Gerald Fitch

Gerald Fitch
	; Fitch in 2005 with the Miami Heat.
No. 23 – Unicaja Málaga
	Shooting guard
Personal information
Born	August 12, 1982 (age 29); Columbus, Georgia
Nationality	American
High school	Westside High School
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
College	University of Kentucky
NBA Draft	2004 / Undrafted
Pro career	2004–present
Career history
	Cibona Zagreb (2004-05); Khimik Yuzhny (2005); Miami Heat (2005-06); Austin Toros (2006); Galatasaray Café Crown (2006-07); Pallacanestro Cantù (2007-09); Kepez Bld Antalya (2009); Baloncesto Fuenlabrada (2009-10); Aliaga Petkim (2010-11); Unicaja Málaga (2011-present)

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Gerald Edwind Fitch (born August 12, 1982) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Euroleague team Unicaja Málaga in Spain. He played college basketball at the University of Kentucky and has played internationally and in the National Basketball Association in the United States.^[1]

[edit] College career

Fitch came to Kentucky in 2000 after being named Mr. Basketball in the state of Georgia his senior year at Westside High School in Macon, Georgia. Fitch entered the starting lineup early in his freshman year, and was named to the All-SEC Freshman Team. Fitch had a successful four years at Kentucky, leading the team to records of 32-4 and 27-5 in his junior and senior years, respectively. His college career ended, however, with a missed shot at the buzzer to seal an upset loss to UAB in the second round of the 2004 NCAA Tournament.

[edit] Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2004 NBA Draft, Fitch signed with the Washington Wizards prior to the 2004-05 season. He received playing time in the preseason, but was cut prior to the start of the regular season. Fitch then spent that season playing overseas in the Euroleague and the Ukraine Superleague. Prior to the 2005-06 season, Fitch signed with the Miami Heat, where he was used as third string point guard behind Jason Williams and Gary Payton. At the trade deadline on February 23, 2006, he was shipped to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Derek Anderson, and waived before ever playing a game for them. On March 7, 2006, Fitch was assigned to the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League. The following season he played for Turkish team Galatasaray Café Crown. On October 1, 2007, the Detroit Pistons signed Fitch via free agency, but he was eventually released during preseason. At the end of 2007 he transferred to Pallacanestro Cantù.

On January 25, 2011 he signed with Unicaja Málaga in Spain until the end of 2011-12 season.^[2]^[3]

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[0] El Tau hace magia: Mickeal obtiene el pasaporte búlgaro y fichan a Gerald Fitch (Spanish)

[1] Unicaja adds scoring guard Fitch

[2] Unicaja Malaga confirms Gerald Fitch for the next season

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Short description	American basketball player
Date of birth	August 12, 1982
Place of birth	Columbus, Georgia
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No. 23 – Unicaja Málaga
Fitch in 2005 with the Miami Heat.
Shooting guard
Personal information
Born	August 12, 1982 (1982-08-12) (age 29) Columbus, Georgia
Nationality	American
High school	Westside High School
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
College	University of Kentucky
NBA Draft	2004 / Undrafted
Pro career	2004–present
Career history
Cibona Zagreb (2004-05) Khimik Yuzhny (2005) Miami Heat (2005-06) Austin Toros (2006) Galatasaray Café Crown (2006-07) Pallacanestro Cantù (2007-09) Kepez Bld Antalya (2009) Baloncesto Fuenlabrada (2009-10) Aliaga Petkim (2010-11) Unicaja Málaga (2011-present)