Toarlyn Lavon Fitzpatrick[1] (born September 4, 1989), nicknamed Fitz, is an American professional basketball player for Rapid București of the Liga Națională.

Toarlyn Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick with Apollon Patras.
No. 32 – Rapid București
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueLiga Națională
Personal information
Born (1989-09-04) September 4, 1989 (age 35)
Tampa Bay, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolC. Leon King (Tampa, Florida)
CollegeSouth Florida (2009–2013)
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Kangoeroes Willebroek
2014–2015Apollon Patras
2015–2016Tigers Tübingen
2016–2017Rethymno Cretan Kings
2017Akita Northern Happinets
2018Cyberdyne Ibaraki Robots
2018–2019Holargos
2019ESSM Le Portel
2019–2020Aris Thessaloniki
2020Ionikos Nikaias
2020–2022BCM U Pitești
2022–2023Hapoel Afula
2023–presentRapid București
Career highlights and awards

High school career

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Fitzpatrick played high school basketball at C. Leon King High School in Tampa, Florida.

College career

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After high school, Fitzpatrick played college basketball at South Florida University, with the South Florida Bulls, from 2009 to 2013.

College statistics

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 South Florida 33 22 22.1 .398 .300 .552 4.48 0.36 0.61 0.97 4.27
2010–11 South Florida 33 6 14.2 .422 .344 .733 4.09 0.52 0.39 0.55 4.30
2011–12 South Florida 35 11 25.5 .443 .412 .688 6.43 0.89 0.71 1.00 7.97
2012–13 South Florida 31 31 34.4 .375 .320 .700 5.26 0.94 0.81 0.87 9.90
Career 132 70 23.9 .406 .351 .660 5.08 0.67 0.63 0.85 6.58

Professional career

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Fitzpatrick began his pro career in the 2013–14 season in Belgium, with the Belgian League club Kangoeroes Willebroek.[2] He moved to Greece for the 2014–15 season, to play in the Greek League with Apollon Patras.[3]

He then moved to Germany for the 2015–16 season, to play with the German League club Walter Tigers.[4]

On May 27, 2016, Fitzpatrick returned to Greece and signed a 1+1 year deal with Rethymno Cretan Kings.[5]

On July 31, 2017, he signed with Akita Northern Happinets of the Japanese B.League, $60,000 buyout to Rethymno Cretan Kings.[6][7] In 2018 he moved to the Cyberdyne Ibaraki Robots.

On July 19, 2018, Fitzpatrick returned to Greece once more, this time for Holargos, where he eventually became the team captain.

On July 25, 2019, he signed with ESSM Le Portel of the French LNB Pro A. [8]

On November 21, 2019, Fitzpatrick returned to Greece for Aris.[9]

On September 9, 2020, Fitzpatrick signed with Ionikos Nikaias, his fifth club in Greece.[10] 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

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In 2017, Fitzpatrick competed in The Basketball Tournament 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.[11]

Personal life

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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

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Willebroek 36 15 16.6 .447 .344 .655 4.14 0.75 0.36 0.19 7.75
2014–15 Patras 26 23 27.0 .397 .333 .659 7.31 1.15 0.92 1.12 11.12
2015–16 Tübingen 34 14 22.5 .441 .328 .674 4.26 1.03 0.71 0.44 8.59
2016–17 Rethymno 31 26 27.9 .440 .377 .672 6.74 2.03 0.81 0.90 12.16
2017–18 Akita 24 7 21.7 .378 .258 .703 6.2 2.6 1.6 0.5 10.3
2017–18 Ibaraki 30 3 18.4 .406 .280 .526 7.3 1.9 0.4 0.6 8.0
2018–19 Holargos 29 27 27.4 .368 .317 .533 5.10 1.17 0.90 0.24 8.24
2019–20 Le Portel 8 3 13.2 .370 .412 .000 2.25 1.25 0.38 0.12 3.38

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Rethymno 5 29.0 .315 .273 .545 7.2 1.4 1.2 0.8 9.8
2018–19 Holargos 3 31.7 .424 .400 .500 13.3 0.3 1.0 0.0 12.0

Early cup games

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017 Akita 2 0 21:22 .471 .333 .000 4.0 4.0 1.5 0.0 9.0

References

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  1. ^ Toarlyn Lavon FITZPATRICK.
  2. ^ Toarlyn Fitzpatrick signs with BBC Kangoeroes.
  3. ^ Apollon Patras signed Toarlyn Fitzpatrick.
  4. ^ Tubingen Walter-Tigers sign Toarlyn Fitzpatrick.
  5. ^ Rethymno BC land Toarlyn Fitzpatrick.
  6. ^ Akita Northern Happinets (31 July 2017). "【新入団】トアーリン・フィッツパトリック選手 契約合意のお知らせ". Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  7. ^ basket24gr (2 August 2017). "Toarlyn Fitzpatrick". Retrieved 2 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Mantas Kalnietis évoque son départ de l'Asvel, Fabien Paschal de retour à Evreux" (in French). BasketAccu. July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  9. ^ "Toarlyn Fitzpatrick joins Aris BC". Sportando. November 21, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  10. ^ Mammides, Chris (September 16, 2020). "Toarlyn Fitzpatrick is a newcomer at Ionikos Nikaias". Eurobasket. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  11. ^ "Toarlyn Fitzpatrick".
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