Fabulous Flournoy is a player and the head coach for basketball team Newcastle Eagles, who compete in the British Basketball League.
Education
Born in New York City, New York, the 6"3" shooting guard/small forward, noted for his tenacious defence and very high standards, attended Panola Junior College and was a student at National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 1 college McNeese State University, also the home college of National Basketball Association legend Joe Dumars, member of the United States of America Dream Team, player and now Vice President of the Detroit Pistons.
Career
After finishing college in 1996, Flournoy signed for British Basketball League team, the Birmingham Bullets making his debut against the Greater London Leopards on September 15, 1996. In his first season alone he clocked up 780 minutes averaging 8.50 points-per-game and 7.00 rebounds-per-game. Although his minutes were marginally shaved the following season, Fab still featured in all of the Bullets" 36 games, while helping his team to runners-up sport in the Championship and success in the Play-offs, beating London Towers in the final.
The following two seasons saw his appearances drop, featuring in only 23 games in the 1999-2000 season, although he still featured in the Play-off final against Manchester Giants where he posted 12 points in the Bullets" 65-74 loss.
Flournoy moved again in 2001 when he signed for the Newcastle Eagles. This was also the season when his career took a different turn accepting the role of head coach of the Eagles, while still a player, leading the team to a 6th place finish and a Quarter-final Play-off exit with a 94-96 defeat to the Towers.
Not disheartened however, Flournoy returned the following year with a renewed sense of ambition and previous mid-tablers Newcastle took the British Basketball League by storm. Clocking up 1018 minutes, 6.92 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company and 4.95 RPG in the 2004-2005 season, Flournoy had a less than outstanding season on court, but off court he led the Eagles victories in both the Play-offs and the BBL Trophy, while finishing as runners-up to the Chester Jets in the Championship, while Fab himself picked up the BBL Coach of the Season award.
The 2005-2006 season would prove to be even more remarkable for Fab, averaging 8.80 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company and picking up 1121 minutes of action while leading the Eagles to the "Clean Sweep" of victories in the BBL Cup, Trophy, Championship and Play-offs, a feat repeated in 2011 and 2015.
He earned 16 caps in total for England. He has also served as a colour commentator for British Broadcasting Corporation Radio, including at the 2012 Olympic Games.