Brandon Fortenberry (born May 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Balkan Botevgrad of the Bulgarian National Basketball League. He played college basketball for Southeastern Louisiana University He was born in Picayune.
In the 2011âÂÂ12 season, as a senior in the Picayune Memorial High School, he was played only seven games because of a foot injury. He was later named a Preseason All-Southland Conference selection.
Fortenberry was selected by the Bakersfield Jam in the round 6 of the 2013 NBA Development League Draft. He left the Jam before the start of the season. He did not play pro basketball from 2013 to 2015.
For the 2015âÂÂ16 season he signed with Balkan Botevgrad of the Bulgarian NBL. In 33 games he averaged 13.4 points per game. He was named the best foreign player in the 2015âÂÂ16 Bulgarian championship.
On July 22, 2016, Fortenberry signed with Igokea for the 2016âÂÂ17 season. On January 11, 2017, he was released by Igokea. In 15 ABA League games, he averaged 5.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.
On July 22, 2017, Fortenberry returned to Balkan Botevgrad.