Fitzgerald Inks Professional Contract with Basketligaen's Svendborg Rabbits
7/21/2019 12:55:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Former 'Jack will head to Denmark to continue hoops career
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Former SFA men's basketball forward Davonte Fitzgerald will head overseas to continue his roundball career after inking a professional contract with the Svendborg Rabbits out of Svendborg, Denmark.
Svendborg is one of eight teams that comprise the Basketligaen - Denmark's top professional basketball division.
Fitzgerald is the latest in long line of 'Jacks who have taken their talents overseas following their respective collegiate careers. Included on that list are the likes of Thomas Walkup (BC Zalgris in Lithuania), Taylor Smith (Nanterre 92 in France) and Demetrious Floyd (BC Kazma Basket in Albania).
In his lone season as a Lumberjack, Fitzgerald served as a key contributor to the squad by starting 28 of the 30 contests he took part in. Through the 2018-19 campaign, the forward averaging 11.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. Those averages put the Atlanta, Ga., product third on the team scoring charts and second on its rebounding list.
Fitzgerald totaled 10 or more points on 17 occasions through his time in an SFA uniform and went off for a career-high 32 points in a non-conference home showdown with Louisiana Tech (Dec. 7). Both double-doubles of his collegiate career came in 2018-19 and helped the 'Jacks secure Southland Conference victories over Southeastern Louisiana (Jan. 2) and Abilene Christian (Jan. 23).
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