Within the field of play, your position is that of Point Guard and he usually wears shirt number 20. His maximum height is 1.85 meters and he weighs approximately 90 kilograms.
His career as a basketball player began in his hometown high school, where he soon proved that his skill as a player was truly impressive.
During his years of concurrence, he led the Latta High School to two state championships with one of the best possible records: 104 wins against 9 losses.
In addition to this, he set the personal record of scoring 2,992 official points plus 117 3-pointers. For this type of capacity he was awarded the prize Mr. Basketball from South Carolina.
Other important awards he received were, in 2002, the Naismith Player of the Year and in turn named the most valuable player of the Roundball Classic In Chicago. Finally he was a member of the McDonald’s All American Team.
Shortly after graduation, he became the Point Guard most athletic in the league by joining the University of North Carolina.
Already in his first year he was voted as North Carolina State Player of the Year, after scoring 12.0 points on average per game plus 236 assists.
The following year, he was the leader of his team in stolen balls: 63 and effectiveness from the free throw line: 81%.
His overall average of points was 11.5 per game and he participated hard to be a finalist in the Naismith College Player of the Year.
On April 4, 2005, after a championship full of emotions and high-flying matches, the Tar Heels of the UNC they reached the title after beating the University of Illinois.
This became the fifth championship in the history of the university, and it was all partly thanks to the effort of Felton and colleagues like Rashad McCants Y Sean May.
After receiving it, he decided to include his name in the NBA draft 2005, being elected in the fifth position by the Charlotte bobcats.
Upon entering, he asked for T-shirt number 20, as it was the one he wore as a teenager at Latta High School.
His average as a rookie was 12 points per game, 3 rebounds and 6.3 assists.
His impressive ability to create plays and leave the point practically marked earned him the opportunity to enter the All-Rookie Team after the end of the 2005-06 season.
During the 2006-07 season, he showed off showing a little more skill by scoring 14 points, 7 assists and 3.4 rebounds in an average of the 78 games in which he played.