Owen Freeman (born November 15, 2004) is an American college basketball center for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
| No. 32 – Iowa Hawkeyes | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | Big Ten Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 15, 2004 Moline, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bradley-Bourbonnais (Bradley, Illinois) |
| College | Iowa (2023–present) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life and high school edit
Freeman attended high school at Bradley-Bourbonnais. In Freeman's senior season, he helped lead his school to a state title.[1] Coming out of high school, Freeman decided to commit to play college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes over offers from other schools such as Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Indiana, Marquette, Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue, Butler, Wake Forest, Illinois, and Western Illinois.[2][3]
College career edit
Ten games into Freeman's freshman season, he earned a starting spot in the Hawkeyes lineup.[4] On February 11, 2024, Freeman helped the Hawkeyes defeat Minnesota after scoring 17 points, and setting a career high in rebounds with 14, while also having career highs in assists with four and blocking four shots.[5] On March 10th, Freeman blocked five shots in a loss against Illinois.[6] For his performance on the 2023-24 season, Freeman was named the Big Ten freshman of the year by the media and the co-Big Ten freshman of the year by the coaches.[7][8] Throughout the 2023-24 season, Freeman was named the Big Ten freshman of the week nine times.[9] Freeman finished his freshman season in 2023-24 playing in 34 games with 25 starts where he averaged 10.6 points per game, 6.6 rebounds per game, 1.2 assists per game, 0.9 steals per game, and 1.8 blocks per game.[10]
References edit
- ^ Bohnenkamp, John (31 July 2023). "Owen Freeman, Brock Harding Growing Together". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Hertel, Alyssa (11 October 2021). "Illinois power forward Owen Freeman commits to Iowa over Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan State, others". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ Howe, Rob (11 October 2021). "Owen Freeman Chooses Iowa Basketball". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ Hornstein, Blake (15 December 2023). "'He's earned it': Owen Freeman named starter for Hawkeyes". Our Quad Cities. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Owen Freeman B1G Freshman of Week Again". Sports Illustrated. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Hlas, Mike. "Iowa's Owen Freeman is Big Ten men's basketball Freshman of the Year". The Gazette. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Hlas, Mike. "Hawkeyes' Owen Freeman lives up to his height, is multidimensional post player". The Gazette. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ Megilo, Chris (12 March 2024). "Iowa men's basketball's Owen Freeman wins Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year Award". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "Owen Freeman B1G Freshman of Year". Sports Illustrated. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Owen Freeman 2023-24 Splits". Sports Reference. Retrieved 26 March 2024.