Lennard Freeman (born December 10, 1995; nicknamed "Mr. Feathery") is an American professional basketball player, and plays the forward position.[1][2] He plays for CSM Oradea in the Romanian Liga Națională.[2]
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 10, 1995 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | NC State (2013–2018) |
| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018–2019 | Final Spor |
| 2019–2020 | Belfius Mons-Hainaut |
| 2020–2021 | Hapoel Haifa |
| 2021–2023 | Wonju DB Promy |
| 2023–present | CSM Oradea |
Personal life
editFreeman was born in Washington, DC, and lived in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia.[3][4] His mother is Nicole Bunn, and he has younger twin siblings Makala and Makhi.[5] He is 6' 8" (203 cm) tall, and weighs 264 pounds (120 kg).[2]
Basketball career
editFreeman attended Theodore Roosevelt High School in Washington, D.C., his freshman year.[5] He then played two seasons at St. John's College High School in Maryland, earning all-conference honors in 2012.[5] He then attended Oak Hill Academy in Virginia, averaging 8.6 points and 9.8 rebounds in 2012–13.[2][5]
Freeman attended North Carolina State University ('18), playing basketball for the team for four seasons.[2][5] He missed the 2016–17 season due to a lower right leg injury.[1][6]
In the 2018–19 season he played at Final Spor (Turkish Basketball First League) where in 28 games he recorded 16.1 points per game, 10.7 rebounds per game (#3 in the league), 1.1 assists per game, and 1.3 steals per game.[7] Freeman was named League Player of the Week.[7]
In the 2019–20 season Freeman played at Belfius Mons-Hainaut in the Belgian Euromillions League.[7] In 17 games he had 12.1 points per game and 8.6 rebounds per game (#2 in the league).[7] He was voted Eurobasket.com All-Belgian League Defensive Player of the Year, and named to the 1st Team and to the All-Star Game.[7]
Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League signed Freeman in June 2020.[7] He averaged 10.5 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 1.0 assist per game. In 2020–21 he was third in the Israel Basketball Premier League in two-point field goal percentage (68.7 per cent).[8]
Freeman signed with Wonju DB Promy in the Korean Basketball League on September 16, 2021.[9]
He signed with CSM Oradea in the Romanian Liga Națională in August, 2023.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "NC State Basketball Player Profiles 2017–18: Lennard Freeman". PackPride.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Lennard Freeman Basketball Player Profile, Hapoel B-Cure Laser Haifa, NC State, News, Winner League stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards". Eurobasket LLC.
- ^ "Lennard Freeman, Oak Hill Academy, Power Forward". 247Sports.
- ^ "Lennard Freeman Player Profile, NC State, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Lennard Freeman – 2017–18 – Men's Basketball". NC State University Athletics.
- ^ "Lennard Freeman Out 3–4 Months After Surgery". Pack Insider. June 13, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Israeli Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings". Eurobasket LLC.
- ^ "Israel basketball stats, results, box score, scout report and video online | Scouting4U".
- ^ "DB Promy signs Lennard Freeman". Eurobasket. September 16, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ "Lennard Freeman este noul pivot al lui CSM Oradea". Baschet.ro. August 21, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2023.