Chris Daniels (basketball)
| No. 54 – Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | Lebanese Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 19, 1984 San Antonio, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Sam Houston (San Antonio, Texas) |
| College | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (2004–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2009 | Daegu Orions (South Korea) |
| 2009 | Wonju Dongbu Promy (South Korea) |
| 2009 | Incheon Elephants (South Korea) |
| 2009–2010 | Anyang KT&G Kites (South Korea) |
| 2010 | Cangrejeros de Santurce (Puerto Rico) |
| 2010–2011 | Jeonju KCC Egis (South Korea) |
| 2011–2012 | Erie Bayhawks (D-League) |
| 2012 | Anyang KGC (South Korea) |
| 2012 | Santa Cruz Warriors (D-League) |
| 2012–2013 | Qingdao DoubleStar (China) |
| 2013 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League) |
| 2013 | Applied Science University (Jordan) |
| 2013 | Liaoning Flying Leopards (China) |
| 2014 | Sagesse (Lebanon) |
| 2014–2015 | Guangdong Southern Tigers (China) |
| 2015–present | Al-Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Chris Daniels (born April 19, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for Al-Riyadi Beirut of the Lebanese FLB League. He played college basketball for Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.
College career
As a four-year player in Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, he played in 114 games, starting 73 where he averaged 12.3 points, 6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 22.9 minutes per game being named Southland Player of the Year and to the All-Southland first-team in his junior season when he averaged 15.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks leading the Islanders to their only NCAA tournament in history.[1]
Professional career
After going undrafted on the 2008 NBA draft, Daniels joined the Houston Rockets for the 2008 NBA Summer League. After that, he signed with the Daegu Orions of the Korean Basketball League.[2] For two years he had stints with Wonju Dongbu Promy, Incheon Electroland Elephants[3] and the Anyang KT&G Kites where he averaged 21 points and 9.1 rebounds.[4]
On March 18, 2010, Daniels moved to Puerto Rico, with the Cangrejeros de Santurce[5] where he spent the rest of the 2009–10 season. Then he signed with Jeonju KCC Egis for the 2010–11 season where he won the 2011 Korean Championship against Dongbu Promy, his former team, in six games. On the final and decisive match, Daniels led the team with a game-high 25 point and 10 rebounds.[6]
On November 3, 2011, Daniels was selected by the Erie BayHawks with the 9th pick of the 2011 NBA Development League Draft and then signed with them.[7] On December 9, 2011, Daniels signed with the Los Angeles Lakers[8] but was waived two weeks later[9] and returned with the BayHawks. On January 16, 2012, Daniels returned to Korea, now with Anyang KGC,[10] where he won his second Korean championship, again, defeating Dongbu Promy in six games. He scored 15 points on the decisive match.[11]
After participating with the NBA D-League Select Team at the 2012 NBA Summer League,[12] the BayHawks traded his rights to the Santa Cruz Warriors for a 2012 D-League draft pick.[13] After averaging 7 points and 5.7 rebounds with the Warriors, Daniels signed with Chinese team Qingdao DoubleStar on December 12.[14] On March 8, 2013, Santa Cruz traded his rights to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers for Scott Machado. He signed with Rio Grande Valley afterwards.[15]
After joining the Indiana Pacers for the 2013 NBA Summer League,[16] and a small stint with Applied Science University of the Jordanian league, Daniels signed with the Liaoning Flying Leopards of China.[17] After averaging 16.6 points and 8.3 rebounds he moved to Lebanon, now with Sagesse on January 18, 2014.[18]
Despite the bad experience with the Leopards, Daniels came back to China after signing with the Guangdong Southern Tigers for the 2013–14 season.[19] During his stint with the Tigers, he played in 33 games averaging 12.6 points and 7.7 rebounds, shooting 67.5% from two and 41.7% from three during the season.[20]
On September 23, 2015, Daniels signed with the Brooklyn Nets.[20][21] However, he was later waived by the Nets on October 20 after appearing in five preseason games.[22] On December 25, he signed with Al-Riyadi Beirut, returning to Lebanon for a second stint.[23]
Legal battle against Liaoning
On September 1, 2013, after 8 games of a guaranteed contract, the Liaoning Flying Leopards released Daniels and refused to pay him the rest of his contract.[24] After that, Daniels took legal action and sued the Chinese team for the payment refusal and several abuses, among them, putting Daniels' family in an isolated apartment without any heat.[25][26] After analysing the situation, FIBA decided to take action and ordered Liaoning to pay Daniels his remaining unpaid salary plus lawyer fees, totalling $300 thousand, however, the Chinese team refused to recognise the judgement and planned to appeal (despite no means available to it). After the refusal, FIBA added a 130,000 dollars fine to the Chinese team.[26]
References
- ↑ "RealGM". RealGM.com. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ↑ "[Basketball Diary]Are the Orions resting on just one player?". Korea JoongAng Daily. November 11, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Korean Basketball - Now With More D-Leaguers". RidiculousUpside.com. September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Elephants, Kites put faith in a five-man trade". Korea JoongAng Daily. November 13, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Santurce estrena refuerzo". PrimeraHora.com. March 18, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ↑ "KOR – KCC Egis claim fifth KBL championship". FIBA.com. April 27, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ↑ "2011 NBA Development League Draft powered by Cisco WebEx". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 3, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Lakers Sign D-League Center Chris Daniels". LakersNation.com. December 9, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Lakers Waive Five Players". NBA.com. December 23, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ↑ "BayHawks' Daniels signs with Korean team". GoErie.com. January 16, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Anyang KGC claims KBL title". KoreaHerald.com. April 8, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Former Islanders Star Chris Daniels Named to NBA D-League Select Team". GoIslanders.com. July 13, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Santa Cruz Warriors Acquire Center Chris Daniels From Erie". NBA.com. November 1, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Qingdao signs Chris Daniels to replace Mbenga". Sportando.com. December 12, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Santa Cruz Warriors Acquire Guard Scott Machado from Vipers". NBA.com. March 8, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Fifty-Nine Players with NBA D-League Experience Highlight 2013 Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League Rosters". NBA.com. July 7, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ↑ "CBA Liaoning Jaguars Pick Up NBA D-League Center Chris Daniels". AsianCagers.com. September 20, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Sagesse Beirut tab Chris Daniels". Sportando.com. January 18, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Chris Daniels to team up with Mudiay in Guangdong". BasketballBuddha.com. September 1, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- 1 2 "Chris Daniels, journeyman center, signs with Brooklyn Nets". NetsDaily.com. September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ↑ "BROOKLYN NETS SIGN CHRIS DANIELS". NBA.com. September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ↑ "BROOKLYN NETS WAIVE BOATRIGHT, MILLER AND DANIELS". NBA.com. October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Chris Daniels signs with Al Riyadi". Sportando.com. December 25, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ↑ "THE CHINESE BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION IS FUCKED UP". VICE.com. August 27, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Liaoning sued by former player Chris Daniels". ProBasketballOverseas.com. July 24, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- 1 2 "Chris Daniels, Unpaid Wages And The Latest Black Day For The CBA". SharkFinHoops.com. August 20, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2015.