Toarlyn Lavon Fitzpatrick (born September 4, 1989), nicknamed Fitz, is an American professional

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player for

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of the Liga Națională.

High school career

Fitzpatrick played high school basketball at

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College career

After high school, Fitzpatrick played

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, with the

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, from 2009 to 2013.

College statistics

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, 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;",

, 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;",

, 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 , -

Professional career

Fitzpatrick began his pro career in the 2013–14 season in Belgium, with the

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club

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. He moved to Greece for the 2014–15 season, to play in the Greek League with

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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

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of the Japanese

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, $60,000

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to Rethymno Cretan Kings. In 2018 he moved to the

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. On July 19, 2018, Fitzpatrick returned to Greece once more, this time for

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, where he eventually became the

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. On July 25, 2019, he signed with

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of the French

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. On November 21, 2019, Fitzpatrick returned to Greece for Aris. On September 9, 2020, Fitzpatrick signed with

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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

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The Basketball Tournament

In 2017, Fitzpatrick competed in

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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

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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

, - , 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

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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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzpatrick, Toarlyn 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