Darral Willis

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Darral Willis
File:Darral Willis (Taipei Taishin Mars Taste of Taiwan Battlefield 2025 at Ningxia Night Market).jpg
No. 21 – Taipei Taishin Mars
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueTaiwan Professional Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1996-01-21) January 21, 1996 (age 30)
NationalityAmerican / Cypriot[1]
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight103 kg (227 lb)
Career information
High schoolMadison Memorial
(Madison, Wisconsin)
College
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Keravnos
2019–2020Nizhny Novgorod
2020–2021AS Monaco
2021Brescia
2021–2022BC Enisey
2022–2023Lokomotiv Kuban
2023Seoul Samsung Thunders
2023–2024Levanga Hokkaido
2024–2025Aris Thessaloniki
2025–presentTaipei Taishin Mars
Career highlights
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Darral Willis Jr. (born January 21, 1996) is an American-born naturalized Cypriot professional basketball player for the Taipei Taishin Mars of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). Born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, Willis played high school basketball at Madison Memorial High School. After two years at Pearl River and two years at Wichita State Willis entered the 2018 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

High school career

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Willis played high school basketball at Madison Memorial, in Madison, Wisconsin.[citation needed]

College career

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Willis started his college career with Pearl River Community College. After dominating the JUCO ranks in his 2015–16 season following high school, Willis garnered offers from programs which included Wichita State, Arizona State, LSU, Oklahoma State, and Marquette, among others. He left the college in order to join Wichita State until 2018.[2]

Professional career

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After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Willis joined Keravnos of the Cypriot League.[3] He won the Cypriot Cup and he was named the MVP of the game after scoring 40 points and grabbing 17 rebounds in the final against AEK Larnaca.[4] For the 2020–2021 season Willis joined AS Monaco.[5]

On July 17, 2020, he signed with As Monaco of the LNB Pro A.[6] In the middle of the season in France, Willis moved to Italy signing with Brescia.[7]

On September 9, 2021, he has signed with BC Enisey of the VTB United League.[8]

On August 19, 2022, he signed with Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League.[9]

On January 15, 2023, he signed with Seoul Samsung Thunders of the Korean Basketball League.[10]

On August 3, 2023, Willis signed with Levanga Hokkaido of the B.League.[11]

On July 8, 2024, Willis signed with Kyoto Hannaryz of the Japanese B.League.[12] On September 2, 2024, his contract was terminated due to medical examination.[13]

On November 23, 2024, Willis moved to Greek club Aris for the rest of the season.[14]

On August 14, 2025, Willis signed with the Taipei Taishin Mars of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).[15]

References

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