2001-02 (JUNIOR)
Earned third-team all-SEC honors (AP) after averaging 9.2 points and 4.0 rebounds per game as a junior to rank fourth on the team in both categories, while leading the SEC in assists (6.0 apg; tied for 20th in the NCAA) and ranking third in steals (2.1 spg)... His 210 assists and 75 steals last season both rank third on the school's all-time, single-season charts... Also led the team with 29 blocks and 27 dunks a year ago, while shooting an improved 53 percent from the field overall and 29 percent from beyond the three-point line... Became the first player in school history to lead the team in assists, blocks and steals during the same season... Had 18 double-figure scoring efforts on the year, highlighted by a career-high 17 points at Arkansas... Named to the 2002 SEC All-Tournament Team, totalling 15 points, seven assists and six rebounds in quarterfinal-round win over Florida... Shared MSU's most improved player award with Mario Austin, doubling his scoring average as well as his assist and steal totals from the previous year.
2000-01 (SOPHOMORE)
Averaged 4.6 points, 2.9 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game as a sophomore, while seeing slightly more than 20 minutes of action an outing, including five early-season starting assignments... Voted MSU's best defensive player after tying for the team lead with 36 steals and topping the squad with 20 blocks... Ranked second on the club with 89 assists and 14 dunks.
1999-2000 (FRESHMAN)
Averaged 4.3 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.2 steals per contest, while seeing an average of 16.5 minutes of action an outing as a true freshman... Played in all 30 games for the Bulldogs, leading the team with 36 steals and ranking second with 11 dunks... Also tied for second on the club with 14 blocked shots and third with 43 assists on the year.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-time all-district performer for his father (Dale Zimmerman) at Wossman High School in Monroe, La... Named Louisiana's 1998-99 Class 4A player of the year and District 2-4A player of the year after averaging 30.2 points, 11.8 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 7.3 steals and 5.3 blocks per game... Chosen The News-Star's All-Northeast Louisiana Most Outstand-ing Player of the 1998-99 campaign, along with garnering honorable mention All-USA Team laurels by USA Today... Helped pace the Wossman Wildcats to a 24-5 record and a berth in the 1999 Class 4A semifinals... Ranks as Wossman's all-time scoring leader with 2,490 career points... Averaged 22.6 points, 8.2 rebounds, 8.2 assists and 4.3 steals as a junior.
PERSONAL
Derrick Dewayne Zimmerman was born December 2, 1981, in Monroe, La... Seeking a degree in fitness management... The son of Dale and Addie Zimmerman.
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