Toarlyn Lavon Fitzpatrick (born September 4, 1989), nicknamed Fitz, is an American professional
basketball
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player for
Rapid București
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of the
Liga Națională.
High school career
Fitzpatrick played high school basketball at
C. Leon King High School in
Tampa, Florida
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.
College career
After high school, Fitzpatrick played
college basketball
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at
South Florida University, with the
South Florida Bulls
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, from 2009 to 2013.
College statistics
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, style="text-align:left;", 2009–10
, style="text-align:left;",
South Florida
, 33 , , 22 , , 22.1 , , .398 , , .300 , , .552 , , 4.48 , , 0.36 , , 0.61 , , 0.97 , , 4.27
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2010–11
, style="text-align:left;",
South Florida
, 33 , , 6 , , 14.2 , , .422 , , .344 , , .733, , 4.09 , , 0.52 , , 0.39 , , 0.55 , , 4.30
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2011–12
, style="text-align:left;",
South Florida
, 35 , , 11 , , 25.5 , , .443 , , .412 , , .688, , 6.43 , , 0.89 , , 0.71 , , 1.00 , , 7.97
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2012–13
, style="text-align:left;",
South Florida
, 31 , , 31 , , 34.4 , , .375 , , .320 , , .700, , 5.26 , , 0.94, , 0.81 , , 0.87 , , 9.90
, -
, - class="sortbottom"
! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career
!132 , , 70 , , 23.9 , , .406 , , .351 , , .660 , , 5.08 , , 0.67 , , 0.63 , , 0.85 , , 6.58
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Professional career
Fitzpatrick began his pro career in the 2013–14 season in Belgium, with the
Belgian League
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club
Kangoeroes Willebroek. He moved to Greece for the 2014–15 season, to play in the
Greek League with
Apollon Patras
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.
He then moved to Germany for the 2015–16 season, to play with the
German League club
Walter Tigers.
On May 27, 2016, Fitzpatrick returned to Greece and signed a 1+1 year deal with
Rethymno Cretan Kings.
On July 31, 2017, he signed with
Akita Northern Happinets
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of the Japanese
B.League, $60,000
buyout
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to Rethymno Cretan Kings. In 2018 he moved to the
Cyberdyne Ibaraki Robots
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Roster
Notable players
* Toarlyn Fitzpatrick
*Chukwudiebere Maduabum
* Yusuke Okada
* Juan Pattillo ...
.
On July 19, 2018, Fitzpatrick returned to Greece once more, this time for
Holargos, where he eventually became the
team captain
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.
On July 25, 2019, he signed with
ESSM Le Portel
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History
In ...
of the French
LNB Pro A.
On November 21, 2019, Fitzpatrick returned to Greece for
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.
On September 9, 2020, Fitzpatrick signed with
Ionikos Nikaias
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, his fifth club in Greece. 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
In 2017, Fitzpatrick competed in
The Basketball Tournament
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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.
Personal life
In 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
Regular season
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, align="left" ,
2013–14
, align="left" , Willebroek
, 36 , , 15 , , 16.6 , , .447 , , .344 , , .655 , , 4.14 , , 0.75 , , 0.36 , , 0.19 , , 7.75
, -
, align="left" ,
2014–15
, align="left" , Patras
, 26 , , 23 , , 27.0 , , .397 , , .333 , , .659 , , 7.31 , , 1.15 , , 0.92 , , 1.12 , , 11.12
, -
, align="left" , 2015–16
, align="left" , Tübingen
, 34 , , 14 , , 22.5 , , .441 , , .328 , , .674 , , 4.26 , , 1.03 , , 0.71 , , 0.44 , , 8.59
, -
, align="left" ,
2016–17
, align="left" , Rethymno
, 31 , , 26 , , 27.9 , , .440 , , .377 , , .672 , , 6.74 , , 2.03 , , 0.81 , , 0.90 , , 12.16
, -
, align="left" ,
2017–18
, align="left" , Akita
, 24 , , 7 , , 21.7 , , .378 , , .258 , , .703 , , 6.2 , , 2.6 , , 1.6 , , 0.5 , , 10.3
, -
, align="left" ,
2017–18
, align="left" , Ibaraki
, 30 , , 3 , , 18.4 , , .406 , , .280 , , .526 , , 7.3 , , 1.9 , , 0.4 , , 0.6 , , 8.0
, -
, align="left" ,
2018–19
, align="left" , Holargos
, 29 , , 27 , , 27.4 , , .368 , , .317 , , .533 , , 5.10 , , 1.17 , , 0.90 , , 0.24 , , 8.24
, -
, align="left" , 2019–20
, align="left" , Le Portel
, 8 , , 3 , , 13.2 , , .370 , , .412 , , .000 , , 2.25 , , 1.25 , , 0.38 , , 0.12 , , 3.38
, -
Playoffs
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2016–17
, style="text-align:left;", Rethymno
, 5 , , , , 29.0 , , .315 , , .273 , , .545 , , 7.2 , , 1.4 , , 1.2 , , 0.8 , , 9.8
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2018–19
, style="text-align:left;", Holargos
, 3 , , , , 31.7 , , .424 , , .400 , , .500 , , 13.3 , , 0.3 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 12.0
, -
Early cup games
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2017
, style="text-align:left;", Akita
, 2 , , 0 , , 21:22 , , .471 , , .333 , , .000 , , 4.0 , , 4.0 , , 1.5 , , 0.0 , , 9.0
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References
External links
FIBA Game Center ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileDraftexpress.com ProfileRealGM.com ProfileGerman League Profile
Greek Basket League Profile
South Florida Bulls bio Twitter Account
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1989 births
Living people
Akita Northern Happinets players
American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
American expatriate basketball people in Germany
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in Japan
American men's basketball players
Apollon Patras B.C. players
Aris B.C. players
Basketball players from Tampa, Florida
Centers (basketball)
Cyberdyne Ibaraki Robots players
Holargos B.C. players
Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen players
Power forwards (basketball)
Rethymno B.C. players
South Florida Bulls men's basketball players
Tigers Tübingen players