Darby played
college basketball with the
Ohio State Buckeyes, between 1999 and 2003, and was a part of two
Big Ten champion teams. He averaged 9.6 points per game in his sophomore season, 12.8 points per game as a junior, and 18.3 points and 4.4 assists per game in his senior year, in 2002–03. At the end of his college career, he was ranked 25th on the school's career scoring list, with 1,368 points scored. ==Professional career==