Fulton has been playing college basketball for Charleston Cougars
Belfast basketball player CJ Fulton has been invited to a pre-draft workout camp with NBA side Minnesota Timberwolves.
The 22-year-old guard becomes the third Irish-born player to earn the chance to compete at the highest level in the United States after Pat Burke and Susan Moran.
Burke played for Orlando Magic and Phoenix Suns in the NBA between 2002 and 2007 while Moran was part of the New York Liberty squad during the 2002 WNBA season.
Fulton will have the opportunity to impress the Timberwolves coaches before this year’s NBA draft on 25-26 June.
The son of former Ireland international Adrian Fulton, CJ formerly played for St Malachy’s College and Belfast Star, helping the latter win the Basketball Ireland Super League title for the first time in 21 years in 2020.
He moved to the Winchendon School in Boston before securing a collegiate scholarship with Pennsylvania-based Lafayette University.
Following a move to Charleston Cougars, he made his debut in college basketball’s ‘March Madness’ tournament in 2024 after helping his side win the CAA Conference Tournament.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have reached the NBA’s Western Conference finals in each of the past two seasons, losing the best-of-seven series to the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Timberwolves roster includes three-time All-Star guard Anthony Edwards, the NBA’s number one draft pick in 2020.
