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Courtney Fells

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Courtney Fells
Free agent
PositionSmall forward
Personal information
Born (1986-09-20) September 20, 1986 (age 38)
Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolShannon (Shannon, Mississippi)
CollegeNC State (2005–2009)
NBA draft2009: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2010AEL Limassol
2010–2011Keravnos
2011–2012Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2011–2013Metros de Santiago
2012–2013Hapoel Jerusalem
2013Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
2013–2014Austin Toros
2014Bucaneros de La Guaira
2014–2015Uşak Sportif
2015San Lorenzo de Almagro
2015–2016Virtus Bologna
2016Trabzonspor
2016Texas Legends
2016–2017Westchester Knicks
2017Atléticos de San Germán
2017–2018Hapoel Galil Elyon
2017–2018Quimsa
2018–2020Hoops Club
2020–2021Prizreni-16
2021–2022Peja
2022–2023KK Kvarner 2010
Career highlights and awards

Courtney Fells (born September 20, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for KK Kvarner 2010 of the HT Premijer liga in Croatia. He has previously played for Hoops Club in Lebanon and Club Atlético Aguada in Uruguay. He attended and played college basketball for NC State university.

College career

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Fells played college basketball at North Carolina State University.

Professional career

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After going undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft, Fells joined the Orlando Magic for the 2009 NBA Summer League. He later signed with AEL Limassol of Cyprus for the 2009–10 season.

In 2010, he signed with Keravnos of Cyprus for the 2010–11 season.

In January 2011, he left Cyprus and signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Super League on a multi-year deal.[1]

Following the conclusion of the 2010–11 season, he joined Metros de Santiago for the 2011 LNB season. He then re-joined Hapoel Gilboa Galil for the 2011–12 season. Following the conclusion of that season, he re-joined Metros de Santiago for the 2012 LNB season.

In August 2012, he signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of Israel for the 2012–13 season.[2] In December 2012, he was named Eurocup MVP for Round 5.[3]

Following the conclusion of the 2012–13 season, he again re-joined Metros de Santiago for the 2013 LNB season.[4] In September 2013, he signed with Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters as an import for the 2013 Governor's Cup.[5] He left after 3 games.

On September 30, 2013, he signed with the San Antonio Spurs.[6] However, he was later waived by Spurs on October 20, 2013.[7] On October 31, 2013, Fells was acquired by the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player.[8] In April 2014, he signed with Bucaneros de La Guaira of Venezuela.[9]

On July 25, 2014, he signed with Uşak Sportif of Turkey for the 2014–15 season.[10]

On June 28, 2015, it was announced that Fells would play for the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2015 NBA Las Vegas Summer League.[11] On August 19, 2015, he signed with San Lorenzo de Almagro of the Argentine Liga Nacional de Básquet.[12] On November 18, 2015, he left San Lorenzo and signed with Virtus Bologna of Italy for the rest of the season.[13] On February 16, 2016, he parted ways with Virtus after appearing in eleven games.[14] On February 23, 2016, he signed with Trabzonspor of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[15] On April 30, 2016, he parted ways with Trabzonspor.[16]

On October 30, 2016, Fells was acquired by the Texas Legends.[17] In 10 games for the Legends, he averaged 7.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.7 assists in 27.8 minutes.[18] On December 21, he was acquired by the Westchester Knicks in a three-team trade.[18] On March 26, 2017, Fells was waived by the Knicks.[19] On April 2, 2017, he signed with the Atléticos de San Germán of the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional.[20]

On October 5, 2017, Fells signed with Israeli club Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Liga Leumit.[21]

In May 2018, Fells signed with Rafael Barias of the Dominican Torneo de Baloncesto Superior (TBS), making his debut on May 1 in a 76–74 win against San Carlos.[22] In July he signed with the Dominican club Soles de Santo Domingo Este.[23]

On March 3, 2022, Fells signed with KB Peja of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague.[24]

References

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  1. ^ "Courtney Fells moves to Gilboa Galil". Sportando.net. January 23, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "Hapoel Jerusalem signs Courtney Fells". Sportando.net. August 9, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "Eurocup regular season Game 5 MVP: Courtney Fells, Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem". Eurocupbasketball.com. December 6, 2012. Archived from the original on February 14, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  4. ^ "Courtney Fells debuta hoy por los Metros de Santiago". acento.com (in Spanish). August 11, 2013. Archived from the original on August 12, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  5. ^ "Courtney Fells signs in Philippines". Sportando.net. September 23, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  6. ^ "Spurs Announce Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. September 30, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  7. ^ "Spurs Waive Fells and Nwaelele". NBA.com. October 20, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  8. ^ "Austin Toros Announce Trainig [sic] Camp Invitees". NBA.com. October 31, 2013. Archived from the original on January 10, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  9. ^ "Courtney Fells landed by Bucaneros". court-side.com. April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
  10. ^ "Usak announces Courtney Fells". Sportando.com. July 25, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  11. ^ "Fells, Leslie, Williams to Play in Summer League". Pack Insider. June 29, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  12. ^ "San Lorenzo de Almagro signs Courtney Fells". Sportando.com. August 19, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  13. ^ "Obiettivo Lavoro, ecco Fells: la presentazione oggi alle 19.15". virtus.it (in Italian). November 18, 2015. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  14. ^ "Virtus, risolto il contratto con Courtney Fells". Virtus.it (in Italian). February 16, 2016. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  15. ^ "Trabzonspor announces Courtney Fells". Sportando.com. February 23, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  16. ^ "Trabzonspor'da Derwin Kitchen ve Courtney Fells'in sözleşmeleri feshedildi!". haberturk.com (in Turkish). April 30, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  17. ^ Wynn, Britney (October 30, 2016). "Legends Announce Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on November 5, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  18. ^ a b Hatch, Katie (December 21, 2016). "Westchester Knicks Acquire Courtney Fells in Three-Team Trade". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  19. ^ "Westchester Knicks Waive Courtney Fells". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. March 26, 2017. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  20. ^ "Courtney Fells inks with Atleticos de San German". Sportando.com. April 2, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  21. ^ "Courtney Fells signs with Hapoel Galil Elyon". Sportando.com. October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  22. ^ "Semi-Finals Game 2: San Carlos – Rafael Barias 74–76". Eurobasket.com. May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  23. ^ "Courtney Fells signs with Soles de Santo Domingo". Sportando. Retrieved July 7, 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  24. ^ "Peja inks Courtney Fells". Eurobasket. March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
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