Derrick Phelps

Derrick Phelps

Personal information
Born	(1972-07-31) July 31, 1972 Queens, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	181 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Christ the King (Queens, New York)
College	North Carolina (1990–1994)
NBA draft	1994 / Undrafted
Playing career	1994–2010
Position	Point guard
Career history
As player:
1994–1995	Chicago Rockers (CBA)
1995	Sacramento Kings
1995–1996	Chicago Rockers (CBA)
1996–1997	Brose Baskets (Germany)
1997–1998	La Crosse Bobcats (CBA)
1998	Rockford Lightning (CBA)
1998–2000	Telekom Bonn (Germany)
2000–2002	Alba Berlin (Germany)
2002–2003	Limoges CSP (France)
2003–2004	EnBW Ludwigsburg (Germany)
2004	Śląsk Wrocław (Poland)
2004–2005	EiffelTowers (Netherlands)
2005–2006	Brose Baskets (Germany)
2006–2007	Spartak Primorye (Russia)
2009–2010	Gaz Metan Mediaş (Romania)
As coach:
2011–2014	Monmouth Hawks (asst.)
2014–present	Columbia Lions (asst.)
Career highlights and awards
NCAA champion (1993)

Derrick Michael Phelps (born July 31, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. At 6'4" and 181 lbs., he played as a point guard.

Phelps attended Christ The King Regional High School in Middle Village, Queens, New York. He was named to the 1990 McDonald's All-American Team. After, he played in the McDonald's All-American game with future UNC teammates Eric Montross, Brian Reese and Clifford Rozier.

He then rose to prominence while playing college basketball for coach Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina. He was named as an All-Atlantic Coast Conference Honorable Mention in 1993, and was named to the 2nd Team in 1994. Phelps was a member of North Carolina's 1993 NCAA National Championship team, as the Tar Heels defeated Michigan 77-71 in the title game. Graduating in 1994, Phelps left college holding two Tar Heel records: most steals in one game (9) and in a career (247). He was also the only player in ACC history with 600 assists, 400 rebounds, and 200 steals.

Phelps was not drafted by an NBA team. He was the sixth overall pick of the 1994 Continental Basketball Association draft by the Chicago Rockers. He did play in three games for the Sacramento Kings in the 1994-95 season. The Vancouver Grizzlies selected him in the 1995 expansion draft, but he did not play for them before they renounced his NBA rights in 1996. He also spent some time during pre-season (but not in any regular season contests) with the Milwaukee Bucks (1994) and Philadelphia 76ers (1997).

In 1996, Phelps signed with the German team TTL uniVersa Bamberg before playing for the CBA's Rockford Lightning.

From 2000–02, he played for ALBA Berlin with former UNC teammate Henrik Rödl (having already played in Telekom Baskets Bonn in 1998–2000). He then played in France for CSP Limoges, returned to Germany, and had a brief stint in 2004 with Śląsk Wrocław in the Polish League.

Phelps has also played in the Netherlands, in Germany with GHP Bamberg, and in the Russian League for Spartak Primorie Vladivostok.

In the 2009-10 season, he played for Gaz Metan Medias in the Romanian League.

In October 2010, he was named video coordinator for Fordham University's men's basketball team.

He is currently an assistant basketball coach at Columbia University, after spending three seasons as an assistant at Monmouth University.

External links

• Monmouth coaching biography
• NBA stats at BasketballReference
• Basketpedya career data