Jimmer Fredette

Jimmer Fredette
Fredette with the Sacramento Kings in 2013
Personal information
Born (1989-02-25) February 25, 1989 (age 35)
Glens Falls, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolGlens Falls (Glens Falls, New York)
CollegeBYU (2007–2011)
NBA draft2011: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career2011–2022
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Career history
20112014Sacramento Kings
2014Chicago Bulls
20142015New Orleans Pelicans
2015–2016Westchester Knicks
2016New York Knicks
2016–2019Shanghai Sharks
2019Phoenix Suns
2019–2020Panathinaikos
2020–2021Shanghai Sharks
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's 3x3 basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA 3x3 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2023 Vienna Team
FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Miami Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team

James Taft "Jimmer" Fredette[1][2] (born February 25, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. He last played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association. Fredette was the 2011 National Player of the Year in college basketball after ranking as the leading scorer in all of NCAA Division I during his senior season for the BYU Cougars. He was subsequently selected with the 10th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft, but only played limited minutes across four teams over five NBA seasons. He spent the majority of the 2015–16 season in the NBA Development League, during which he won the All-Star Game MVP.

In 2016, Fredette joined the CBA's Shanghai Sharks, and during the 2016–17 CBA season, he led the league in scoring, at 37.6 points per game, counting all phases of the season[3] (although Errick McCollum was the league's scoring champion,[4] as only regular season stats count toward that award). He also won the CBA International MVP award that season.[5]

  1. ^ "These Basketball Players Have Uncommon Skills and Names". NameCandy. December 15, 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  2. ^ Medved, Eric (December 12, 2010). "Jimmer goes a long way in repeating his amazing 2009 performance against 'Zona". Albany Times Union. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  3. ^ "CBA联赛技术统计_中国篮球数据库_篮球-CBA_新浪体育_新浪网". cba.sports.Sina.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  4. ^ CBA联赛球员个人技术统计排行榜/场均 16–17 (in Chinese).
  5. ^ "Named MVP in China, Jimmer Fredette reportedly eyeing NBA return in March". CBS Sports. March 1, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.