Toarlyn Fitzpatrick

Toarlyn Fitzpatrick

Fitzpatrick with Apollon Patras.
No. 32 – Rapid București
Position	Power forward / center
League	Liga Națională
Personal information
Born	(1989-09-04) September 4, 1989 (age 35) Tampa Bay, Florida
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school	C. Leon King (Tampa, Florida)
College	South Florida (2009–2013)
NBA draft	2013: undrafted
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–2014	Kangoeroes Willebroek
2014–2015	Apollon Patras
2015–2016	Tigers Tübingen
2016–2017	Rethymno Cretan Kings
2017	Akita Northern Happinets
2018	Cyberdyne Ibaraki Robots
2018–2019	Holargos
2019	ESSM Le Portel
2019–2020	Aris Thessaloniki
2020	Ionikos Nikaias
2020–2022	BCM U Pitești
2022–2023	Hapoel Afula
2023–present	Rapid București
Career highlights and awards
Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer (2015)

Toarlyn Lavon Fitzpatrick[1] (born September 4, 1989), nicknamed Fitz, is an American professional basketball player for Rapid București of the Liga Națională.

High school career

Fitzpatrick played high school basketball at C. Leon King High School in Tampa, Florida.

College career

After high school, Fitzpatrick played college basketball at South Florida University, with the South Florida Bulls, from 2009 to 2013.

College statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009–10	South Florida	33	22	22.1	.398	.300	.552	4.48	0.36	0.61	0.97	4.27
2010–11	South Florida	33	6	14.2	.422	.344	.733	4.09	0.52	0.39	0.55	4.30
2011–12	South Florida	35	11	25.5	.443	.412	.688	6.43	0.89	0.71	1.00	7.97
2012–13	South Florida	31	31	34.4	.375	.320	.700	5.26	0.94	0.81	0.87	9.90
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 Belgian League club Kangoeroes Willebroek.[2] He moved to Greece for the 2014–15 season, to play in the Greek League with Apollon Patras.[3]

He then moved to Germany for the 2015–16 season, to play with the German League club Walter Tigers.[4]

On May 27, 2016, Fitzpatrick returned to Greece and signed a 1+1 year deal with Rethymno Cretan Kings.[5]

On July 31, 2017, he signed with Akita Northern Happinets of the Japanese B.League, $60,000 buyout to Rethymno Cretan Kings.[6][7] In 2018 he moved to the Cyberdyne Ibaraki Robots.

On July 19, 2018, Fitzpatrick returned to Greece once more, this time for Holargos, where he eventually became the team captain.

On July 25, 2019, he signed with ESSM Le Portel of the French LNB Pro A. [8]

On November 21, 2019, Fitzpatrick returned to Greece for Aris.[9]

On September 9, 2020, Fitzpatrick signed with Ionikos Nikaias, his fifth club in Greece.[10] 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 BCM U Pitești.

The Basketball Tournament

In 2017, Fitzpatrick competed in The Basketball Tournament 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 Overseas Elite.[11]

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

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013–14	Willebroek	36	15	16.6	.447	.344	.655	4.14	0.75	0.36	0.19	7.75
2014–15	Patras	26	23	27.0	.397	.333	.659	7.31	1.15	0.92	1.12	11.12
2015–16	Tübingen	34	14	22.5	.441	.328	.674	4.26	1.03	0.71	0.44	8.59
2016–17	Rethymno	31	26	27.9	.440	.377	.672	6.74	2.03	0.81	0.90	12.16
2017–18	Akita	24	7	21.7	.378	.258	.703	6.2	2.6	1.6	0.5	10.3
2017–18	Ibaraki	30	3	18.4	.406	.280	.526	7.3	1.9	0.4	0.6	8.0
2018–19	Holargos	29	27	27.4	.368	.317	.533	5.10	1.17	0.90	0.24	8.24
2019–20	Le Portel	8	3	13.2	.370	.412	.000	2.25	1.25	0.38	0.12	3.38

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Rethymno	5		29.0	.315	.273	.545	7.2	1.4	1.2	0.8	9.8
2018–19	Holargos	3		31.7	.424	.400	.500	13.3	0.3	1.0	0.0	12.0

Early cup games

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017	Akita	2	0	21:22	.471	.333	.000	4.0	4.0	1.5	0.0	9.0

References

1. Toarlyn Lavon FITZPATRICK.
2. Toarlyn Fitzpatrick signs with BBC Kangoeroes.
3. Apollon Patras signed Toarlyn Fitzpatrick.
4. Tubingen Walter-Tigers sign Toarlyn Fitzpatrick.
5. Rethymno BC land Toarlyn Fitzpatrick.
6. Akita Northern Happinets (31 July 2017). "【新入団】トアーリン・フィッツパトリック選手 契約合意のお知らせ". Retrieved 1 August 2017.
7. basket24gr (2 August 2017). "Toarlyn Fitzpatrick". Retrieved 2 August 2017.
8. "Mantas Kalnietis évoque son départ de l'Asvel, Fabien Paschal de retour à Evreux" (in French). BasketAccu. July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
9. "Toarlyn Fitzpatrick joins Aris BC". Sportando. November 21, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
10. Mammides, Chris (September 16, 2020). "Toarlyn Fitzpatrick is a newcomer at Ionikos Nikaias". Eurobasket. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
11. "Toarlyn Fitzpatrick".

External links

• FIBA Game Center Profile
• Eurobasket.com Profile
• Draftexpress.com Profile
• RealGM.com Profile
• German League Profile (in German)
• Greek Basket League Profile (in Greek)
• South Florida Bulls bio
• NCAA College Stats
• Twitter Account