Todd Fuller

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position=Power forward/Center
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weight_lbs=255
number=52, 35
birthdate=birth date and age|1974|7|25
Fayetteville, North Carolina
debutyear=1996
finalyear=2001
draftyear=1996
draftround=1
draftpick=11
college=North Carolina State University
teams=
* Golden State Warriors (1996-1998)
* Utah Jazz (1998-1999)
* Charlotte Hornets (1999-2000)
* Miami Heat (2000-2001)
* South Dragons (2006)
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stat1value=833
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stat3value=46
stat4label=Steals
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Todd Douglas Fuller (born July 25 1974 in Fayetteville, North Carolina) is an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 11th overall pick of the 1996 NBA Draft. Fuller was taken ahead of Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, Peja Stojakovic, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Jermaine O'Neal, all of whom became NBA All-Stars. He played in five NBA seasons from 1996-2001 for the Warriors, Utah Jazz, Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat averaging 3.7 ppg. This has led many sports sources to include Fuller on NBA draft lottery "bust" lists. [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/06/24/gallery.nbabusts/content.3.html SI.com - Photo Gallery - NBA Draft Busts ] ] [ [http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/sports2000/trends/167242.html Sports 2000 Trends - California Demon - An analysis of the Warriors' disastrous NBA drafts ] ] [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/1998/draft/si/decade.html CNN/SI - NBA Draft - A Decade of Drafting ] ] He also played six seasons overseas, on pro teams in: Spain [ [http://www.feb.es/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=11&ItemID=945 Federacion Española De Baloncesto ] ] , Poland [ [http://217.13.116.51/teams/teamCard.jsp?temporada=E04&id=SOP Euroleague - Card Teams ] ] Greece, [ [http://www.solobasket.com/contenido.php?id=9508 Todd Fuller y Brad Oleson jugarán en las filas Rosalía la próxima temporada - Solobasket.com 3.0 ] ] and Australia. [ [http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/Price-blames-Heal-for-his-NBL-demise/2006/10/24/1161455703899.html Fuller's NBL sacking a big error: Price - Breaking News - Sport - Breaking News ] ]

Fuller played collegiately at North Carolina State University (NC State) and led the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in scoring during his senior year with 20.9 ppg and 9.9 rpg. He was an Academic All-American, and declined to accept a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford in order to play professional basketball. He was also inducted in to Phi Beta Kappa and graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics from NC State. On July 4, 2006, it was announced that Fuller had been signed by the South Dragons of the Australian National Basketball League to play in the team's inaugural season. [South Dragons (2006). [http://www.southdragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=dragonsnews&id=375 Dragons add to NBA flavor] . Retrieved July 4, 2006.] At a press conference on October 23, 2006 it was announced that coach Mark Price and Fuller had both been released from the South Dragons. [South Dragons (2006). [http://www.southdragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=dragonsnews&id=598 Price resigns, Heal new head coach] . Retrieved October 23, 2006.] In sacking Fuller, player-coach Shane Heal, who replaced Price as head coach, cited Fuller's work ethic as a reason for sacking Fuller. [cite news | last=Nagy | first=Boti | title=The Price is Wrong | date=October 23, 2006 | publisher=The Advertiser | url=http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,20629619-12428,00.html] However, Fuller averaged 18 points and 9 rebounds per game in his five games with the South Dragons, while shooting 63% from the floor and 70% from the free throw line. [ [http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/Price-blames-Heal-for-his-NBL-demise/2006/10/24/1161455703899.html Fuller's NBL sacking a big error: Price - Breaking News - Sport - Breaking News ] ]

Fuller sponsors the annual mathematics competition for Raleigh, North Carolina area high school students through North Carolina State University called the "Todd Fuller Math Competition." [ [http://www.math.ncsu.edu/undergrad/ncsu_contests/2007/2007index.php NCSU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences: Department of Mathematics ] ] He has a scholarship fund set up through the North Carolina State University Physical and Mathematical Sciences (PAMS) college. [ [http://www.pams.ncsu.edu/development/funds.php College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences: Scholarships, Fellowships, and Other Funds ] ]

North Carolina State University honored Todd Fuller by hanging his number 52 jersey from the roof of the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina during a halftime ceremony of the Red and White basketball scrimmage game on October 27, 2007. [ [http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/story/752292.html newsobserver.com | Wolfpack shows promise in hoops scrimmage ] ]

Fuller is also known for his strong Christian beliefs including abstinence from sex before marriage. [ [http://www.clubac.com/news/default.asp?DocumentID=243 ClubAC.com ] ] He is also a FAA certificated instrument-rated private pilot [ [https://amsrvs.registry.faa.gov/airmeninquiry/ FAA Airmen's Database] ] and lives in Charlotte with his wife, the former Elizabeth “Libby” Shaw, who is an elementary school teacher. [ [http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/ncsu/story/947815.html newsobserver.com | Catching Up (with Todd Fuller)] ] [ [http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1996/vp960131/01310396.htm N.C. STATE'S MODEL STUDENT-ATHLETE THE BOOK ON TODD FULLER: 3.96 GRADE POINT AVG. 21.8 POINTS PER GAME 10.7 REBOUNDS PER GAME ] ]

Fuller is a frequent global traveler for volunteer events. He participated in the Australian National Baptist Basketball Carnival – an annual Christian youth sporting event held each year in Australia – during January 2008 in Tasmania. [ [http://www.onlinepictureproof.com/fotosportsonline/albums/sports_events/1145/guest/5a85a18621cf908/ Australia National Baptist Basketball Carnival – Team Victoria] ] He spent three weeks in the Federated States of Micronesia in June of 2008, on a volunteer mission to train basketball players to become coaches who in turn helped train islander youth. The team included Dr. Richard Dankworth of the University of the Nations [ [http://www.australiabasket.com/NMI/NMI.asp?NewsNo=18 Dr. Dankworth Encourages South Pacific Youth] ] , a frequent supporter of sports youth development in the South Pacific, and former professional basketball player David Wood.

Fuller is an Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Project Pilot Mentor [ [http://flighttraining.aopa.org/projectpilot/ AOPA Project Pilot] ] and a volunteer pilot for Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic [ [http://www.angelflightmidatlantic.org/ Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic] ] a non-profit organization that provides air transportation for patients in need of medical care and their families.

References

External links

* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/todd_fuller/index.html NBA player profile]
* [http://www.goldenstateofmind.com/story/2006/7/5/1251/29893 Rumor: Todd Fuller Trade to the Warriors in the works] (Golden State of Mind)
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/06/24/gallery.nbabusts/content.3.html NBA Draft Busts #18]