 2009–10 season, Summers averaged 11.3 points per game on 45.5% shooting from the field in 26.2 minutes per game. Durrell's college career high of 26 points happened in Columbus, Ohio on January 25, 2009, against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Durrell shot 8/13 from the field, with 4/4 free throws, and was 6/9 from three point range.

Summers postponed entering the NBA draft after his junior year and stayed with the Spartans for a senior year. Tom Izzo's returning class with Summers and Kalin Lucas in addition to the incoming freshman class, had high expectations for the 2010–11 season. The Spartans were ranked #2 in the AP basketball polls.[2] During Summer's senior season, he averaged 11.6 points per game while shooting 38.7% from the field in 29 minutes per game. Summers majored in sociology.

Professional career

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In November 2011, Summers was drafted in the second round of the NBA Development League draft by the Maine Red Claws. A month later, he was signed by the Charlotte Bobcats. He recorded two points and one rebound in 10 minutes in two preseason games but was subsequently waived before the start of the 2011–12 season. He then returned to Maine. In January 2012, he left Maine and signed with S.O.M. Boulonnais of France but left in February after three games.

On November 2, 2012, Summers was drafted in the fourth round of the NBA Development League draft by the Santa Cruz Warriors. Three days later, he was traded to the Idaho Stampede.

In May 2013, Summers joined Trotamundos de Carabobo of the Liga Profesional de Baloncesto.

On September 13, 2013, Summers signed with the Wollongong Hawks of the Australian NBL.[3] However, due to personal circumstances, on October 3, he was released by the Hawks.[4] Later that month, he joined Atomerőmű SE of Hungary.[5] After three games, he was released and in November 2013, joined BC Körmend. He was then released by Körmend after just one game. In December 2013, he signed with Ironi Kiryat Ata of Israel where he played six games before being released in February 2014.

On October 24, 2014, Summers' D-League rights were traded by the Idaho Stampede to the Reno Bighorns.[6] He officially joined Reno on November 2, 2014.[7] On February 5, 2015, he was waived by the Bighorns. On February 13, he was acquired by the Westchester Knicks.[8] In April 2015, following the conclusion of the 2014–15 D-League season, he signed with Rayos de Hermosillo of Mexico for the rest of the 2015 CIBACOPA season.[9]

On November 2, 2015, Summers was reacquired by Westchester,[10] only to be waived by the team five days later.[11] On November 14, he signed with Deportivo Valdivia of the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile.[12][13] On May 21, 2016, he left Valdivia and signed with Frayles de Guasave of the CIBACOPA.[14] He later re-joined Valdivia for the 2016–17 season. In March 2017, he signed with Club Olimpo of the Torneo Nacional de Ascenso (second division of the Argentine basketball).[15] On December 2, 2017, Summers scored a career-high 56 points to go along with 12 rebounds in a 96–97 loss to the Colegio Los Leones.[16]

For the 2019–20 season, Summers was acquired by the Hornets' NBA G League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm.[17] However, he never played for the team. Summers spent the 2019–20 season with CEB Puerto Montt of the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile. He averaged 30.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.0 steal per game. On October 2, 2020, Summers signed with Dorados de Chihuahua of the Mexican Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional.[18]

In May 2020, Summers signed with Team Detroit in The Basketball Tournament.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "15 Durrell Summers". Archived from the original on 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
  2. ^ Spartans picked No. 2 in preseason AP poll, behind defending national champion Duke
  3. ^ "Summertime comes to the Gong". Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  4. ^ "NRE Hawks release Durrell Summers". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  5. ^ Atomeromu SE Paks signs Durrell Summers
  6. ^ Bighorns Trade for Durrell Summers
  7. ^ BIGHORNS FINALIZE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER AFTER D-LEAGUE DRAFT Archived November 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Westchester Knicks Acquire Two
  9. ^ Durrell Summers signs at Hermosillo
  10. ^ "Westchester Knicks Finalize 2015-16 Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  11. ^ "Westchester Knicks Waive Four". OurSportsCentral.com. November 7, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  12. ^ "Durrell Summers se integra al CDV". DeportivoValdivia.cl (in Spanish). November 13, 2015. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  13. ^ "Una semana más de espera para la LNB". EconomiaYNegocios.cl (in Spanish). November 14, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  14. ^ "Guasave lands Durrell Summers, ex CD Valdivia". LatinBasket.com. May 21, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  15. ^ Olimpo adds Summers to their roster, ex CD Valdivia
  16. ^ "Osorno Basquetbol 96 - Colegio Los Leones 97". EuroBasket. December 2, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  17. ^ "Greensboro Acquires Durrell Summers". NBA.com. October 26, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  18. ^ "Durrell Summers (ex Puerto Montt) signs at Dorados". Latinbasket. October 2, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  19. ^ Brewster, Andre (May 15, 2020). "Former MSU Basketball SG Durrell Summers signs with Team Detroit for The Basketball Tournament". Spartans Wire. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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