Markelle Fultz

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Basketball player
Markelle Fultz
Fultz 2018.jpg
Player information
Full name Markelle N'Gai Fultz
birthday 29th May 1998 (age 22)
place of birth Prince George's County , Maryland , USA
size 193 cm
position Point Guard / Shooting Guard
college Washington
NBA draft 2017 , 1st pick , Philadelphia 76ers
Club information
society Orlando Magic
league NBA
Jersey number 20th
Clubs as active
2017–2019 Philadelphia 76ers Since 2019 Orlando MagicUnited StatesUnited States
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Markelle N'Gai Fultz (born May 29, 1998 in Prince George's County , Maryland ) is an American basketball player who is currently under contract with the Orlando Magic in the NBA . He played for the Washington Huskies at the University of Washington during his college years . In the 2017 NBA Draft , he was selected first by the Philadelphia 76ers .

Career

college

Fultz played a year in the NCAA for the University of Washington on the Washington Huskies basketball team. During his only season at college level, Fultz averaged 23.2 points, 5.9 assists and 5.7 rebounds .

NBA

Fultz signed up for the 2017 NBA draft and was a candidate for the first pick in many mock drafts . Eventually, he was also selected in the first place by the Philadelphia 76ers . In his first NBA game on October 18, 2017 against the Washington Wizards , he scored ten points and three rebounds. On April 11, 2018, at the age of 19 years and 317 days, Fultz became the youngest player in NBA history to score a triple-double (13 points, ten rebounds and ten assists in 25 minutes), although he did not even play in that game Initial line-up.

However, during his first year in the NBA, he suffered from shoulder problems, the cause of which remained a mystery. The complaints had a detrimental effect on his throw and Fultz played only 14 games during the main round, in which he scored an average of 7.1 points, 3.8 basket assists and 3.1 rebounds.

Fultz returned for the new season to the Sixers and completed 19 season games before he was taken out of play due to chronic shoulder problems. In February 2019, he was given up for Jonathon Simmons and draft picks to the Orlando Magic .

Web links

Commons : Markelle Fultz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fultz signs up for the draft from spox.com, accessed on May 24, 2017.
  2. ↑ Mock Draft 2017 by draftexpress.com, Accessed on 24 May 2017th
  3. ↑ Markelle Fultz showed positive signs in NBA debut. 20th October 2017
  4. ↑ From NBA.com Staff: Philadelphia 76ers rookie Markelle Fultz becomes youngest in NBA history with triple-double | NBA.com . In: NBA.com . ( nba.com [accessed April 15, 2018]).
  5. ↑ http://www.nba.com/article/2018/03/26/philadelphia-76ers-markelle-fultz-available-play
  6. ↑ https://sixerswire.usatoday.com/2018/07/22/markelle-fultz-shooting-form-drew-hanlen-sixers-nba-offseason/
  7. ↑ https://sports.yahoo.com/rookie-no-more-markelle-fultz-035233301.html
  8. ↑ The Markelle Fultz saga shows no signs of abating | Keith Pompey
  9. ↑ Magic Acquire Mark Elle Fultz in Trade From 76ers
personal data
SURNAME Fultz, Markelle
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fultz, Markelle N'Gai (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH May 29, 1998
PLACE OF BIRTH Prince George's County , Maryland