Background
Powell was born and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he played basketball at Teaneck High School.
Powell was born and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he played basketball at Teaneck High School.
He played collegiately at Butler Community College and Texas Technical University. He also enjoyed a brief career in the National Basketball Association with the Miami Heat. Powell has played professionally in the Adriatic League, the Greek League, the Continental Basketball Association, the USBL, the Russian Superleague, the National Basketball Association Doctorate-League, the National Basketball Association, the Bosnian League, the Chinese Basketball Association and the Israeli Basketball Super League.
He averaged 22.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game with the Sioux Falls Skyforce in the National Basketball Association Doctorate-League during the 2007-2008 season and was named the league"s Most Valuable Player. He has also played in a number of preseason games for the Minnesota Timberwolves (2004), the Chicago Bulls (2005), the Orlando Magic (2006) and the Memphis Grizzlies (2007), but he failed to make any the teams for the National Basketball Association regular season.
Because of a depleted roster due to various injuries, the Miami Heat signed Powell to a ten-day contract in March 2008. He got his first National Basketball Association career start on March 27, 2008.
On April 3, 2008, the Heat decided against signing him to a second ten-day contract, however, he was re-signed by the Heat 5 days later for the remainder of the season. In 2009, he signed with Trikala 2000.
In October 2010 he signed with Hapoel Holon in Israel.
In October 2011 he signed with Fortress Körmend, a Hungarian basketball team