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| Lions Jindřichův Hradec | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | National Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1998-05-01)May 1, 1998 (age 26) Mullins, South Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Listed weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | North Carolina (2017–2018) |
| NBA draft | 2019:undrafted |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018 | Petrol Olimpija |
| 2019 | BC Nokia |
| 2020 | Venados de Mazatlán |
| 2020–present | Fiobanka Jindřichův Hradec |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jalek Shiquan Felton (born May 1, 1998) is an American professionalbasketball player forFiobanka Jindřichův Hradec of the CzechNational Basketball League. He playedcollege basketball for theNorth Carolina Tar Heels.
Coming into college basketball, Jalek Felton was the 28th best player in class. He signed with North Carolina over Kansas and South Carolina.
Felton played one season forNorth Carolina, 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 byThe Daily Tar Heel show that he was found to have committed "Sexual Assault or Sexual Violence" by the university and was expelled from the entireUNC System, given a no-contact order, and banned from the campus for four years.[1][2] Felton considered transferring to a different school after leaving UNC, but ultimately opted to turn professional.[3]
| SEASON AVERAGES | |||||||||||||||
| SEASON | TEAM | MIN | FGM-FGA | FG% | 3PM-3PA | 3P% | FTM-FTA | FT% | REB | AST | BLK | STL | PF | TO | PTS |
| 2017–18 | UNC | 9.7 | 1.1–2.8 | .387 | 0.5–1.6 | .314 | 0.2–0.3 | .667 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.9 |
Felton started playing professional basketball forPetrol Olimpija in 2018.[4] In the beginning of 2019 he signed a deal withBC Nokia.[5]
In February 2020, Felton has signed a contract to play for theVenados de Mazatlán of the MexicanCircuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA).[6] In two games he posted 8.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. On September 21, Felton signed with Czech clubFiobanka Jindřichův Hradec.[7]
Felton returned to the Venados de Mazatlán ahead of the 2023 CIBACOPA season.[8] He was named an All-Star in 2023.[9]
His uncleRaymond Felton is also a professional basketball player who played in theNBA for 14 years after playing at North Carolina as well.[4]