Darron Brittman (born September 3, 1962) is an American former basketball player who is best known as the first officially recognized NCAA Division I season steals leader in 1985–86.
[2] When he played college basketball for Chicago State University, the school was not classified as Division I until his senior year in 1985–86, so even though he led the nation in steals per game as a junior, the statistic is not recognized as a Division I accomplishment.
[2] He was cut from the Milwaukee Bucks' training camp in 1986 because he was playing behind highly touted point guard Scott Skiles.
[2] Brittman was even nicknamed "Ali Baba" due to his crafty ability to steal the ball from opposing players.
[2] With the NBA out of the picture, Brittman spent very short stints in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and World Basketball League, but neither panned out and he returned to Chicago to try to live a post-basketball life, which he admitted he found difficult to do.