Derrick Jonathon Dial (born December 20, 1975) is an American-born former professional

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player. He played parts of four seasons in the

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(NBA). Dial graduated from

Cass Technical High School Cass Technical High School (simply referred to as Cass Tech) is a public high school in Midtown Detroit, Michigan, United States.

. He played for

Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University (EMU, Eastern Michigan or simply Eastern), is a public research university in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School, the school was the fourth normal school established in the United St ...

before being drafted in the second round as a 52nd overall pick by the NBA's

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

. Dial played for the Spurs until 2001 when he moved to the

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for the 2001–02 season and then the

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for the 2003–04 season. As of February 2008, he plays in the

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for

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. On November 7, 2008, Dial was selected as the 18th pick in the ninth round of the 2008

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Draft by the

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.2008 NBA D-League Draft Results

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