Chase Fieler
Chase Fieler (born June 10, 1992) is an American basketball player for Brose Bamberg of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Fieler usually plays at the power forward position.
 Fieler with Florida Gulf Coast in March 2013 | |
| Brose Bamberg | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | Basketball Bundesliga Basketball Champions League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 10, 1992 Parkersburg, West Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| 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–present | Brose Bamberg |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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College career
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
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 2-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. On July 28, 2020, Fieler signed with Brose Bamberg of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[9]
Honours and titles
Club
- Donar
- 2× Dutch Basketball League: 2015–16, 2016–17
- NBB Cup: 2016–17
- Dutch Supercup: 2016
- Oostende
- 2× Pro Basketball League: 2017–18, 2018–19
- Belgian Cup: 2017–18
Individual
- 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
- "El Club Ourense Baloncesto presenta a Chase Fieler, Ben Allison y Tyler Brown ante los medios". Clubourensebaloncesto.com. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- Door: GIC (2015-07-27). "Chase Fieler nieuwe Amerikaanse speler voor Donar". Nu.nl. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- Door: GIC (2016-06-06). "Basketballer Chase Fieler blijft bij Donar". Nu.nl. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- "Fieler sets new FIBA Europe Cup efficiency record". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- "Jeter: MVP van het seizoen". Basketballleague.nl. 11 April 2017.
- "Chase Fieler MVP van de Finals". Basketballleague.nl. 27 May 2017.
- "Chase Fieler speelt de volgende 2 seizoenen bij BC Oostende". bcoostende.be. 2017-06-21. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
- "Chase Fieler signs with Promitheas". Sportando. June 23, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- "Brose Bamberg signs Michele Vitali, Chase Fieler". Sportando. July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.