David Bell (born June 20, 1981) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Phoenix Brussels.[2] Formerly, Bell played college basketball for the Montana Grizzlies basketball team and is playing professional since 2004. He has also played for multiple teams in the United States and in Europe.
 Bell in his GasTerra Flames jersey in 2011 | |
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 20, 1981 Oakland, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 180.4 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hayward (Hayward, California) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2003: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2003–present |
| Career history | |
| 2004–2005 | Lausanne Morges Basket |
| 2005 | Union Neuchâtel |
| 2006 | Kouvot |
| 2006–2007 | Butte Daredevils |
| 2007 | Dodge City Legend |
| 2008 | Champagne Châlons-Reims |
| 2008–2010 | Dakota Wizards |
| 2010–2011 | Phoenix Hagen |
| 2011–2012 | Donar |
| 2012–2016 | Phoenix Hagen |
| 2016–2017 | Dinamo Sassari |
| 2017–2018 | Andrea Costa Imola |
| 2018–2019 | Gießen 46ers |
| 2019–2020 | Phoenix Brussels |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career edit
In September 2010, Bell signed with Phoenix Hagen of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[3]
In June 2011, Bell signed a 2-year contract with GasTerra Flames Groningen of the Dutch DBL.[4] On May 28, 2012, his contract was terminated by the club.[5]
On June 21, 2012, Phoenix Hagen announced that Bell was returning to the team for a second stint.[6] In April 2015, he extended his contract until 2017.[7] In December 2016, Phoenix Hagen was thrown out of the BBL because of financial troubles and Bell became a free agent.[8]
On December 8, 2016, Bell signed with Dinamo Sassari of the Italian LBA.[9] On December 10, in his debut with the team Bell scored 18 points in a 69–66 win against Dolomiti Energia Trentino.[10]
On August 2, 2017, Bell signed with Andrea Costa Imola.[11]
On August 23, 2018, Bell was announced by the Gießen 46ers of the German BBL.[12] In August 2018, it was announced Bell had a crack in his chest muscles, which would cause him to miss up to 4 months.[13]
The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017–present) edit
In the summer of 2017, Bell played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Team 23. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for Team 23, he averaged 18.0 points per game. Bell helped Team 23 the second round of the tournament, where they then lost to Armored Athlete 84–77.[14]
Honours edit
References edit
- ^ Phoenix Hagen: Das sind unsere beiden Teams des Jahrzehnts WAZ.de, 2 January 2020. Accessed 5 January 2020. (in German)
- ^ Eurobasket.com profile
- ^ Neuer Aufbauspieler ist da: David Bell komplettiert Phoenix-Kader Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- ^ "David Bell tekent voor twee seizoenen bij GasTerra Flames" (in Dutch). Donar.nl. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ^ "Doorlopend contract David Bell ontbonden" (in Dutch). Donar.nl. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ^ "David Bell wieder bei Phoenix Hagen" (in German). Phoenix-hagen.de. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ^ Sport1.de (2015-04-24). "Kapitän David Bell verlängert Vertrag bei Phoenix Hagen" (in German). Sport1.de. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Spielbetrieb wird sofort eingestellt: BBL wirft Phoenix Hagen raus" (in German). n-tv.de. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ^ Redazione ANSA (2016-12-08). "Dinamo, arriva play-guardia David Bell – Sardegna" (in Italian). ANSA.it. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
- ^ "Legabasket Serie A". Web.legabasket.it. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
- ^ David Bell moves to Andrea Costa Imola
- ^ "Gießen verpflichtet David Bell". BASKETBALL.DE (in German). 2 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "David Bell fällt vier Monate aus". BASKETBALL.DE (in German). 21 August 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- ^ DBL Profile
External links edit
- David Bell at legabasket.it
- David Bell – profile and statistics at Basketball Bundesliga (in German)