Toarlyn Lavon Fitzpatrick[1] (born September 4, 1989), nicknamed Fitz, is an American professional basketball player for Rapid București of the Liga Națională.
No. 32 – Rapid București | |
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Position | Power forward / center |
League | Liga Națională |
Personal information | |
Born | Tampa Bay, Florida | September 4, 1989
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | C. Leon King (Tampa, Florida) |
College | South Florida (2009–2013) |
NBA draft | 2013: undrafted |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2013–2014 | Kangoeroes Willebroek |
2014–2015 | Apollon Patras |
2015–2016 | Tigers Tübingen |
2016–2017 | Rethymno Cretan Kings |
2017 | Akita Northern Happinets |
2018 | Cyberdyne Ibaraki Robots |
2018–2019 | Holargos |
2019 | ESSM Le Portel |
2019–2020 | Aris Thessaloniki |
2020 | Ionikos Nikaias |
2020–2022 | BCM U Pitești |
2022–2023 | Hapoel Afula |
2023–present | Rapid București |
Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
editFitzpatrick played high school basketball at C. Leon King High School in Tampa, Florida.
College career
editAfter high school, Fitzpatrick played college basketball at South Florida University, with the South Florida Bulls, from 2009 to 2013.
College statistics
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2009–10 | South Florida | 33 | 22 | 22.1 | .398 | .300 | .552 | 4.48 | 0.36 | 0.61 | 0.97 | 4.27 |
2010–11 | South Florida | 33 | 6 | 14.2 | .422 | .344 | .733 | 4.09 | 0.52 | 0.39 | 0.55 | 4.30 |
2011–12 | South Florida | 35 | 11 | 25.5 | .443 | .412 | .688 | 6.43 | 0.89 | 0.71 | 1.00 | 7.97 |
2012–13 | South Florida | 31 | 31 | 34.4 | .375 | .320 | .700 | 5.26 | 0.94 | 0.81 | 0.87 | 9.90 |
Career | 132 | 70 | 23.9 | .406 | .351 | .660 | 5.08 | 0.67 | 0.63 | 0.85 | 6.58 |
Professional career
editFitzpatrick began his pro career in the 2013–14 season in Belgium, with the Belgian League club Kangoeroes Willebroek.[2] He moved to Greece for the 2014–15 season, to play in the Greek League with Apollon Patras.[3]
He then moved to Germany for the 2015–16 season, to play with the German League club Walter Tigers.[4]
On May 27, 2016, Fitzpatrick returned to Greece and signed a 1+1 year deal with Rethymno Cretan Kings.[5]
On July 31, 2017, he signed with Akita Northern Happinets of the Japanese B.League, $60,000 buyout to Rethymno Cretan Kings.[6][7] In 2018 he moved to the Cyberdyne Ibaraki Robots.
On July 19, 2018, Fitzpatrick returned to Greece once more, this time for Holargos, where he eventually became the team captain.
On July 25, 2019, he signed with ESSM Le Portel of the French LNB Pro A. [8]
On November 21, 2019, Fitzpatrick returned to Greece for Aris.[9]
On September 9, 2020, Fitzpatrick signed with Ionikos Nikaias, his fifth club in Greece.[10] On January 11, 2021, Fitzpatrick amicably parted ways with the Greek club, pending a better financial offer from abroad.
On January 12, 2021, Fitzpatrick signed with BCM U Pitești.
The Basketball Tournament
editIn 2017, Fitzpatrick competed in The Basketball Tournament with the Tampa Bulls, a team made up of USF alumni. Fitzpatrick's team made it to the Sweet 16 where they were eliminated by eventual champions Overseas Elite.[11]
Personal life
editIn July 2018, Toarlyn Fitzpatrick married Greek volleyball player, Stella Tselidis. Their divorce was finalized in January 2021.
Fitzpatrick has a son from a previous relationship.
Career statistics
editGP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2013–14 | Willebroek | 36 | 15 | 16.6 | .447 | .344 | .655 | 4.14 | 0.75 | 0.36 | 0.19 | 7.75 |
2014–15 | Patras | 26 | 23 | 27.0 | .397 | .333 | .659 | 7.31 | 1.15 | 0.92 | 1.12 | 11.12 |
2015–16 | Tübingen | 34 | 14 | 22.5 | .441 | .328 | .674 | 4.26 | 1.03 | 0.71 | 0.44 | 8.59 |
2016–17 | Rethymno | 31 | 26 | 27.9 | .440 | .377 | .672 | 6.74 | 2.03 | 0.81 | 0.90 | 12.16 |
2017–18 | Akita | 24 | 7 | 21.7 | .378 | .258 | .703 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 10.3 |
2017–18 | Ibaraki | 30 | 3 | 18.4 | .406 | .280 | .526 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 8.0 |
2018–19 | Holargos | 29 | 27 | 27.4 | .368 | .317 | .533 | 5.10 | 1.17 | 0.90 | 0.24 | 8.24 |
2019–20 | Le Portel | 8 | 3 | 13.2 | .370 | .412 | .000 | 2.25 | 1.25 | 0.38 | 0.12 | 3.38 |
Playoffs
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | Rethymno | 5 | 29.0 | .315 | .273 | .545 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 9.8 | |
2018–19 | Holargos | 3 | 31.7 | .424 | .400 | .500 | 13.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 |
Early cup games
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017 | Akita | 2 | 0 | 21:22 | .471 | .333 | .000 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 9.0 |
References
edit- ^ Toarlyn Lavon FITZPATRICK.
- ^ Toarlyn Fitzpatrick signs with BBC Kangoeroes.
- ^ Apollon Patras signed Toarlyn Fitzpatrick.
- ^ Tubingen Walter-Tigers sign Toarlyn Fitzpatrick.
- ^ Rethymno BC land Toarlyn Fitzpatrick.
- ^ Akita Northern Happinets (31 July 2017). "【新入団】トアーリン・フィッツパトリック選手 契約合意のお知らせ". Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ basket24gr (2 August 2017). "Toarlyn Fitzpatrick". Retrieved 2 August 2017.
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- ^ "Toarlyn Fitzpatrick joins Aris BC". Sportando. November 21, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ Mammides, Chris (September 16, 2020). "Toarlyn Fitzpatrick is a newcomer at Ionikos Nikaias". Eurobasket. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Toarlyn Fitzpatrick".