Reggie Freeman
{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{For|the American football player|Reggie Freeman (American football)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Reggie Freeman
| image =
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 220
| team =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|05|17}}
| birth_place = The Bronx, New York
| nationality = American
| high_school = Rice High School
| college = Texas (1993–1997)
| draft_year = 1997
| career_start = 1997
| career_end = 2009
| career_position = Shooting guard
| career_number = 5
| years1 = 1997–1998
| team1 = Connecticut Pride
| years2 = 1998–1999
| team2 = Quad City Thunder
| years3 = 1999
| team3 = Long Island Surf
| years4 = 1999
| team4 = Gallitos de Isabela
| years5 = 1999–2000
| team5 = İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi
| years6 = 2000
| team6 = Indios de Mayagüez
| years7 = 2001
| team7 = Indiana Legends
| years8 = 2001
| team8 = Cocodrilos de Caracas
| years9 = 2001–2002
| team9 = Cibona Zagreb
| years10 = 2002
| team10 = Euro Roseto
| years11 = 2002
| team11 = ASVEL Basket
| years12 = 2002–2003
| team12 = FMP
| years13 = 2003
| team13 = Crvena zvezda
| years14 = 2003–2005
| team14 = Reflex
| years15 = 2005
| team15 = NIS Vojvodina
| years16 = 2005–2006
| team16 = Žalgiris Kaunas
| years17 = 2006–2007
| team17 = Upea Capo d'Orlando
| years18 = 2007–2008
| team18 = Rethymno
| years19 = 2008
| team19 = Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
| years20 = 2009
| team20 = Metalac Valjevo
| highlights =
- Adriatic League champion (2004)
- French League champion (2002)
- 2× Radivoj Korać Cup champion (2003, 2005)
- First-Team All-SWC (1996)
- First-Team All-Big 12 (1997)
- AP Honorable-Mention All-American (1997)
}}
Reginald Philip "Reggie" Freeman (born May 17, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player.
Playing career
Freeman played NCAA college basketball at the University of Texas. He had a prolific career at Texas, making All-Conference First Team in both his junior and senior seasons.{{Cite web|url=http://texassports_com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2014/11/12/2014_15_Texas_Basketball_Fact_Book.pdf | title=2014-15 Texas Basketball Fact Book | work=texassports.com | page= |accessdate=May 2, 2015}} Widely considered a first round draft candidate in the 1997 NBA draft, he nevertheless went undrafted.{{cite news | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/draft-day-dud-leaves-reggie-free-man-article-1.751197 | title=DRAFT DAY DUD LEAVES REGGIE A FREE MAN | publisher=nydailynews.com | date=June 26, 1997 | accessdate=March 31, 2014}}
Although he never made it to the NBA, Freeman played professionally in several countries on three continents. Basketball club KK FMP from Serbia retired his jersey with number #5 for the great contribution he had made during his tenure with the team.{{cite news|title=FRIMEN OPET U REFLEKSU?!|url=http://arhiva.kurir-info.rs/Arhiva/2004/jul/03-04/SP-03-03072004.shtml|language=sr|accessdate=December 25, 2014|publisher=kurir-info.rs}} He is regarded as one of the best foreign players to ever play for any Serbian basketball team.
National team career
Freeman was a member of the U.S. Virgin Islands national basketball team at the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship.
Career statistics
{{Euroleague player statistics legend}}
=EuroLeague=
{{Euroleague player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2001–02
| style="text-align:left;"| Cibona
| 12 || 1 || 25.1 || .436 || .294 || .795 || 4.3 || 1.7 || .9 || .4 || 10.7 || 9.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06
| style="text-align:left;"| Žalgiris
| 19 || 18 || 30.9 || .397 || .349 || .788 || 3.8 || 2.3 || 1.3 || .1 || 11.2 || 9.8
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:left;"| Career
| style="text-align:left;"|
| 31 || 19 || 28.6 || .410 || .328 || .791 || 4.0 || 2.1 || 1.1 || .2 || 11.0 || 9.8
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References
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External links
- [http://www.abaliga.com/player/54 Reggie Freeman] at abaliga.com
- [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=AOM Reggie Freeman] at euroleague.net
- [http://web.legabasket.it/player/?id=FRE-REG-75 Reggie Freeman] at legabasket.it
- [https://www.tblstat.net/player/470 Reggie Freeman] at tblstat.net
{{Radivoj Korać Cup MVPs}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Freeman, Reggie}}
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