Courtney Fortson (born May 23, 1988) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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(PLK). He played

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for the

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High school

Fortson attended Jefferson Davis High School in Montgomery, Alabama, where he was named Mr. Basketball by the Alabama Sports Writers Association in 2007.

College career

He played his

at the

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as a guard, and recorded the school's second-ever

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(20 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds) in a December 2008 win over

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Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft, Fortson signed with Steaua Turabo Bucuresti of Romania but later left in January 2011. In March 2011, he joined the Reno Bighorns of the NBA D-League. In November 2011, Fortson was acquired by the Los Angeles D-Fenders. But on December 8, 2011, he was signed by the

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. However, he was later waived before the start of the 2011–12 season and re-joined the D-Fenders. Not long after being waived by the Clippers, he was called up on January 16, 2012 on a ten-day contract. However, he was waived by the team on January 27, 2012, after playing four games. Fortson signed a ten-day contract with the Houston Rockets later that season, and was eventually signed by the Rockets for the remainder of the season. In September 2012, he was waived by the Rockets. Fortson, again, signed with the

for training camp on September 29, 2012, but on October 7, 2012, he and Chris Johnson were waived by the Clippers. Later that month, he joined the Los Angeles D-Fenders. On February 4, 2013, Fortson was named to the Futures All-Star roster for the 2013 NBA D-League All-Star Game. In September 2013, he signed with Avtodor Saratov of Russia for the 2013–14 season. On June 3, 2014, he signed with Trotamundos de Carabobo for the rest of the 2014 LPB season. On July 5, 2014, he returned to Avtodor Saratov, signing for one more season. On February 18, 2015, Fortson scored a

in a

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-game against Güssing Knights; he recorded 30 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists and was named Weekly MVP. On July 11, 2015, Fortson signed with the Turkish club

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. On March 9, 2016, he parted ways with Banvit after averaging 16.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game in BSL. In July 2016, Forston signed with Chinese club

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for the 2016–17 CBA season. On January 4, 2017, Fortson recorded a triple-double after posting 22 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high 20 assists in a 117–130 loss to the

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. Fortson was named the

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for the 2017–18 season, after he averaged 31.1 points, 12 assists and 7.8 rebounds per game while leading Zhejiang to the first seed in the CBA. On July 26, 2021, Fortson signed with Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. On October 26, 2022, he signed with

of the

(PLK).

Career Statistics

, - , align=center , 2010–11 , align=left , CSA Steaua Bucuresti , Liga Nationala , 5 , , 23.0 , , .378 , , .333 , , .875 , , 3.6 , , 3.2 , , .6 , , .0 , , 9.2 , - , align=center , 2011–12 , align=left , LA Clippers/ Houston Rockets , NBA , 10 , , 9.5 , , .344 , , .231 , , .667 , , 1.5 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , .0 , , 3.5 , - , align=center , 2011–12 , align=left , LA D-Fenders/ Rio Grande ,

NBA D-League The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is the National Basketball Association's (NBA) official minor league basketball organization. The league was known as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL) from 2001 to 2005, and the NBA Dev ...

, 31 , , 34.6 , , .471 , , .396 , , .796 , , 4.5 , , 6.2 , , 2.1 , , .1 , , 17.2 , - , align=center , 2012–13 , align=left , Los Angeles D-Fenders ,

, 46 , , 38.4 , , .398 , , .355 , , .766 , , 5.0 , , 7.1 , , 2.0 , , .1 , , 17.8 , - , align=center , 2014–15 , align=left , BC Avtodor Saratov ,

FIBA Europe Cup The FIBA Europe Cup (FEC) is an annual professional club basketball competition organised by FIBA for eligible European clubs. It is FIBA's European-wide second level. Clubs mainly qualify for the competition based on their performance in natio ...

, 13 , , 38.2 , , .444 , , .460 , , .735 , , 6.0 , , 9.8 , , 1.9 , , .2 , , 17.2 , - , align=center , 2015–16 , align=left , Bandırma B.İ.K. ,

Turkish League Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

, 20 , , 34.6 , , .394 , , .384 , , .852 , , 4.4 , , 6.5 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 16.3 , - , align=center , 2016–17 , align=left ,

, CBA , 42 , , 40.1 , , .421 , , .335 , , .844 , , 7.4 , , 8.5 , , 2.6 , , .1 , , 29.0 , - , align=center , 2017–18 , align=left ,

, CBA , 50 , , 40.2 , , .458 , , .331 , , .817 , , 7.6 , , 11.0 , , 2.6 , , .2 , , 30.7 , - , align=center , 2018–19 , align=left ,

, CBA , 48 , , 40.2 , , .411 , , .286 , , .711 , , 7.5 , , 11.0 , , 2.4 , , .2 , , 23.9 , - , align=center , 2019–20 , align=left ,

Sichuan Blue Whales The Sichuan Jinqiang Blue Whales (sometimes spelled Whale) (四川金强蓝鲸), also known as Sichuan Jinqiang or Sichuan Jinrong Industry, are a professional basketball team based in Wenjiang District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, which plays in ...

, CBA , 30 , , 35.8 , , .454 , , .330 , , .770 , , 6.3 , , 7.3 , , 1.5 , , .0 , , 27.4 , - , -class=sortbottom , align="center" colspan=2 , Career , All Leagues , 295 , , 37.1 , , .430 , , .336 , , .786 , , 6.1 , , 8.3 , , 2.1 , , .1 , , 22.7

References

External links

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at fiba.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Fortson, Courtney 1988 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in China American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic American expatriate basketball people in Romania American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela American men's basketball players Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball players Bandırma B.İ.K. players Basketball players from Montgomery, Alabama BC Avtodor Saratov players Houston Rockets players Los Angeles Clippers players Los Angeles D-Fenders players Point guards Reno Bighorns players Rio Grande Valley Vipers players Spójnia Stargard players Trotamundos B.B.C. players Undrafted National Basketball Association players Zhejiang Lions players