D'or Fischer

D'or Fischer

Position	Center-Forward
Height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Weight	255 lb (116 kg)
League	ACB Euroleague
Team	Bizkaia Bilbao Basket
Born	October 12, 1981 (1981-10-12) (age 30) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Nationality	American
High school	Upper Darby High School, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, USA
College	Northwestern State University West Virginia University
Draft	Undrafted, 2005
Pro career	2005–present
Career history	Anwil Włocławek (2006) Roanoke Dazzle (2006) EWE Baskets Oldenburg (2006–07) Euphony Bree (2007–08) Maccabi Tel Aviv (2008-10) Real Madrid (2010-11)

D'or Fischer (born on October 12, 1981 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American professional basketball player. He is a 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)^[1] 115.4 kg (255 lb.)^[2] center-forward. He currently plays with the Spanish pro club Bizkaia Bilbao Basket.

College career

Fischer played college basketball at Northwestern State University and also at West Virginia University with the West Virginia Mountaineers.

Pro career

Fischer began his professional career in 2005 with the Polish League and ULEB Cup club Anwil Włocławek. He then joined the NBA D-League club the Roanoke Dazzle in 2006. He then moved to the German League club EWE Baskets Oldenburg for the 2006–07 season.

He spent the 2007–08 season with the Belgian League club Euphony Bree. He joined the Israeli Euroleague club Maccabi Tel Aviv for the 2008–09 season. In July 2010 he signed with Real Madrid.^[3] In August 2011 he signed a one-year contract with Bizkaia Bilbao Basket.^[4]

Personal

On March 1, 2009, Fischer was attacked outside of a club in Tel Aviv with a glass bottle. He was injured in the face and his facial nerves were damaged, but he has fully healed.^[5]

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 13 or more blocks in a game
• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career blocks leaders

References

1. ^ Euroleague.net Player Profile 2.11 m
2. ^ MSNSportsnet.com West Virginia Mountaineers Profile 255 pounds.
3. ^ Real Madrid tabs center D'Or Fischer.
4. ^ BIZKAIA BILBAO gets shot-block ace Fischer
5. ^ FIBA.com Maccabi's Fischer hurt in weekend attack.

External links

• NBA.com Profile
• Euroleague.net Player Profile
• MSNSportsnet.com West Virginia Mountaineers Profile
• ESPN.com College Profile
• DraftExpress.com Profile
• NBA D-League Profile
• WVU Stats

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Name	Fischer, D'or
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Date of birth	October 12, 1981
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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