Brandon Fortenberry

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Brandon Fortenberry
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Personal information
Born (1990-05-18) May 18, 1990 (age 34)
Picayune, Mississippi
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Picayune (Picayune, Mississippi)
College
NBA draft 2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Position Shooting guard
Career history
2015–2016 Balkan Botevgrad
2016–2017 Igokea
2017–2018Balkan Botevgrad
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Southland (2013)
  • Third-team All-Southland (2011)

Brandon Fortenberry (born May 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Balkan Botevgrad of the Bulgarian National Basketball League. He played college basketball for Southeastern Louisiana University He was born in Pigayune. [1]

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Career

In the 2011–12 season, as a senior in the Picayune Memorial High School, he was played only seven games because of a foot injury. He was later named a Preseason All-Southland Conference selection. [2]

Fortenberry was selected by the Bakersfield Jam in the round 6 of the 2013 NBA Development League Draft. [3] He left the Jam before the start of the season. He did not play pro basketball from 2013 to 2015.

For the 2015–16 season he signed with Balkan Botevgrad of the Bulgarian NBL. [4] In 33 games he averaged 13.4 points per game. He was named the best foreign player in the 2015–16 Bulgarian championship.

On July 22, 2016, Fortenberry signed with Igokea for the 2016–17 season. [5] On January 11, 2017, he was released by Igokea. [6] In 15 ABA League games, he averaged 5.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.

On July 22, 2017, Fortenberry returned to Balkan Botevgrad. [7]

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References

  1. j.t.d, ABA liga. "Brandon Fortenberry > Player : ABA League". ABA Liga. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  2. "Brandon Fortenberry - Men's Basketball". Southeastern Louisiana University. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  3. 2013 NBA Development League Draft Archived 2014-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Fortenberry's pro career starts at Balkan
  5. Igokea signed one-year deal with Brandon Fortenberry
  6. Igokea otpustila Fortenberija (in Serbian)
  7. Fortenberry comes back to Balkan, ex Igokea