Raymond Felton

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Raymond Felton
Position Point guard
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg)
League NBA
Team Charlotte Bobcats
Jersey #20
Born June 26, 1984 (1984-06-26) (age 23)
Marion, South Carolina
Nationality American
High school Latta
College North Carolina
Draft 5th overall, 2005
Charlotte Bobcats
Pro career 2005–present
Awards 2002 Naismith Prep Player of the Year
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Raymond Bernard Felton Jr. (born June 26, 1984 in Marion, South Carolina) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays starting point guard for the Charlotte Bobcats of the NBA.

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[edit] High school career

Felton began his basketball career at Latta High School in Latta, South Carolina. There he led his high school to two state championships and a career record of 104-9. In the process, he set state scoring records with 2,992 points and 117 3 pointers.

Felton won the South Carolina Mister Basketball award as both a junior and senior, and was named Naismith Prep Player of the Year in 2002. He was MVP of the 2002 Roundball Classic at the United Center in Chicago, and was named to the 2002 McDonald's All-American Team. Felton played in the McDonald's All-American game with two future Tar Heel teammates, Sean May and Rashad McCants.

[edit] College career

At 6'1", 198 pounds, he was one of college basketball's most athletic guards during his three years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In his freshman year, he was voted Carolina Player of the Year and ACC Freshman of the Week three times. He had 236 assists, and averaged 12.0 points a game. During his sophomore year, he was a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award and the Naismith College Player of the Year Award, had 213 assists, and led the Tar Heels in steals (63) and free throw percentage (81%) while averaging 11.5 points per game.

In his third and final season at North Carolina, Felton led the Tar Heels along with fellow juniors Rashad McCants and Sean May and freshman Marvin Williams to the 2005 National Championship over the University of Illinois Fighting Illini on April 4, 2005 in St. Louis. This was the fifth men's basketball championship in UNC's history (1924, 1957, 1982, 1993, 2005). Felton hit a key three-pointer to break a 65-65 tie late in the game, and then came up with a crucial steal in the final seconds when Illinois had a chance to either tie the game or take the lead. His two free throws after the steal provided the final scoring in the game.

Felton averaged 12.9 points and 6.9 assists per game during his junior season and showed a much-improved shooting touch. He was voted to the All-ACC First Team that season in recognition of his efforts.[1]

[edit] Professional career

He was selected 5th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Bobcats. Felton wears jersey No. 20 as a professional, just as he did in high school for the Latta Vikings. His current career NBA averages are 13.0 PPG, 3.2 RPG, and 6.4 APG.

[edit] NBA career statistics

Year Team G GS MPG FG% 3P%0 FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
2005–06 CHA 80 54 30.1 0.391 0.358 0.725 1.0 2.4 3.3 5.6 1.3 0.1 2.28 2.30 11.9
2006–07 CHA 78 75 36.3 0.384 0.330 0.797 0.7 2.8 3.4 7.0 1.5 0.1 2.95 2.30 14.0
2007–08 CHA 79 79 37.6 0.413 0.280 0.800 0.5 2.5 3.0 7.4 1.2 0.2 2.70 2.30 14.4

[edit] Awards

  • All-NBA Rookie 2nd Team 2005-06
  • No. 2 jersey is honored in the rafters of the Dean Dome at UNC
  • NCAA All-Tournament Team: 2005
  • Associated Press Men's Basketball Third Team: 2004-05
  • First Team All-ACC: 2004-05
  • Voted Carolina's Most Valuable Player: 2002-03, 2004-05 (Shared with Sean May)
  • Winner of Bob Cousy Award: 2005
  • First Team All-ACC: 2004-05
  • Third Team All-ACC: 2002-03, 2003-04
  • First Team All-ACC Tournament: 2003
  • ACC All-Defensive Team Honorable Mention: 2004-05
  • ACC All-Freshmen Team: 2002-03
  • Naismith Prep Player of the Year: 2002

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ 2005 All-ACC Men's Basketball Selections :: Duke's Redick and Williams, UNC's May and Felton and Wake's Paul earn first-team honors

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