Dylan Darling

Dylan Darling is an America college basketball player for the St. John's Red Storm. He previously played for the Idaho State Bengals and the Washington State Cougars.

Dylan Darling

St. John's Red Storm
Position	Point guard
League	Big East Conference
Personal information
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Central Valley (Spokane Valley, Washington)
College	Washington State (2022–2024) Idaho State (2024–2025) St. John's (2025–present)
Career highlights
Big Sky Player of the Year (2025) First-team All-Big Sky (2025) Big Sky Newcomer of the Year (2025)

Early life and high school

Darling grew up in Spokane, Washington and attended Central Valley High School.^[1] He was named the Greater Spokane League MVP as a senior after averaging 33.2 points, 8.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 4.4 steals per game.^[2] Darling committed to play college basketball at Washington State over offers from Idaho State and Seattle Pacific.^[3]

College career

Darling began his college career at Washington State. He averaged 1.7 points in 25 games played as a freshman.^[4] Darling suffered a season-ending injury two games into his sophomore season and used a medical redshirt. After the end of the season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal.^[5]

Darling transferred to Idaho State.^[6] He was named the Big Sky Player of the Year in his first season with the Bengals.^[7]

Personal life

Darling's father, James Darling, played college football at Washington State and in the National Football League for ten seasons.^[8] Dylan's Uncle is former Mlb pitcher Ron Darling.