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Felton played one season for [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]]. He was suspended by the university |
Felton played one season for [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]], where he averaged 2.9 points per game in 22 games. He was suspended by the university on January 30, 2018, in response to misconduct allegations for reasons that remained largely unknown at the time. In March of that year, Felton withdrew from the university; documents released in August 2020 under a court order in response to a public records lawsuit by the [[Daily Tar Heel]] show that he was found to have committed "Sexual Assault or Sexual Violence" by the university and was expelled from the entire [[University of North Carolina|UNC System]], given a no-contact order, and banned from the campus for four years. <ref>{{cite news |last1=Wiseman |first1=Steve |title=Jalek Felton, ex-UNC basketball player, was expelled for sexual assault, documents show |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article244775362.html |accessdate=August 6, 2020 |work=[[Raleigh News & Observer]] |date=August 6, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=UNC-CH Sexual Assualt Records released in DTH Media Corp v. Folt : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|url=https://archive.org/details/dth-v-folt-records|date=2020-08-06|website=Internet Archive|language=en}}</ref> Felton considered transferring to a different school after leaving UNC, but ultimately opted to turn professional.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Alexander |first1=Jonathan |title=Where former UNC guard Jalek Felton, who withdrew from the program in March, will play next |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/unc-now/article214844410.html |accessdate=October 3, 2018 |work=[[News & Observer]] |date=July 13, 2018}}</ref> |
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| No. 5 – Venados de Mazatlán | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | CIBACOPA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 1, 1998 Mullins, South Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Listed weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | North Carolina (2017–2018) |
| NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018 | Petrol Olimpija |
| 2019 | BC Nokia |
| 2020-present | Venados de Mazatlán |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jalek Shiquan Felton (born May 1, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Venados de Mazatlán of the Mexican CIBACOPA. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
High school career
Coming into college basketball, Jalek Felton was the 28th best player in class. He signed with North Carolina over Kansas and South Carolina.
College career
Felton played one season for North Carolina, where he averaged 2.9 points per game in 22 games. He was suspended by the university on January 30, 2018, in response to misconduct allegations for reasons that remained largely unknown at the time. In March of that year, Felton withdrew from the university; documents released in August 2020 under a court order in response to a public records lawsuit by the Daily Tar Heel show that he was found to have committed "Sexual Assault or Sexual Violence" by the university and was expelled from the entire UNC System, given a no-contact order, and banned from the campus for four years. [1][2] Felton considered transferring to a different school after leaving UNC, but ultimately opted to turn professional.[3]
| SEASON AVERAGES | |||||||||||||||
| SEASON | TEAM | MIN | FGM-FGA | FG% | 3PM-3PA | 3P% | FTM-FTA | FT% | REB | AST | BLK | STL | PF | TO | PTS |
| 2017-18 | UNC | 9.7 | 1.1-2.8 | .387 | 0.5-1.6 | .314 | 0.2-0.3 | .667 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.9 |
Professional career
Felton started playing professional basketball for Petrol Olimpija in 2018.[4] In the beginning of 2019 he signed a deal with BC Nokia.[5]
In February 2020, Felton has signed a contract to play for Venados, of the Northwestern Mexico-based Pacific Coast Basketball Circuit.[6]
Personal life
His uncle Raymond Felton is also a professional basketball player who played in the NBA for over 15 years after playing at North Carolina as well.[4]
References
- ^ Wiseman, Steve (August 6, 2020). "Jalek Felton, ex-UNC basketball player, was expelled for sexual assault, documents show". Raleigh News & Observer. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ "UNC-CH Sexual Assualt Records released in DTH Media Corp v. Folt : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill". Internet Archive. 2020-08-06.
- ^ Alexander, Jonathan (July 13, 2018). "Where former UNC guard Jalek Felton, who withdrew from the program in March, will play next". News & Observer. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ a b "Jalek Felton signs with Petrol Olimpija" (in Slovenian). KK Olimpija. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "BC Nokia | Uutiset". BC Nokia. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
- ^ "Jalek Felton set for second season of pro basketball". Retrieved 2020-02-17.
External links
- 1998 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Finland
- American expatriate basketball people in Slovenia
- American expatriate basketball people in Mexico
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from South Carolina
- BC Nokia players
- KK Olimpija players
- North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball players
- People from Mullins, South Carolina
- Point guards