James H. "Trey" Freeman III (born October 12, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Šibenka of the Croatian League. He played college basketball for Old Dominion University and Campbell University.
 Freeman waiting to check into a 2015 game | |
| Šibenka | |
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| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| League | Croatian League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 12, 1992 Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Kellam (Virginia Beach, Virginia) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Grand Rapids Drive |
| 2017–2020 | Indios de Mayagüez |
| 2020–present | Šibenka |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
editFreeman attended Floyd E. Kellam High School where he averaged 20 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game while shooting 60.5 percent from the field, 49.1 percent from 3-point territory as a senior, leading the Knights to the Beach District regular season and tournament championships with a 27–0 record. For his efforts, he was named Beach District Player of the Year and first-team all-district as well as to the Virginian-Pilot All-Tidewater First Team.[1]
College career
editFreeman originally committed to Campbell. As a freshman, he averaged 13.9 points and 3.8 assists per game and was named the Big South Conference Freshman of the Year.[2] After a strong sophomore season, Freeman elected to transfer to Old Dominion. He applied for a waiver of the NCAA (NCAA) transfer redshirt rule, but his waiver was denied.[3] Freeman had two productive seasons at Old Dominion, earning first-team All-Conference USA honors both seasons. For his career, Freeman scored 2,000 points.[4]
Professional career
editAfter going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Freeman joined the Houston Rockets for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[5] On September 26, 2016, he signed with the Detroit Pistons,[6] but was waived on October 22 after appearing in one preseason game.[7] On October 30, he was acquired by the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA Development League as an affiliate of the Pistons.[8]
On July 4, 2017, Freeman entered Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) in Puerto Rico for the Mayagüez Indios.[9]
On August 5, 2020, Freeman signed with Šibenka of the Croatian League.[10]
Personal life
editThe son of James and Dr. Miriam Freeman, he has one sister, Shawna, and two brothers, Aric and Adrian. He majored in sport management.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Campbell bio". GoCamels.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ Rubama, Larry (February 26, 2012). "Kellam's Trey Freeman Big South Freshman of the Year". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ Dauster, Rob (October 29, 2013). "Trey Freeman denied waiver to play immediately at Old Dominion". NBCSports.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ "ODU Wins Historic Game at WKU, 59-56; Freeman Records 2,000 Career Pts". Old Dominion Monarchs. February 18, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ Miller, Ed (July 1, 2016). "ODU's Trey Freeman invited to Rockets summer league camp". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ "Detroit Pistons Announce Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. September 26, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ^ McMann, Aaron (October 22, 2016). "Ray McCallum claims Pistons' 15th roster spot; Lorenzo Brown waived". MLive.com. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ "Drive Selects Six Players in 2016 NBA D-League Draft". OurSportsCentral.com. October 30, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ Vargas, Edgar (July 3, 2017). "TREY FREEMAN LLEGA A INDIOS DE MAYAGÜEZ PARA CUBRIR LA BAJA DEL LESIONADO DAVID LAURY". canchalatina.com (in Spanish). Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "Trey Freeman novi je igrač Šibenke". sibenka.hr (in Croatian). August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ^ "Old Dominion bio". ODUSports.com. Retrieved October 22, 2016.