Name Courtney Fortson Salary 43,056 USD (2012) Nationality American Role Basketball player Current team BC Avtodor Saratov | Height 1.80 m Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg) Weight 84 kg | |
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League Turkish Basketball LeagueEurocup Similar People Randy Culpepper, Kevin McHale, Mike Anderson, Doc Rivers | ||
Listed height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
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Courtney Fortson (born May 23, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Zhejiang Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for Arkansas.
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- Star performance courtney fortson vs cska 31 pts 9 asts
- Star performance courtney fortson vs zenit 30 pts 9 asts 8 rebs
- College career
- Professional career
- References
Star performance courtney fortson vs zenit 30 pts 9 asts 8 rebs
College career
He played his college basketball at the University of Arkansas as a guard, and recorded the school's second-ever triple double (20 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds) in a December 2008 win over North Carolina Central University.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft, Fortson signed with Steaua Turabo Bucuresti of Romania but later left in January 2011. In March 2011, he joined the Reno Bighorns of the NBA D-League.
In November 2011, Fortson was acquired by the Los Angeles D-Fenders. But on December 8, 2011, he was signed by the Los Angeles Clippers. However, he was later waived before the start of the 2011–12 season and re-joined the D-Fenders. Not long after being waived by the Clippers, he was called up on January 16, 2012 on a ten-day contract. However, he was waived by the team on January 27, 2012, after playing four games. Fortson signed a ten-day contract with the Houston Rockets later that season, and was eventually signed by the Rockets for the remainder of the season. In September 2012, he was waived by the Rockets. Fortson, again, signed with the Los Angeles Clippers for training camp on September 29, 2012, but on October 7, 2012, he and Chris Johnson were waived by the Clippers. Later that month, he joined the Los Angeles D-Fenders. On February 4, 2013, Fortson was named to the Futures All-Star roster for the 2013 NBA D-League All-Star Game.
In September 2013, he signed with Avtodor Saratov of Russia for the 2013–14 season. On June 3, 2014, he signed with Trotamundos de Carabobo for the rest of the 2014 LPB season. On July 5, 2014, he returned to Avtodor Saratov, signing for one more season. On 18 February 2015, Fortson scored a triple double in a EuroChallenge-game against Güssing Knights; he recorded 30 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists and was named Weekly MVP.
On July 11, 2015, Fortson signed with the Turkish club Banvit. On March 9, 2016, he parted ways with Banvit after averaging 16.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game in BSL.
In July 2016, Forston signed with Chinese club Zhejiang Lions for the 2016–17 CBA season.
