Derrell Nelson was born and raised in inner city Rochester, New York. Derrell’s book, Tour de Hoops: Bigger Than Basketball tells of his experiences playing basketball overseas.

Derrell never played high school basketball. He graduated from Le Moyne College with a bachelor’s degree in business management and finance. He began graduate school in 2015 at Cardiff University in the United Kingdom where he played for the men’s basketball team, accomplishing a life-long dream.

In 2016, Derrell won the MVP award for his college basketball team in the UK. After playing only one year of college basketball, he decided to turn pro overseas.

He has experienced some of the best and worst things that come with playing professional basketball and learned some life lessons along the way that he shares in his new book, Tour de Hoops: Bigger Than Basketball.

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Website

- https://www.amazon.com/Tour-Hoops-Bigger-Than-Basketball/dp/B0C6444KZM/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= 

Email – derrelltdh@gmail.com 

Instagram - @tourdehoops