Darrell Eugene Armstrong

Born: June 22, 1968
Position: Point Guard
Height: 6-0 (1.83 m)
Jerseys worn: #10 (Orlando), #24 (Indiana)
In the NBA:
Nickname: "Coffeine" (Because of his very high energy level which is partly due to drinking many coffees each day)
His Game:
Darrell Armstrong is a guard who plays very intensly at both ends of the floor. His huge energy, quickness and leadership make up for his just average shooting and court vision skills. He almost can't miss a free throw.
His Career:
Never selected at the NBA Draft. Played in leagues such as USBL, GBL and CBA and in Europe from 1991 to 1995.
Honors:
Received the NBA's Sixth Man and Most Improved Player awards in 1999. He participated in the 1996 Slam Dunk contest.
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Statistics:
YEAR |
Team |
Games |
Pts |
FT % |
FG % |
3PM |
3-pt % |
Reb. |
Trn |
Ast |
St |
Blk |
Min. |
Star? |
1995 |
Orlando |
3 |
3.3 |
1.000 |
.375 |
2 |
.333 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
2.7 |
No |
1996 |
Orlando |
13 |
3.2 |
1.000 |
.500 |
6 |
.500 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
3.2 |
No |
1997 |
Orlando |
67 |
6.1 |
.868 |
.383 |
55 |
.304 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
15.1 |
No |
1998 |
Orlando |
48 |
9.2 |
.854 |
.411 |
25 |
.368 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
4.9 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
25.8 |
No |
1999 |
Orlando |
50 |
13.8 |
.904 |
.441 |
69 |
.365 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
6.7 |
2.2 |
0.1 |
30.0 |
YES |
2000 |
Orlando |
82 |
16.2 |
.911 |
.433 |
137 |
.340 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
6.1 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
31.6 |
YES |
2001 |
Orlando |
75 |
15.9 |
.884 |
.412 |
143 |
.355 |
4.6 |
2.7 |
7.0 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
36.9 |
YES |
2002 |
Orlando |
82 |
12.4 |
.888 |
.420 |
139 |
.349 |
3.9 |
2.1 |
5.5 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
33.3 |
YES |
2003 |
Orlando |
82 |
9.4 |
.878 |
.409 |
78 |
.336 |
3.6 |
2.0 |
3.9 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
28.7 |
No |
2004 |
New Orleans |
79 |
10.6 |
.854 |
.395 |
135 |
.315 |
2.9 |
2.0 |
3.9 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
28.4 |
No |
2005 |
New Orleans / Dallas |
66 |
4.0 |
.853 |
.321 |
28 |
.252 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
15.0 |
No |
2006 |
Dallas |
62 |
2.1 |
.786 |
.336 |
11 |
.229 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
10.0 |
No |
Career |
Career |
709 |
10.1 |
.880 |
.410 |
828 |
.334 |
2.9 |
2.0 |
4.4 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
25.5 |
No |
In Europe:
In Cyprus :
Armstrong played in Cyprus for Pezoporikos in 1992-'93. This is where he picked up the habit of drinking many coffees.
In Spain :
Following his successful season in Cyprus, he signed with spanish team Ourense. He stayed there for two years: 1994 and 1995. During his second season there, he had averages of 24.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 38 games and participated in the European All-Star Game.