James Feldeine

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James Feldeine
James Feldeine 14 KK Crvena zvezda 20171219 (4) (cropped).jpg
Feldeine with Crvena zvezda in December 2017
No. 4–Hapoel Galil Elyon
Position Shooting guard
League Israeli Premier League
Personal information
Born (1988-06-26) June 26, 1988 (age 36)
New York City, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Dominican
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight91 kg (201 lb)
Career information
High school Cardinal Hayes
(The Bronx, New York)
College Quinnipiac (2006–2010)
NBA draft 2010: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2012 CB Breogán
2012–2014 Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
2014–2015 Pallacanestro Cantù
2015 Vaqueros de Bayamón
2015–2017 Panathinaikos
2017–2018 Crvena zvezda
2018–2020 Hapoel Jerusalem
2020–2021 Real Betis
2021 Kuwait SC
2021–2022 Fortitudo Bologna
2023 Hapoel Tel Aviv
2023–present Hapoel Galil Elyon
Career highlights and awards

James Feldeine (born June 26, 1988) is an American-Dominican professional basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Quinnipiac University, before playing professionally in Spain, Italy, Puerto Rico, Greece, Serbia, and Israel.

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High school career

Feldeine played basketball at Cardinal Hayes High School, before moving to Quinnipiac University. In his high school career, Feldeine was nominated to play in the McDonald's All-American Game, was twice named to the All-Bronx Burroughs First-Team, was named to the All-New York City Second-Team, and he was also named to the All-New York State Second-Team. [1]

College career

Feldeine played college basketball at Quinnipiac University, with the Quinnipiac Bobcats. In his junior college season, during the 2008–09 season, Feldeine was named the NEC's Most Improved Player, and was also selected to the All-NEC First-Team, after being the Northeast Conference's top scorer. During his junior year, he was also twice selected as the NEC Player of the Week, and he was also selected to the NABC's All-District 18 Second-Team.

During his senior college season, in 2009–10, Feldeine was selected to both the All-NEC First-Team, and the NABC All-District 18 First-Team. [1]

Professional career

Breogán (2010–2012)

Feldeine started his professional career in 2010 in Spain, with the Spanish club CB Breogán, where he played for two seasons, becoming one of the top scorers of the LEB Oro (Spanish 2nd Division). [2]

Fuenlabrada (2012–2014)

In May 2012, Feldeine signed with the 1st-tier Spanish ACB League team Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada, on a contract through 2015. [3] On January 19, 2013, Feldeine recorded a season-high 37 points, shooting 7-of-10 from 3-point range, along with four rebounds and five assists in a 72–69 win over Valencia. [4] In 2012-13 he averaged 15.9 points per game (2nd in the league). [5] The following season he averaged 13.9 points (7th in the league) and 1.8 steals (leading the league) per game . [5]

Pallacanestro Cantù (2014–2015)

On 8 August 2014, he inked a one-year deal to play in Italy, with the Italian League club Pallacanestro Cantù. [6]

Vaqueros de Bayamón (2015)

On May 31, 2015, he signed with the Puerto Rican club Vaqueros de Bayamón, for the rest of the 2015 BSN season. [7] He averaged 24.6 points and 1.7 steals per game. [5]

Panathinaikos (2015–2017)

On August 18, 2015, Feldeine signed a one-year deal to play in Greece with Panathinaikos of the Greek League and the EuroLeague. [8] In February 2016, he extended his contract through 2018. [9]

Crvena zvezda (2017–2018)

On August 2, 2017, Feldeine signed a two-year deal with the Serbian club Crvena zvezda. [10] He played there only for the 2017–18 season.

