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]

Lennard Freeman
Free agent
PositionPower forward / center
Personal information
Born (1995-12-10) December 10, 1995 (age 28)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeNC State (2013–2018)
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Final Spor
2019–2020Belfius Mons-Hainaut
2020–2021Hapoel Haifa
2021–2023Wonju DB Promy
2023–presentCSM Oradea

Personal life

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Freeman 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

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Freeman 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

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  1. ^ a b "NC State Basketball Player Profiles 2017–18: Lennard Freeman". PackPride.com.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Lennard Freeman, Oak Hill Academy, Power Forward". 247Sports.
  4. ^ "Lennard Freeman Player Profile, NC State, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards". basketball.realgm.com.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Lennard Freeman – 2017–18 – Men's Basketball". NC State University Athletics.
  6. ^ "Lennard Freeman Out 3–4 Months After Surgery". Pack Insider. June 13, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Israeli Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings". Eurobasket LLC.
  8. ^ "Israel basketball stats, results, box score, scout report and video online | Scouting4U".
  9. ^ "DB Promy signs Lennard Freeman". Eurobasket. September 16, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  10. ^ "Lennard Freeman este noul pivot al lui CSM Oradea". Baschet.ro. August 21, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2023.