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Darral Willis

ダラル・ウィリスジュニア　/　だらる・うぃりすじゅにあ

American basketball player

January 21, 1996 (age 30)　・　Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Wisconsin
basketball player

My Take

What draws me to Darral Willis Jr. is not the stat line but the geography of his career. A kid from Madison, Wisconsin, who became a naturalized Cypriot and now suits up in Taiwan's TPBL, he embodies the quietly global life of the modern journeyman pro. At 206 cm he has the tools, but I admire the willingness to keep reinventing himself in unfamiliar leagues and languages. Players like him rarely make highlight reels back home, yet they build real followings abroad. Born in 1996, he still has room to grow, and I find myself genuinely curious about which country claims him next.

Overview

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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Darral Willis
Name (Japanese): ダラル・ウィリスジュニア
Reading: だらる・うぃりすじゅにあ
Born: January 21, 1996 (age 30)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Rat
Origin: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 206 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Pearl River Community College

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2

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