Jalek Shiquan Felton (born May 1, 1998) is an American professional

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player for Fiobanka Jindřichův Hradec of the Czech National Basketball League. He played

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for the

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High school career

Coming into college basketball, Jalek Felton was the 28th best player in class. He signed with North Carolina over Kansas and South Carolina.

College career

Felton played one season for

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, where he averaged 2.9 points per game in 22 games. He was suspended by the university on January 30, 2018, in response to misconduct allegations for reasons that remained largely unknown at the time. In March of that year, Felton withdrew from the university; documents released in August 2020 under a court order in response to a public records lawsuit by ''

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'' show that he was found to have committed "Sexual Assault or Sexual Violence" by the university and was expelled from the entire

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, given a no-contact order, and banned from the campus for four years. Felton considered transferring to a different school after leaving UNC, but ultimately opted to turn professional.

Professional career

Felton started playing professional basketball for Petrol Olimpija in 2018. In the beginning of 2019 he signed a deal with

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. In February 2020, Felton has signed a contract to play for Venados, of the Mexican

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. In two games he posted 8.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. On September 21, Felton signed with Czech club Fiobanka Jindřichův Hradec.

Personal life

His uncle

Raymond Felton Raymond Bernard Felton Jr. (born June 26, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. Felton played college basketball for the University of North Carolina under head coach Roy Williams. At North Carolina, Felton led the Tar Hee ...

is also a professional basketball player who played in the

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for over 15 years after playing at North Carolina as well.

References

External links

ESPN profile

USA Basketball bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Felton, Jalek 1998 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Finland American expatriate basketball people in Slovenia American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American men's basketball players Basketball players from South Carolina BC Nokia players KK Olimpija players North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball players People from Mullins, South Carolina Point guards