James Feldeine

James Feldeine

Feldeine with CB Breogán.
No. 12 – Panathinaikos Athens
Position Shooting guard
League Greek Basket League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1988-06-26) June 26, 1988
New York City, New York
Nationality American / Dominican
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Cardinal Hayes
(The Bronx, New York)
College Quinnipiac (2006–2010)
NBA draft 2010 / Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2012 CB Breogán
2012–2014 Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
2014–2015 Pallacanestro Cantù
2015 Vaqueros de Bayamón
2015–present Panathinaikos
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-NEC (2010)
  • Second-team All-NEC (2009)
  • NEC Most Improved Player (2009)

James Feldeine (born June 26, 1988) is an American born-Dominican professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the Euroleague. He was born in New York City. His mother is of Dominican descent.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

Professional career

Feldeine started his pro 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).[4]

In May 2012, Feldeine signed with the 1st-tier Spanish ACB League team Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada, on a contract through 2015.[5]

On 8 August 2014, he inked a one-year-deal to play in Italy, with the Italian League club Pallacanestro Cantù.[6] On May 31, 2015, he signed with the Puerto Rican club Vaqueros de Bayamón, for the rest of the 2015 BSN season.[7]

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 till 2018.[9]

Dominican Republic national team

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 World Cup, and the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship.[10]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ 12 James Feldeine BIO.
  2. ↑ Before Quinnipiac:
  3. ↑ 14 James Feldeine.
  4. ↑ Leche Río Breogán se estrena en el mercado con el fichaje de James Feldeine, exterior norteamericano con pasaporte Cotonou (Spanish). Solobasket.com July 31, 2010.
  5. ↑ James Feldeine será jugador del Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada la próxima campaña (Spanish). Baloncesto Fuenlabrada. May 25, 2012.
  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. ↑ James FELDEINE (DOM) participated in 5 FIBA / FIBA Zones events SENIOR LEVEL.

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