Folarin Yaovi Campbell (born February 27, 1986) is a Nigerian-American basketball player who last played for

Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin ( he, מכבי קריית מוצקין) is a professional basketball club based in Kiryat Motzkin in the Haifa District of Israel. The team plays in the Israeli National League. History Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin was founded ...

of the

Israeli National League Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

. He played college basketball for the

George Mason Patriots The George Mason Patriots are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing George Mason University (GMU), located in Fairfax, Virginia. The Patriots compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of th ...

. Campbell started at guard for the Patriots, including during his sophomore season when the Patriots made their improbable run to the NCAA Tournament's Final Four in 2006. The team was nicknamed the Cinderella Team.

Career

Campbell is a former resident of

Lanham, Maryland Lanham is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland. As of the 2020 United States Census it had a population of 11,282. The New Carrollton station (the terminus of the Washington Metro's Orange Li ...

. While there, Campbell attended Glenridge Elementary School, Kenmoor Middle School, Charles Carroll Middle School, and

Fairmont Heights High School Fairmont Heights High School (est.1950) is an American public comprehensive secondary school located in Landover, Maryland,Silver Spring, Maryland Silver Spring is a census-designated place (CDP) in southeastern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, near Washington, D.C. Although officially unincorporated, in practice it is an edge city, with a population of 81,015 at the 2020 censu ...

and became a 2004 graduate of

Springbrook High School Springbrook High School is an American public high school, located in Montgomery County, Maryland, in the Washington metropolitan area, Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. It is located within the White Oak, Maryland, White Oak census-designated ...

. At Springbrook, Campbell was selected first-team All-Metropolitan by the ''Washington Post'' as a junior and senior and was the Montgomery County public schools' leading scorer as a junior, averaging 26.3 points per game. Campbell chose to attend

George Mason University George Mason University (George Mason, Mason, or GMU) is a public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia with an independent City of Fairfax, Virginia postal address in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. The university was origin ...

over Providence, Boston College, Virginia Commonwealth, and Georgetown, among others. As a freshman during the 2004–05 season, he appeared in 29 games, started one and was named to the CAA all-Rookie team, averaging 6.4 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, he was an integral part of George Mason's run to the 2006 Final Four, starting 34 of 35 games. He scored in double figures in all five of Mason's NCAA Tournament contest, with 21 against Michigan State, 15 against North Carolina, 16 against Wichita State and 15 against Connecticut. During his junior year, Campbell was named Third-Team All-CAA. He led the team in scoring, assists, 3-pointers and steals and was one of two players to finish among top 12 in the CAA in scoring, assists and steals. Campbell finished his career at George Mason by being selected to the Second-Team All-CAA team. He scored 15 or more points in 17 straight games heading into the NCAA Tournament that year (2007–08), and scored in double figures 76 times over his career. He is the only player in school history with 1,500 points, 450 rebounds, 350 assists, 150 3-pointers, 100 steals, and 50 blocks. Campbell signed his first professional contract with Solsonica Rieti of Italy for Lega Basket Serie A 2008–09 campaign. Following year Campbell moved to Germany, spending 2009–2010 season with German

Basketball Bundesliga The Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) (English language: ''Federal Basketball League''), for sponsorship reasons named easyCredit BBL, is the highest level league of professional club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 18 teams. A BBL season ...

team

Artland Dragons QTSV Quakenbrück, representing its professional team as Artland Dragons, is a basketball club based in Quakenbrück, Germany. Their home arena was the Artland Arena, which has room for 3,000 spectators. From 2003 till 2015 the club played in the ...

. He played 2010–11 season for the Telekom Baskets Bonn in

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. After two years in Germany, Campbell returned to Italy for short stint with FastWeb Casale Monferrato. Campbell spent 2011–2012 season playing for Italian

LegaDue Serie A2, known for sponsorship reasons as Serie A2 Old Wild West, is a men's basketball league in Italy. It constitutes the second-tier of the Italian league pyramid, below the first division LBA and above the third division Serie B, with pro ...

team Pallacanestro Sant'Antimo. In November 2012, he signed to play with Latvian team

BK Ventspils BK Ventspils is a professional basketball club that is located in Ventspils, Latvia. The club competes in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. History BK Ventspils was founded in 1994. In first years Ventspils proved themselves as relevant pa ...

. After stints with

Enel Brindisi New Basket Brindisi, for sponsorship reasons named Happy Casa Brindisi or shortly Brindisi, is a professional Italian basketball based in Brindisi, Apulia. It plays in the first division LBA in the 2022–23 season. Founded in 2004, the well-s ...

and MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, he signed with Orlandina Basket on March 2, 2015. On October 15, 2015, Campbell signed with

Czarni Słupsk Czarni Słupsk, more commonly known as Grupa Sierleccy Czarni Słupsk because of sponsorship reasons, is a Polish basketball team, based in Słupsk, playing in Polish Basketball League (PLK). The home arena of the club was Hala Gryfia. History I ...

of the Polish Basketball League. On September 29, 2017, Campbell signed with the Israeli team

of the

for the 2017–18 season.

Personal

Campbell is of

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...

descent. His name Folarin in

Yoruba The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute ...

means "Walking with wealth". He has inspired members of his own family to pursue careers in basketball. His parents are Quasi and Teni Campbell.

References

External links

George Mason player page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Folarin 1986 births Living people African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Latvia American sportspeople of Nigerian descent American people of Yoruba descent Artland Dragons players A.S. Junior Pallacanestro Casale players Basketball players from Maryland BK Ventspils players George Mason Patriots men's basketball players Lega Basket Serie A players Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin basketball players Riesen Ludwigsburg players New Basket Brindisi players Nigerian men's basketball players Orlandina Basket players People from Lanham, Maryland People from Silver Spring, Maryland Shooting guards Telekom Baskets Bonn players Yoruba sportspeople American men's basketball players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people