- Gerald Fitch
Gerald Fitch (born
August 12 1982 , inColumbus, Georgia ) is an American professionalbasketball player formerly of theNBA 'sHouston Rockets . He attended college at theUniversity of Kentucky . He currently plays in Serie A'sPallacanestro Cantù . [ [http://www.cantubasket.it/home.asp?pag=22&id_gioc=48 Pallacanestro Cantù ] ]College career
Fitch came to Kentucky in 2000 after being named Mr. Basketball in the state of Georgia his senior year at Westside High School in
Macon, Georgia . Fitch entered the starting lineup early in his freshman year, and was named to the All-SEC Freshman Team. Fitch had a successful four years at Kentucky, leading the team to records of 32-4 and 27-5 in his junior and senior years, respectively. His college career ended, however, with a missed shot at the buzzer to seal an upset loss to UAB in the second round of the 2004 NCAA Tournament.Professional career
After going undrafted in the
2004 NBA Draft , Fitch signed with theWashington Wizards prior to the 2004-05 season. He received playing time in the preseason, but was cut prior to the start of the regular season. Fitch then spent that season playing overseas in theEuroleague and theUkraine Superleague. Prior to the 2005-06 season, Fitch signed with theMiami Heat , where he was used as third stringpoint guard behind Jason Williams andGary Payton . At the trade deadline on February 23, 2006, he was shipped to theHouston Rockets in exchange for Derek Anderson, and waived before ever playing a game for them. On March 7, 2006, Fitch was assigned to theAustin Toros of theNBA Development League . The following season he played for Turkish teamGalatasaray Café Crown . On October 1st, 2007, theDetroit Pistons signed Fitch via free agency, but he was eventually released during preseason. At the end of 2007 he transferred toPallacanestro Cantù .References
External links
* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/gerald_fitch/index.html NBA.com Profile]
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* [http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/Players/Fitch_Gerald.html Career UK stats]
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