Derrick Rowland was one of the two American reinforcements, along with Bobby Parks

Bobby Parks

Bobby Ray Parks is an American professional basketball player from Grand Junction, Tennessee. He played for Memphis State University during the 1980s and played internationally in France and the Philippines...

, who played for Shell Rimula X Diesel Oilers during the Third Conference of the 1988 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Season.

Pro career (background)

• Born on July 30, 1959 in Brookhaven, New York, the 6-5, 195-pound Derrick Rowland completed college at State University of New York at Potsdam. He averaged 18.7 points and 8.8 rebounds to power Potsdam State to the NCAA Division III championship during the 1980-81 season. That same year, Rowland was picked in the 10th round by the Denver Nuggets
  Denver Nuggets
  The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...
  
   in the National Basketball Association
  National Basketball Association
  The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
  
   (NBA) draft. When he failed to make the Denver lineup, Rowland drifted to the Continental league where he played for the Albany Patroons
  Albany Patroons
  The Albany Patroons were a professional basketball team that played in the Continental Basketball Association ....
  
   for seven years.
• In 1981-82, Rowland averaged 7.3 points for the Rochester Zeniths
  Rochester Zeniths
  The Rochester Zeniths was a professional basketball team in the Continental Basketball Association. They played in Henrietta, New York, a suburb of Rochester at the Dome Arena and in downtown Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial...
  
   and was cut the next campaign after playing only four games with the Albany club. In March 1986, he was signed by the Milwaukee Bucks
  Milwaukee Bucks
  The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....
  
   as a free agent, and played 2 games with the Bucks in the 1985-86 NBA season
  1985-86 NBA season
  -Statistics leaders:-NBA awards:*Most Valuable Player: Larry Bird, Boston Celtics*Rookie of the Year: Patrick Ewing, New York Knicks*Defensive Player of the Year: Alvin Robertson, San Antonio Spurs...
  
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PBA stats

• October 11, 1988: Derrick Rowland scored 51 points as Shell defeated Alaska Milk, 133-122.

Regular season

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1985-86 NBA season

-Statistics leaders:-NBA awards:*Most Valuable Player: Larry Bird, Boston Celtics*Rookie of the Year: Patrick Ewing, New York Knicks*Defensive Player of the Year: Alvin Robertson, San Antonio Spurs...

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Milwaukee Bucks

The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....

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