Career Statistics
(Thru Nov. 26, 2013)
One of four returning first-year letterwinners from a year ago...
Coach Geitner: “We’re excited to have Darryl back and think he’ll give us a big low-post presence. After a year of playing behind Chris Robitaille, we’re looking for him to step out of that shadow and be an effective low post player.”
2012/13: One of four players -- all true freshmen -- to earn a first varsity letter... behind All-New England post player Chris Robitaille, appeared in 24 games -- twice starting -- and shooting 60.6 percent from the floor on 33 attempts with 15 blocked shots... played ten minutes off the bench in the team's opener, hitting a bucket, grabbing three rebounds, blocking two shots and making a steal... season-highs (p-r-a-b): 6-5-2-2...
Career-highs (thru 12/13): 17 min.,6 pts., 5 rebs., 2 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals, zero 3-pters. ...
High School:Attended Hill Regional Career Magnet High School in New Haven for three years and Hamden Hall Country Day School for two years, one year on the prep level... played five years of basketball... named to the New England Prep School Athletic Conference (NEPSAC) third team... earned Unsung Hero Award...
Other: Played for East Coast Elite travel team for three years...
PERSONAL: born Darryl T. Best January 12, 1993...Parents: Marvena and Darryl Sr. ...Major: English...Career Plans: Writer...Residence: Hamden, CT...
DARRYL... REVEALED
Favorite activity other than sports: Writing poetry
Best place for pizza: Domino’s
Favorite actor: Robert Downey Jr
Most difficult aspect of college: Multi-tasking
Something that you may never live to see: Hover cars
Most important thing in your life: My Parents
When you were young, favorite game to pass time on a car trip: Pokémon
Most difficult aspect of your sport: Practice (Allen Iverson voice)
Best athlete of all time: Michael Jordan
Sport requiring the most strength: Football
Greatest song ever: Yung Dro FDB
Favorite pro team: Oklahoma City Thunder
Hardest thing you’ve ever done in your life: Transferring from Hamden High to Career
One thing you would like to do before you die: Become famous
Greatest coach of all time: John Calipari
Your favorite moment of all time: Graduating from high school
Most embarrassing moment: Farting in front of my crush (4th grade)
Favorite smell: My Momma’s perfume J
Biggest crisis facing the world: Not accepting others for being different
A reality TV show you would like to see created: One starring me
Who were you or who do you hope you were in your first life? King Tut
Closest brush with greatness: Being Darryl Best
Your greatest thrill in sports: My game-winning basket against Hopkins
Most important invention or discovery in your lifetime: IPhone
What would you like to get paid to do for a living? Play video games/act
Most influential person in the world: Morgan Freeman
Job you consider the hardest or worst to do for a living: Being my parents
Automobile you would buy tomorrow if you had the money: Jaguar
Favorite amusement park ride: Water park at Six Flags
Favorite amusement park food: Nachos
Scariest nightmare: I was abducted by aliens and I had to fight them in Area 51
A class you’ve taken that you’ll never need to use: Hidden Minorities
Favorite city ever visited: Philadelphia
Favorite Olympic sport to watch: Basketball
Greatest fear: That I won’t be successful in life and die as a no one
World’s most recognizable person: Obama
Funniest comedian: Lavelle Crawford
Scariest insect: Tarantula
Superstitions: Hat on the bed, bad luck
Pet Peeve: Unfriendly people
Red Sox or Yankees: Yankees
Largest crowd you’ve ever been part of: AAU basketball nationals
Longest you’ve ever gone without sleep: 21 hours
Something no one would miss if it was blown up: A balloon
Best vacation of all time: Florida
Amount of weekly allowance you would give to your children: Nothing. They work for free
