Deron Washington is an American

United States

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 basketball

Basketball

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 player for the Obradoiro CAB

Obradoiro CAB

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 of the Liga LEB. He played in college for the Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball

Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball

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 team. He was selected with the 59th overall selection in the 2008 NBA Draft

2008 NBA Draft

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 by the Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons

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Washington, who attended the National Christian Academy in Fort Washington, Maryland

Fort Washington, Maryland

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, is the son of Lionel Washington

Lionel Washington

Lionel Washington is a retired American cornerback who played fifteen seasons in the National Football League. Washington attended Tulane University....

, a former National Football League

National Football League

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 cornerback

Cornerback

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 and Denise Washington, a former Xavier University of Louisiana

Xavier University of Louisiana

Xavier University of Louisiana , located in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States, is a private, coeducational, liberal arts college with the distinction of being the only historically black Roman Catholic institution of higher education...

 women's basketball player.
After two years at Notre Dame Academy in Green Bay, WI, Deron transferred.