Reggie Freeman

{{Short description|American basketball player}}

{{For|the American football player|Reggie Freeman (American football)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

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| name = Reggie Freeman

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lb = 220

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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

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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

Career statistics

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|-

| 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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