Tevin Alexander Falzon (born November 19, 1992) is a Maltese-American professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Palestrina of the Italian Serie B Basket. He played college basketball for the Sacred Heart Pioneers. He is also a member of the Maltese national team.
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Serie B Basket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 19, 1992 Newton, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American / Maltese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 221 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College | Sacred Heart (2012–2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | Zornotza ST | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Cheshire Phoenix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Bristol Flyers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Njarðvík | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–present | Pallacanestro Palestrina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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College career
editFalzon played for the Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team from 2012 to 2016. During his senior season. he averaged 10.9 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.4 blocks per game. He led the Pioneers in rebounds and blocks in each of his last two seasons.[1]
Professional career
editIn January 2017, Falzon signed with Zornotza ST of the Spanish LEB Plata.[2] With him, Zornotza reached the playoff finals of the league, before losing out to Valladolid.[3]
After his stint in Spain, he joined Cheshire Phoenix of the British Basketball League (BBL).[3] He appeared in 32 regular season games for the Phoenix, averaging 5.8 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. In January 2018, he played a pivotal role in helping Cheshire to their first BBL Cup title in franchise history, scoring 12 points in the Cup final.[4] He stayed in the BBL the following season, signing with the Bristol Flyers.[5] In 33 regular season games for the Flyers, including 17 starts, Falzon averaged 8.6 points and 6.4 assists per game.
In January 2020, Falzon signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Njarðvík[6] where he met his former Sacred Heart teammate, Mario Matasovic.[7] In his debut on January 5, Falzon had 4 points and 5 rebounds.[8] He was released by Njarðvík after 4 games where he averaged 5.0 points and 2.3 rebounds.[9] On September 2, 2020, Falzon signed with Pallacanestro Palestrina of the Serie B Basket.[10]
National team career
editFalzon represented Malta in the 2014 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries.[11] During the 2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries, Falzon averaged 14.8 points and 7.8 rebounds for the Maltese national team, helping them finish first in the tournament.[12]
Personal life
editTevin's younger brother is basketball player Aaron Falzon.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Sacred Heart's Tevin Falzon Signs With Ametx Zornotza". northeastconference.org. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Valhmor Camilleri (11 January 2017). "National team player Falzon joins Spanish side Zornotza". Times of Malta. p. 35.
- ^ a b Matthew Mochan (12 September 2017). "Falzon eyes silverware at Cheshire Phoenix". Times of Malta. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Rob Dugdale (28 January 2018). "BBL & WBBL Cup final 2018: Cheshire and Nottingham secure victories". BBC. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Tevin Falzon makes switch to Bristol Flyers". BBL. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ Ólafur Þór Jónsson (2 January 2020). "Maltneskur landsliðsmaður til Njarðvíkur". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (2 January 2020). "Maltneskur landsliðsmaður til Njarðvíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (5 January 2020). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Njarðvík - ÍR 88-64 - Sjöundi sigur Njarðvíkinga í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Falzon á förum og Katenda í Njarðvík á ný". Ungmennafélag Njarðvíkur (in Icelandic). 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (September 2, 2020). "Tevin Falzon joins Italian Serie B side Pallacanestro Palestrina". Times of Malta. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ Paul Wheelock (17 August 2017). "Cheshire Phoenix swoop for ninth summer signing". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Tevin Falzon at the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries 2018". fiba.basketball. FIBA. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (3 January 2020). "Spilar vonandi betur á Íslandi en hann gerði á móti Íslandi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 January 2020.
