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. .


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.



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