Carl Keith "C. J." Fair Jr. (born September 13, 1991) is an American professional

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player for the Al-Nasr Dubai of the

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High school career

Fair is from

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and spent his freshman to junior years of high school at

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, a public college preparatory school. The Knights were 18–6 in his freshman season. Fair, a ''Baltimore Sun'' First-Team All-Metro selection, helped lead City College to a 25–4 record and a berth in the state regional semifinals as a sophomore. He missed his junior season in high school due to a knee injury, and later committed to Syracuse University in October 2008. Fair enrolled at

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in New Hampshire for his senior year. In his one season there, Brewster won the

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(NEPSAC) title and went 35–5, winning their last 13 games of the season. Fair's season high point total was 32 against South Kent.

College career

In his four-year career at

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, Fair played 143 games, averaging 11.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game, as he was named to the All-Big East second team in 2013 and to the All-Acc first team in 2014. He was also named to the NABC Division I All-District 2 first team (2014), USBWA NCAA All-American second team (2014), NABC Division I All-District 5 second team (2013) and USBWA All-District II first team (2013). On February 13, 2014, he was named one of the 30 finalists for the

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College statistics

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Professional career

Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2014–2016)

2014–2015 season

After going undrafted in the

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, Fair joined the

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for the

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. On September 5, 2014, he signed with the

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. However, he was later waived by the Pacers on October 25 after appearing in two preseason games. Five days later, he was acquired by the

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of the

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as an affiliate player of the Pacers. In 56 games for the Mad Ants in 2014–15, he averaged 14.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game.

2015–2016 season

After joining the

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for the

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, on September 15, 2015, Fair signed with the Indiana Pacers, returning to the team's training camp for the second year in a row. However, he again failed to make the final roster, as the Pacers waived him on October 24 after he appeared in five preseason games. Five days later, he was reacquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.

Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre (2016–2017)

On July 22, 2016, Fair signed with French club

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Second Stint with Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2017–2018)

On November 2, 2017, Fair was included in the opening night roster of the

Windy City Bulls (2018–2019)

On February 12, 2018, Fair was traded by the

to the

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in exchange for

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and the returning player rights to

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. On March 25, 2018, the

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announced that they had signed Fair, but was waived on the next day without playing a game for the Bulls. Fair was signed by the Windy City Bulls to their training camp roster.

Al Naser Dubai (2019–present)

On August 30, 2019, it was reported that Al Naser had added Fair to their roster.

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summer of 2017, Fair competed in

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for Boeheim's Army; a team composed of

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States. It was established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church but has been nonsectarian since 1920 ...

basketball alum. In five games, he averaged 8.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.4 steals to help lead Boeheim's Army to the Semifinal Round where they fell 81–77 to the eventual champions Overseas Elite. Fair also played for Boeheim's Army in 2016. In three games, he averaged 9.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.

References

External links

Syracuse Orange bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fair, C. J. 1991 births Living people All-American college men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in the United Arab Emirates American men's basketball players Basketball players from Baltimore Brewster Academy alumni Fort Wayne Mad Ants players Limoges CSP players Power forwards Small forwards Syracuse Orange men's basketball players Windy City Bulls players 21st-century American sportsmen Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) basketball players