Lavelle Felton
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 Felton in an undated photo | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 5, 1979 |
| Died | August 13, 2009 (aged 29) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Madison (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2003: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2003–2009 |
| Position | Guard |
| Career history | |
| 2003–2005 | Büyük Kolej |
| 2005–2006 | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
| 2006 | ASVEL Villeurbanne |
| 2006–2007 | AEK Athens |
| 2007–2008 | Science City Jena |
| 2008–2009 | Paderborn Baskets |
Lavelle R Felton (October 5, 1979 – August 13, 2009) was an American professional basketball player. In 2009, he was killed in an unsolved shooting.
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 two years, before moving on to Greece and France and finally landing in Germany playing for Paderborn Baskets club in the German Basketball Bundesliga. Averaging 10.5 points and 3.1 rebounds per game in the 2008-09 season, Felton helped the club successfully reach the playoffs.