Lavelle Felton

Lavelle Felton

Personal information
Born	(1979-10-05)October 5, 1979 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died	August 13, 2009(2009-08-13) (aged 29) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
High school	Madison (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
College	Chipola JC (1999–2001) Louisiana Tech (2001–2003)
NBA draft	2003: undrafted
Playing career	2003–2009
Position	Guard
Career history
2003–2005	Büyük Kolej (Turkey)
2005–2006	Iraklis Thessaloniki (Greece)
2006	ASVEL Villeurbanne (France)
2006–2007	AEK Athens (Greece)
2007–2008	Science City Jena (Germany)
2008–2009	Paderborn Baskets (Germany)

Lavelle Felton (October 5, 1979 – August 13, 2009) was an American professional basketball player playing in the European professional basketball leagues.

Amateur career

Nicknamed "Velle" or "Romie", he had played in Madison High School in Milwaukee and then played college basketball with the Louisiana Tech University's Bulldogs where he averaged 13.7 points and 5.1 rebounds a game in 2002-03.

Professional career

He started his professional basketball career in the Turkish Basketball League's Büyük Kolej for 2 years, before moving on to Greece and France and finally landing in Germany playing for Paderborn Baskets club in the German Basketball Bundesliga, helping the club reach the playoffs.

Death

He was shot and seriously wounded while in his driver's seat in a Milwaukee gas station on August 12, 2009, dying of his wounds just one day later. He had a 5-year-old stepson, a 4-year-old son, and a 2-year-old daughter with his girlfriend.