David Bell (basketball)

David Bell
Bell in his GasTerra Flames jersey in 2011
Gießen 46ers
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League Basketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1981-06-20) June 20, 1981
Oakland, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 180.4 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Hayward (Hayward, California)
College
NBA draft 2003 / Undrafted
Playing career 2003–present
Career history
2004–2005 Lausanne Morges Basket
2005 Ensa Union Neuchâtel
2006 Kouvot
2006–2007 Butte Daredevils
2007 Dodge City Legend
2008 Champagne Châlons-Reims
2008–2010 Dakota Wizards
2010–2011 Phoenix Hagen
2011–2012 GasTerra Flames
2012–2016 Phoenix Hagen
2016–2017 Dinamo Sassari
2017–2018 Andrea Costa Imola
2018–present Gießen 46ers
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-Big Sky (2002, 2003)

David Bell (born June 20, 1981) is an American professional basketball player for the Gießen 46ers.[1] Bell played college basketball for the Montana Grizzlies basketball team and is playing professional since 2004. He has also played for multiple teams in the United States and in Europe.

Professional career

In September 2010, Bell signed with Phoenix Hagen of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[2]

In June 2011, Bell signed a 2-year contract with GasTerra Flames Groningen of the Dutch DBL.[3] On May 28, 2012, his contract was terminated by the club.[4]

On June 21, 2012, Phoenix Hagen announced that Bell was returning to the team for a second stint.[5] In April 2015, he extended his contract until 2017.[6] In December 2016, Phoenix Hagen was thrown out of the BBL because of financial troubles and Bell became a free agent.[7]

On December 8, 2016, Bell signed with Dinamo Sassari of the Italian LBA.[8] On December 10, in his debut with the team Bell scored 18 points in a 69–66 win against Dolomiti Energia Trentino.[9]

On August 2, 2017, Bell signed with Andrea Costa Imola.[10]

On August 23, 2018, Bell was announced by the Gießen 46ers of the German BBL.[11] In August 2018, it was announced Bell had a crack in his chest muscles, which would cause him to miss up to 4 months.[12]

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017–present)

In the summer of 2017, Bell played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Team 23. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for Team 23, he averaged 18.0 points per game. Bell helped Team 23 the second round of the tournament, where they then lost to Armored Athlete 84-77. [13]

Honours

Dakota Wizards

References

  1. ↑ Eurobasket.com profile
  2. ↑ Neuer Aufbauspieler ist da: David Bell komplettiert Phoenix-Kader (in German)
  3. ↑ "David Bell tekent voor twee seizoenen bij GasTerra Flames" (in Dutch). Donar.nl. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  4. ↑ "Doorlopend contract David Bell ontbonden" (in Dutch). Donar.nl. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  5. ↑ "David Bell wieder bei Phoenix Hagen" (in German). Phoenix-hagen.de. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  6. ↑ Sport1.de (2015-04-24). "Kapitän David Bell verlängert Vertrag bei Phoenix Hagen" (in German). Sport1.de. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  7. ↑ "Spielbetrieb wird sofort eingestellt: BBL wirft Phoenix Hagen raus" (in German). n-tv.de. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  8. ↑ Redazione ANSA (2016-12-08). "Dinamo, arriva play-guardia David Bell - Sardegna" (in Italian). ANSA.it. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  9. ↑ "Legabasket Serie A". Web.legabasket.it. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  10. ↑ David Bell moves to Andrea Costa Imola
  11. ↑ "Gießen verpflichtet David Bell". BASKETBALL.DE (in German). 2 July 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "David Bell fällt vier Monate aus". BASKETBALL.DE (in German). 21 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  14. ↑ DBL Profile
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