Will Daniels (born April 21, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Real Estelí of the LSB. He played college basketball for Rhode Island.[1]

Will Daniels
Real Estelí
PositionSmall forward / power forward
LeagueLSB
Personal information
Born (1986-04-21) April 21, 1986 (age 38)
Poughkeepsie, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolFranklin Delano Roosevelt
(Hyde Park, New York)
CollegeRhode Island (2004–2008)
NBA draft2008: undrafted
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008–2009Kavala
2009Peristeri
2009–2010Bakersfield Jam
2010–2012JSF Nanterre
2012–2013VEF Rīga
2013–2014JSF Nanterre
2014Nizhny Novgorod
2015Mets de Guaynabo
2015–2016Limoges CSP
2016–2017Al Mouttahed Tripoli
2017Hapoel Eilat
2017Piratas de Quebradillas
2017–2018Selçuklu Belediyesi
2018Cariduros de Fajardo
2018–2019Levallois Metropolitans
2019Leones de Ponce
2019Soles de Mexicali
2019–2020Brujos de Guayama
2020Eisbären Bremerhaven
2021–2022Fethiye Belediyespor
2022–2023Atléticos de San Germán
2022–2023Nacional
2023Trepça
2023Dorados de Chihuahua
2024Bashkimi
2024Pioneros
2024–presentReal Estelí
Career highlights and awards

Playing career

edit

After playing four years (2004–2008) of college basketball at the University of Rhode Island,[2] Will was undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft.[3]

In 2008–09, he played with the Kavala B.C. in the Greek Basket League. He then started next season with another Greek team Peristeri B.C., but few months later moved to Bakersfield Jam of the NBA D-League.

After playing in D-League, Daniels returned overseas joining JSF Nanterre, where he spent next two seasons.

In June 2012, Daniels signed with Latvian team VEF Rīga.[4] After a successful season in Latvia, Will moved back to JSF Nanterre, where he made his Euroleague debut.[5]

In September 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Nizhny Novgorod of Russia.[6] On November 14, 2014, he parted ways with Nizhny.[7] In March 2015, he signed with Mets de Guaynabo of Puerto Rico for the 2015 BSN season.

On August 29, 2015, he signed with Limoges CSP for the 2015–16 season.[8]

In November 2016, he signed with Al Mouttahed Tripoli.[9]

In January 2017, he signed with Hapoel Eilat.[10]

In June 2017, he signed with Piratas de Quebradillas.[11]

On February 16, 2019, he signed with Levallois Metropolitans of French LNB Pro A.[12]

On May 20, 2021, Daniels returned to Piratas de Quebradillas.[13] On October 21, Daniels signed with Fethiye Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketball First League.[14]

As of 2022, he was playing for Club Nacional of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol.

On 10 January 2023, Daniels signed for Trepça of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague.[15] He made his debut against Sigal Prishtina scoring 10 points and catching 3 rebounds. Daniels helped Trepça to win the Kosovo Cup in the final against Prishtina.[16]

EuroLeague career statistics

edit
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Nanterre 10 10 21.2 .448 .385 .655 4.7 .7 .6 .5 11.5 10.2
Career 10 10 21.2 .448 .385 .655 4.7 .7 .6 .5 11.5 10.2

References

edit
  1. ^ Will Daniels College Stats
  2. ^ Will Daniels College Stats
  3. ^ Daniels bypassed in draft
  4. ^ VEF RIGA adds forward Daniels
  5. ^ JSF NANTERRE brings back Daniels
  6. ^ Nizhny Novgorod announces Will Daniels
  7. ^ Nizhny Novgorod parts ways with Will Daniels, signs Levan Patsatsia
  8. ^ Limoges CSP lands Will Daniels
  9. ^ Will Daniels signed with Mouttahed
  10. ^ Will Daniels signed with Eilat
  11. ^ Will Daniels signs at Quebradillas
  12. ^ "Will Daniels va finir la saison avec Levallois" (in French). BasketActu. February 16, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  13. ^ Mérida, Daniel (May 20, 2021). "WILL DANIELS Y TU HOLLOWAY REGRESAN A PIRATAS DE QUEBRADILLAS". CanchaLatina.com. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  14. ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (October 21, 2021). "Will Daniels (ex Quebradillas) agreed terms with Fethiye". Eurobasket. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  15. ^ "KB Trepça përforcohet me basketbollistin amerikan, Will daniels" (in Albanian). gazeta10.com. January 1, 2023.
  16. ^ "Trepça mposht Sigal Prishtinën dhe fiton Kupën e Kosovës" (in Albanian). telegrafi.com. 19 February 2023.
edit