Carrick Felix

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Carrick Felix
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Felix at Washington Wizards training camp in 2017
Personal information
Born (1990-08-17) August 17, 1990 (age 34)
Las Vegas, Nevada
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school Millennium (Goodyear, Arizona)
College
NBA draft 2013: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career2013–2018
Position Shooting guard / small forward
Number30, 0
Career history
2013–2014 Cleveland Cavaliers
2013–2014→Canton Charge
2014 Santa Cruz Warriors
2016–2017 Long Island Nets
2017–2018 Melbourne United
Career highlights and awards
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Carrick Felix (born August 17, 1990) is an American former professional basketball player. He played three years of college basketball for Arizona State before being drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 33rd overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft. [1]

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High school career

Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, Felix played high school basketball at Millennium High School in Goodyear, Arizona. During his senior season at Millennium, Felix led his team to a state championship and was named MVP of the state championship. As a senior in 2007–08, he averaged 19.7 points, 13.2 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game. [2]

College career

After redshirting the 2008–09 season for medical reasons, Felix averaged 14.8 points and 4.7 rebounds in 2009–10 at College of Southern Idaho. [3] Felix joined the Arizona State Sun Devils for his final three years of eligibility. During his first year at Arizona State, Felix made appearances in 30 of the Sun Devils 31 games, averaging 14.5 minutes and 4.6 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. In his second season, he saw an increase in minutes up from 14.5 the previous season to 32.9 per game. He subsequently averaged 10.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. [3] In his third and final year at Arizona State, Felix led the team, as a shooting guard, in rebounds per game with 8.1 and was second on the team in scoring with 14.6 points. He also led the entire Pac-12 with 13 double doubles. He was named second-team All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Defensive Team. He was also named the Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year and earned first-team All-Pac-12 Academic Team honors. [3]

Professional career

Felix was selected with the 33rd overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. [1] On August 20, 2013, he signed with the Cavaliers. [4] During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments to the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League. [5]

On July 22, 2014, Felix was traded, along with a 2015 second-round draft pick and cash considerations, to the Utah Jazz in exchange for John Lucas III, Malcolm Thomas and Erik Murphy. [6] On October 27, 2014, he was waived by the Jazz. [7] On November 1, 2014, he was selected by the Santa Cruz Warriors with the fourth overall pick in the 2014 NBA Development League Draft. [8] On December 4, 2014, he was waived by the Warriors after sustaining a left knee injury. [9] Having "broke his left knee in half", Felix needed two surgeries and was told by multiple doctors his sporting career was over. [10] He spent two years away from the game as a result. [10]

On November 1, 2016, Felix was acquired by the Long Island Nets of the NBA Development League. [11]

After spending preseason with the Washington Wizards, Felix signed with Melbourne United on December 22, 2017, as an injury replacement for Casey Prather. [12] Felix was removed from Melbourne's active roster on February 16, 2018, following Prather's return from injury. [13] He remained with the team for their championship run. [14]

In June 2018, Felix re-joined the Wizards for the 2018 NBA Summer League. [15]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2013–14 Cleveland 705.4.500.400.750.9.6.0.02.7
Career705.4.500.400.750.9.6.0.02.7

Personal

In his two years away from the game of basketball between 2014 and 2016, Felix created a mobile app called ZGNIT, which helps holiday makers book adventure equipments such as jet skis. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 Adams, Nick (June 27, 2013). "Cavaliers Select Bennett and Karasev in the first round of the 2013 NBA Draft". NBA.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Carrick Felix - 2009-10 Men's Basketball". CSI.edu. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Carrick Felix Bio". TheSunDevils.com. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  4. ↑ Cavaliers Sign 2013 Draft Picks to Contracts
  5. ↑ 2013-14 NBA Assignments Archived July 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "Jazz Acquires Carrick Felix and Draft Pick". NBA.com. July 22, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Jazz Waive Felix". NBA.com. October 27, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Santa Cruz Warriors Select 7 Players in the 2014 NBA D-League Draft". NBA.com . Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Santa Cruz Warriors Sign Dominique Sutton". oursportscentral.com. December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  10. 1 2 3 Ward, Roy (December 29, 2017). "How Melbourne United import Carrick Felix overcame a career threatening knee injury". SMH.com.au. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  11. ↑ Landstrom, A. (November 1, 2016). "Long Island Nets Announce Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  12. ↑ Ward, Roy (December 22, 2017). "Melbourne United sign recent NBA player Carrick Felix as injury replacement". SMH.com.au. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Prather in, Felix out for Melbourne United". NBL.com.au. February 16, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.[ dead link ]
  14. ↑ Santamaria, Liam (June 23, 2018). "Washington Wizards add Carrick Felix for Summer League". NBL.com.au. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  15. ↑ Santamaria, Liam (June 26, 2018). "Washington Wizards add Carrick Felix for NBA Summer League". melbourneutd.com.au. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
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