Hapoel Jerusalem (2018–2020)

On August 11, 2018, Feldeine signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Jerusalem for the 2018–19 season. [11] On November 7, 2018, Feldeine recorded a season-high 35 points, shooting 9-of-12 from 3-point range, along with five rebounds and four assists in an 88–64 win over ČEZ Nymburk. Two days later, he was named Champions League Gameday 5 MVP. [12] On November 24, 2018, Feldeine recorded 28 points, including a three-pointer at the buzzer to give Jerusalem an 89–88 win over Hapoel Be'er Sheva. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 8 MVP. [13] On May 3, 2019, Feldeine was named Israeli League Player of the Month after averaging 23.8 points and 4.0 assists, shooting 57 percent from three-point range, along with 26.3 PIR per game in four games played in April. [14] He was named Israeli 2018-19 BSL 1st Team [5]

On January 14, 2019, Feldeine signed a two-year contract extension with Hapoel Jerusalem. [15] On December 7, 2019, Feldeine recorded a career-high 41 points in 29 minutes, while shooting 14-of-20 from the field in a 88–73 win over Hapoel Gilboa Galil. [16] Three days later, he was named Israeli League Round 9 MVP. [17]

Coosur Real Betis (2020–2021)

On August 2, 2020, he signed with Real Betis of the Liga ACB. [18]

Kuwait Sporting Club (2021)

On July 18, 2021, he signed with Kuwait Sporting Club. [19] On 9 October, he scored 19 points in the final of the 2021 Arab Club Basketball Championship, which Kuwait lost to Al Ahly. [20]

Fortitudo Bologna (2021–2023)

On November 29, 2021, he signed with Fortitudo Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). [21]

Hapoel Tel Aviv (2023)

On March 30, 2023, he signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. [22]

National team career

Feldeine has also been a member of the senior men's Dominican Republic national basketball team. With the Dominican Republic's senior national team, he has played at the following international tournaments: the 2013 Marchand Continental Cup, the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship, the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, and the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship. [23]

Personal life

He was born in New York City. His mother is of Dominican descent. [24]

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 PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold Career high

EuroLeague

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2015–16 Panathinaikos 261926.1.368.314.7562.22.1.9.28.46.4
2016–17 332919.9.406.378.6091.12.0.9.26.75.5
2017–18 Crvena zvezda 281725.0.374.345.8651.62.91.2.111.69.7
Career876523.4.367.345.7901.62.31.0.28.87.1

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References

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  2. ↑ Leche Río Breogán se estrena en el mercado con el fichaje de James Feldeine, exterior norteamericano con pasaporte Cotonou (in Spanish). Solobasket.com July 31, 2010.
  3. ↑ James Feldeine será jugador del Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada la próxima campaña (in Spanish). Baloncesto Fuenlabrada. May 25, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Valencia Basket 69 at Montakit Fuenlabrada 72". RealGM.com. January 19, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "James Feldeine Player Profile, Quinnipiac - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  6. ↑ Cantu signs scoring ace Feldeine. Eurocupbasketball.com August 8, 2014.
  7. ↑ "James Feldeine moves to Vaqueros de Bayamon".
  8. ↑ "Panathinaikos adds Feldeine to roster". Euroleague.net. August 18, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Panathinaikos set to extend James Feldeine till 2018". Sportando.com. March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Crvena Zvezda signs Feldeine". Euroleague.net. August 2, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  11. ↑ "James Feldeine signs with Hapoel Jerusalem". Sportando.basketball. August 11, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Fabulous Feldeine named Gameday 5 MVP". championsleague.basketball. November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  13. ↑ מצטיין המחזור השמיני: ג'יימס פלדין. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  14. ↑ שחקן חודש אפריל: ג'יימס פלדין. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  15. ↑ "James Feldeine signs two-year extension with Hapoel Jerusalem". Sportando.basketball. January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  16. ↑ "קינג ג'יימס: 41 לפלדין בניצחון על גלבוע". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). December 7, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
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  18. ↑ "James Feldeine (ex H.Jerusalem) joins Real Betis". Sportando. August 2, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  19. ↑ Maggi, Alessandro (July 18, 2021). "James Feldeine signs with Kuwait Sporting Club". Sportando. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  20. ↑ Hamid Addasi, Abdul (9 October 2021). "Al Ahly defeats Kuwait to grab 33th Arab Clubs Mens championship title". Asia-basket.com. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  21. ↑ Carchia, Emiliano (November 29, 2021). "James Feldeine inks with Fortitudo Bologna". Sportando. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  22. ↑ Skerletic, Dario (March 30, 2023). "James Feldeine joins Hapoel Tel Aviv". Sportando. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  23. ↑ James FELDEINE (DOM) participated in 5 FIBA / FIBA Zones events SENIOR LEVEL.
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