Lennard Freeman

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 Wonju DB Promy in the Korean Basketball League.[2]

Lennard Freeman
No. 20 – Wonju DB Promy
PositionForward-center
LeagueKorean Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1995-12-10) December 10, 1995
Washington, DC
NationalityAmerican
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–presentWonju DB Promy

Personal life

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

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]

References
  1. "NC State Basketball Player Profiles 2017–18: Lennard Freeman". PackPride.com.
  2. "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. "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. "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.
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