Lavelle R Felton (October 5, 1979 – August 13, 2009) was an American professional basketball player. In 2009, he was killed in an unsolved shooting.

Lavelle Felton
Felton in an undated photo
Personal information
Born(1979-10-05)October 5, 1979
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
DiedAugust 13, 2009(2009-08-13) (aged 29)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
High schoolMadison (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
College
NBA draft2003: undrafted
Playing career2003–2009
PositionGuard
Career history
2003–2005Büyük Kolej
2005–2006Iraklis Thessaloniki
2006ASVEL Villeurbanne
2006–2007AEK Athens
2007–2008Science City Jena
2008–2009Paderborn Baskets

Amateur career

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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

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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.

Death and involvement

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On August 12, 2009, Felton was seriously wounded by an unknown gunman while in the driver seat of his car, about to depart from a Milwaukee gas station around 2 am local time. Felton died of his wounds one day later. He was survived by a five-year-old stepson, a four-year-old son, and a two-year-old daughter with his girlfriend.[1] Two months later, a different well-known former high school basketball player, 22 year-old Querronaceosam "Querro" Evans, was killed at the same gas station.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "'Wasn't supposed to be him:' Police share new video in cold case death of star basketball player Lavelle Felton". FOX 6 Now Milwaukee. 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  2. ^ Suspect arrested in shooting death of basketball player