Chase Fieler
No. 60 – Saga Ballooners | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | B.League |
Personal information | |
Born | Parkersburg, West Virginia, U.S. | June 10, 1992
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Parkersburg South (Parkersburg, West Virginia) |
College | Florida Gulf Coast (2010–2014) |
NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
Playing career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
2014–2015 | Ourense |
2015–2017 | Donar |
2017–2019 | Oostende |
2019–2020 | Promitheas Patras |
2020–2021 | Brose Bamberg |
2021–2022 | Utsunomiya Brex |
2022–present | Saga Ballooners |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Chase Fieler (born June 10, 1992) is an American basketball player for the Saga Ballooners of the Japanese B.League. Fieler usually plays at the power forward position.
College career
[edit]Fieler played for Florida Gulf Coast University from 2010 to 2014. He was a member of the 2012–13 team that became known for its surprise run during the NCAA Tournament. He was known for his alley-oop dunk off of a pass from Brett Comer that became the iconic play of the game.
Professional career
[edit]In the 2014–15 season, after not being drafted by an NBA team, Fieler started his career with Club Ourense Baloncesto in the Spanish LEB Oro.[1] He won the Playoffs with Ourense, which earned the club the right to promotion to the first-tier Liga ACB.
For the 2015–16 season, he signed with Donar Groningen in the Netherlands.[2] After winning the championship in 2016, he re-signed with Donar for another season.[3] On November 15, 2016, Fieler set a new FIBA Europe Cup record with an efficiency of 46 in a 98–70 victory against Limburg United.[4] In the 2016–17 season, Fieler was named to the All-DBL Team and was awarded the DBL Statistical Player of the Year Award.[5] Fieler won his second Dutch title with Donar that season and was named the DBL Play-offs MVP after averaging 13.7 points in the play-offs.[6]
On June 21, 2017, Fieler signed a two-year contract with BC Oostende of the Belgian Basketball League.[7] He won the Belgian championship two consecutive years with Oostende, while also playing in the Basketball Champions League.
On June 24, 2019, Fieler signed a deal with Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League.[8] He averaged 8.5 points and 2.3 rebounds per game and was selected to play in the HEBA Greek All Star Game.
On July 28, 2020, Fieler signed with Brose Bamberg of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[9] He averaged 9.4 points and 3.2 rebounds in the 2020–21 season.
In July 2021, Fieler signed in Japan with Utsunomiya Brex.[10] He won the 2021–22 B.League championship with Brex.
On June 28, 2022, Fieler signed with fellow Japanese club Saga Ballooners.[11] On June 20, 2023, Fieler re-signed with Saga Ballooners.[12] On May 21, 2024, Fieler re-signed with Saga Ballooners.[13] In December 2024, he has been diagnosed with a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.[14]
Honors and titles
[edit]Club
[edit]- Donar
- Oostende
Individual
[edit]- HEBA Greek All Star Game: 2020
- Belgian League All-Defensive Team: 2017–18
- DBL Play-offs MVP: 2017
- All-DBL Team: 2016–17
- DBL Statistical Player of the Year: 2016–17
- DBL blocks leader: 2015–16
- Second-team All-Atlantic Sun: 2014
References
[edit]- ^ "El Club Ourense Baloncesto presenta a Chase Fieler, Ben Allison y Tyler Brown ante los medios". Clubourensebaloncesto.com. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ Door: GIC (July 27, 2015). "Chase Fieler nieuwe Amerikaanse speler voor Donar". Nu.nl. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ Door: GIC (June 6, 2016). "Basketballer Chase Fieler blijft bij Donar". Nu.nl. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ "Fieler sets new FIBA Europe Cup efficiency record". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ "Jeter: MVP van het seizoen". Basketballleague.nl. April 11, 2017.
- ^ "Chase Fieler MVP van de Finals". Basketballleague.nl. May 27, 2017.
- ^ "Chase Fieler speelt de volgende 2 seizoenen bij BC Oostende". bcoostende.be. June 21, 2017. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
- ^ Lupo, Nicola (June 23, 2019). "Chase Fieler signs with Promitheas". Sportando. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- ^ Lupo, Nicola (July 28, 2020). "Brose Bamberg signs Michele Vitali, Chase Fieler". Sportando. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ "#20 チェイス・フィーラー選手、新規入団のお知らせ". 宇都宮ブレックス (in Japanese). Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "#60 チェイス・フィーラー選手 選手契約基本合意(新規)のお知らせ". 佐賀バルーナーズ. June 28, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ "#60 チェイス・フィーラー選手 選手契約基本合意(継続)のお知らせ". 佐賀バルーナーズ. June 20, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ "#60 チェイス・フィーラー選手 選手契約基本合意(継続)のお知らせ". 佐賀バルーナーズ. May 21, 2024. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ "#60 チェイス・フィーラー選手 負傷ならびにインジュアリーリスト登録のお知らせ". 佐賀バルーナーズ. December 14, 2024. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
External links
[edit]- 1992 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from West Virginia
- BC Oostende players
- Club Ourense Baloncesto players
- Bamberg Baskets players
- Donar (basketball club) players
- Dutch Basketball League players
- Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball players
- Power forwards
- Promitheas Patras B.C. players
- Sportspeople from Parkersburg, West Virginia
- Utsunomiya Brex players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- Saga Ballooners players