Derrick Zimmerman

Derrick Zimmerman (born December 2, 1981)

Current position: Interim head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns
Current conference: Sun Belt Conference
Louisiana record: 0-0 (.000)
Overall record: 0-0 (.000)

Career Accomplishments:

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

2024-present Louisiana (interim HC)
2021-2024 Louisiana (asst)
2020-2021 Mississippi State (scouting/analytics)
2018-2020 Mississippi State (grad. asst)

Derrick Zimmerman Facts

  • Derrick Dewayne Zimmerman
  • Born December 2, 1981
  • Hometown: Monroe, Louisiana
  • Alma Mater: Mississippi State University (BA, 2003)
  • Played for Rick Stansbury at Mississippi State, where he was twice selected to All-SEC teams and played in two NCAA Tournaments
    • Drafted 40th overall in the 2003 NBA Draft by the Warriors and spent the next several years mostly in the NBA D-League; twice named D-League DPOY and had a brief stint in the NBA with the Nets in 2006
    • Went overseas to play professionally for eight years, with stints in Germany, Italy, Bosnia, Ukraine and Poland
  • Zimmerman began his collegiate coaching career in 2018, spending two seasons as a graduate assistant at alma mater Mississippi State under head coach Ben Howland
    • Elevated to Director of Scouting and Analytics for the 2020-21 season
  • Left MSU in 2021 to become an assistant coach for Bob Marlin at Louisiana, spending 3+ seasons in that role

Derrick Zimmerman Coaching Tree

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