Kahlil Ameer Felder better known as Kay Felder is a professional basketball goaltender associated with the Toronto Raptors of the Canadian Basketball League. The Atlanta Hawks picked the small left guard with explosive ability 54th overall in the 2016 NBA draft. He played for other NBA teams such as Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons. The star has competed in both the NBA Pro League and the NBA G-League. He finished his college career with the Oakland University Golden Grizzlies.
Biography of Kay Felder
Kay Felder was born as Kahlil Ameer Felder Jr. to African American parents Kahlil Felder Sr. and his wife Tiffany Williams. He was born in Detroit (Michigan) in 1995 and celebrates his birthday every March 29. Coming from a line of basketball players, his father Felder Sr. played college basketball in Eastern Michigan; while his cousin Steve Smith also played basketball professionally for several NBA teams. Felder began his basketball career while attending Pershing High School located in Detroit, Michigan.
During his high school career, he led Pershing’s top-tier basketball team to three state championship titles in 2009, 2011, and 2012. He was named Public School League Most Valuable Player during his last year and he also won the Mr. Basketball of Michigan award. Additionally, Felder was named to the Detroit Free Press Dream Team and played in the Michigan All-Star Game. While he was a distinguished athlete in high school; he also had an impressive academic record. He averaged 3.6 GPA, earning him a spot on the National Honor Roll and Dean’s List. Felder also won Detroit Public School’s 2013 Learner of the Year.
Shortly after graduating from high school, Felder enrolled at Oakland University where he played for the Golden Grizzlies basketball team. He served as point guard for the Grizzlies for three seasons ending in 2016. As a rookie, Kay Felder averaged 6.4 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 9.5 points per game. At the end of the season, he was named to the Horizon League’s New Year’s Team, as he received the league’s freshman player award. In his second year, Felder had 7.6 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 18.1 points per game. He was selected to the All-Horizon League First Mid-Major All-American Team and was the only player in the nation to record at least 7.0 assists and 17.0 points per game.
In his junior season, Kay broke the horizon League record for career and peak season assist records. He won Horizon League Player of the Week six straight times and at the end of the season. he averaged 9.3 assists, 4.3 rebounds, and 24.4 points per game. Kay was named Horizon League Player of the Year and was selected to the Horizon League First Team. Felder announced he would forgo the final year of his college career in order to join the 2016 NBA draft.
Careers Statistics and Highlights
During the 2016 NBA combine draft, Kay Felder able to put up a marvelous performance and after drills; it was supposed to be a late second round. In the 2016 draft, he was chosen by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the draft. He was the 54th player to be selected that year. After the draft, Felder was immediately traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Felder joined the Cavaliers in the 2016 NBA Summer League, after which he signed a two-year contract worth $2.4 million with the Cavaliers. He made his first professional appearance for the Cavaliers in the 2016/17 regular season on October 29, 2016. He was playing as a backup for Kyrie Irvin and he split most of his rookie season between the Cavaliers and their affiliate at the G-League, Canton. Charged.
In October 2017, Kay Felder was traded back to the Hawks again alongside Richard Jefferson and two future second-round picks in exchange for Dimitrios Agravanis and Sergiy Gladyr. After the trade, Felder was immediately lifted by the Hawks. Subsequently, he was drafted by the Chicago Bulls on October 16, 2017. He played 14 games with the Bulls and for their G-League affiliate, Windy City Bulls. Felder averaged 1.4 assists, 1.0 rebounds and 3.9 points per game in 14 appearances with the Bulls. He was released by the Bulls in December 2017.
Kay Felder joined the Detroit Pistons on January 21, 2018; He had signed a two-way contract between the Pistons and Grand Rapids Drive, their G-League affiliate. Felder then joined the Toronto Raptors of the Canadian Basketball League in August 2018.
Kay Felder’s Height: How tall is she?
Felder is a top contender with the ability to make an aggressive drive to the basket. He is a fast southpaw with explosive scoring ability. However, Felder’s size limited his chances of getting huge playing time. Although he is not among the greatest players in the league; With a height of 1.75m, Felder always gives his best whenever he is on the pitch. He shares the same height with Denver Nuggets’ Isaiah Thomas. In addition, it weighs 80 kg.