Education
Arkansas State University.
Arkansas State University.
Between 1996-1997 and 1999–2000, Fletcher recorded 893 assists, which at the time of his graduation was the 11th highest total in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I history. He was twice named the Sun Belt Conference Men"s Basketball, and as a junior he led the Red Wolves to their first ever National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament appearance. Fletcher is 5"6" tall, weighs 170 pounds and played the point guard position.
A native of Osceola, Arkansas, he was recruited by Arkansas State to play for their football team
He redshirted his true freshman football season in 1996 due to a left shoulder injury, but then decided to try out for the men"s basketball team as a walk-on. He made the team, and by midway through the 1996-1997 season Fletcher had become a key player.
Fletcher started the final 20 games of the regular season and led the Sun Belt Conference with a 6.3 assist-per-game average. In 1998-1999, his junior year, Fletcher"s 17.0 points per game led the team and his 8.3 assists per game was the second best average in the nation behind Doug Gottlieb"s 8.9.
He also recorded 250 total assists during the season, and on November 23, 1998 had 17 in a game against Texas Christian University. Both of these totals still stand as school records.
He was named the Tournament Most Valuable Player as Arkansas State gained the automatic bid into the 1999 National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament for the school"s first ever appearance. In Fletcher"s final season, he once again averaged 8.3 assists per game, which was the third best average in Division I. The Red Wolves finished with a 10–18 record, however, and so he did not repeat the conference player of the year for a third consecutive season. Fletcher was also passed up during the 2000 National Basketball Association Draft, but he did manage to sign with the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the Continental Basketball Association.
He played for the one season with the team