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Player Profile: Darren Fells

Statistics: Darren Fells

Position: PF/C

Shooting Hand: Right Hand

Height : 201cm

Weight: 111kg

Birthdate: April 22, 1986

Passport: USA

College: Cal-Irvine - NCAA1

Outlook

A rugged competitor and a talented scorer.  Superb low post moves and can score from wing or low-post.  He does possess 3-pt range and is a strong rebounder. A very skilled big man he is quite fundamentally sound in all areas.  Good mechanics on his shot allow him to shoot with range and also provide solid numbers at the free throw line.  Crashed the offensive boards hard and also is an excellent weak side shot blocker.  He also has worked hard and is now a solid ball handler and can move out and play some minutes on the perimeter.  Defends both the PF and C spots effectively.  Great physical body let's him bang around in the low blocks while still being quick enough to blow by most post players.

2011-12: Signed with Brest in France but soon realized that he was not a good fit for the team and left immediately for Soles de Mexicali where he immediately fit in and thrived.  Was second on the team in scoring at 13.5ppg and lead the team in rebounding after he joined them.  Pushed the team into 5th place to enter the playoffs where they eliminated Panteras in the first round.  Eventually they drew Pineros a strong club and finally lost in a hard fought 5 games.  He caught the eye of more than one coach with his strong south American showing and immediately joined the top team in Argentina Obras where alot of good things immediately happened.  Captured the LIGA SUDAMERICANA and qualified to the finals of the LIGA Americas Final Four before again losing to the Mexican squad Pineros.  Kept up their excellent run through the playoffs and ended up in the championships facing Penerol.

2010-11: Signed with Kataja of the top league in Finland and immediately went to work in the league.  Finished the season as the Finnish Cup winner also taking the team fo the league finals.  For his outstanding season he was recognized to the Eurobasket All Finland Honorable mention squad.  Second on the team in scoring at 13.8ppg, second on the team in steals.  Lead the team in FG% at an amazing 62.7% which was also good for 3rd in league play and also lead the team in rebounds at 8.3rpg. 

2009-10: Resigned with the Leuven Bears after an outstanding previous season and continued fighting and showing his ability as a promising young player. Though his numbers weren’t as great as his previous year, he stayed consistent with his scoring (8.1ppg) and rebounding (4.7rpg). The team would not possess the same ability to make it to the playoffs once again and ending their season short this year.

2008-09: signed with the Leuven Bears in hopes to bring them back into the spotlight and help them achieve an appearance in the playoffs, something they have not achieved in many years. As a rookie, Darren Fells quickly shined for the Bears by being the 3rd leading scorer on the team with 9.3ppg and also the 2nd leading rebounder with 4.9rpg. Leuven’s dream to make a playoff appearance came true as the Bears defeated Oostende, taking their 6th place spot in the playoffs. Sadly, their playoff run would end in the 3rd game of the 1st round against Aastar, who would go on to lose in the championship game.

2007-08:  led the Big West Conference as a senior in field-goal percentage (.569) and offensive rebounds at 2.78 per game. He was third in the league in rebounding (7.2), fourth in steals (1.59) and ninth in scoring (14.4). He was named to the All-Big West second team and was selected to the All-Big West Tournament team after averaging 16.3 points and 9.8 rebounds in UCI's four games.
Fells ranks third in career rebounds at UCI with 780, seventh in steals (103) and 10th in scoring with 1,252 points. He became just the fifth player in the 43-year history of the UCI program to record 1,000 points and 700 rebounds in a career.
During his four seasons at UCI, he played in 123 games with 103 starts.
 

2006-07: Led the Anteaters in rebounding with a 6.1 average last season and averaged 10.2 points per game....was named All-Big West honorable mention for the second straight year....was ninth in the Big West in rebounding....ranks 14th at UCI with 550 career rebounds....was second on the team last season with 65 assists... posted a career-high seven assists in a loss at Fullerton (1/27/07).... tied his career high with 20 points in loss to UCSB (1/6/07)....pulled down career-high 15 rebounds in win over Pepperdine (11/25/06)....collected 12 rebounds in win over UC Davis (2/22/07)...had 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the road win at UC Riverside (2/14/07)... recorded 12 points and eight boards in win over Long Beach (1/25/07)....had 18 points, 10 rebounds in loss to Fullerton (1/20/07)...had four double-doubles on the season and has nine in his career. 2005-06: Was named to the All-Big West honorable mention team as a sophomore when he averaged 7.1 rebounds to rank third in the conference....that was the highest rebounding average at UCI in 10 seasons....he had five double-digit rebounding games with a high of 13 on three occasions to tie his career high....averaged 8.3 rebounds over the season's final eight games....was named Big West Player of the Week after he recorded 18 points, nine rebounds, five assists and two blocked shots in UCI's 79-63 win at No. 13 Stanford (11/19/05)....had a career-high five steals in a December win over San Jose State (12/3/05)....averaged 9.8 points with a career-high 20 versus Cal State Stanislaus (11/29/05)....had three double-doubles, including 17 points, 13 boards in the win at UC Davis (2/23/06)....has five double-doubles in his career....ranked third on the team in assists with 53 from his post position. 2004-05: Started the season's first 16 games but came off the bench in the final 13 as a true freshman....averaged 5.9 points and 4.9 rebounds for the season....pulled down 36 rebounds in the season's final six games, including 12 in a win over Idaho (3/9/05) in the first round of the Big West Tournament....added 10 points in that game for his second double-double of the season....notched 11 points and 13 boards versus Cal State Northridge (1/6/05) for UCI's first double-double of the season....scored a career-high 15 points in a victory over Cal Poly (12/28/04). High School: Named first team All-CIF Southern Section II-A as a senior at Fullerton High School....was MVP of the Freeway League and was a first team all-league selection....averaged 14.3 points and 9.7 points per game....top-scoring game was 30 points against Buena Park....Fullerton finished the season 22-7 overall....was named to the All-CIF Southern Section II-A second team as a junior after averaging 17 points and 10 boards....earned All-Freeway League second team honors that season....was an all-state tight end in football. Personal: Signed with UC Irvine in November 2003...majoring in sociology....parents are David and Chandra Fells....has three brothers, David, Jr., Daniel and Dwayne....Daniel is a tight end for the Oakland Raiders.

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