Derrick Demetrius Coleman is an American former basketball player. Coleman was born in Mobile, Alabama, but grew up and attended high school in Detroit, and attended college at Syracuse University. He was selected first overall in the 1990 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets. Throughout his career, the left-handed Coleman was an effective low post scorer, averaging 16.5 points and 9.3 rebounds. He enjoyed his best years as a member of the New Jersey Nets, where he averaged 19.8 points and 10.6 rebounds per game. When Coleman entered the NBA, he was compared to elite power forwards such as Karl Malone and Charles Barkley, and expected to put up similar numbers, only with the added ability to shoot from three-point range. Instead, his career was overshadowed by numerous injuries. Sports Illustrated once remarked that "Coleman could have been the best power forward ever; instead he played just well enough to ensure his next paycheck."
Basketball Player Derrick Coleman was born in Alabama, United States on June 21, 1967. He's 56 years old today.
#1 pick of the New Jersey Nets in the 1990 NBA Draft who went on the win the 1991 Rookie of the Year Award and play in the NBA All-Star game in 1994.
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Derrick Coleman was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Twins), and 1967 is also the year of Goat (羊) in the Chinese Zodiac.
While playing for Syracuse, he dominated the Big East and had his number retired by the school.
During his final season in the NBA, he played for the Detroit Pistons in 2004-05.
In 1996, he married Gina Coleman and has a son named Derrick Jr.
He was mentored by Basketball Coach Chuck Daly throughout his stint with the New Jersey Nets.
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