Allerik Freeman

Allerik Juwan Freeman (born October 30, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Qingdao Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for Baylor and North Carolina State.

Allerik Freeman
Freeman while playing for Findlay Prep
Qingdao Eagles
PositionShooting guard
LeagueChinese Basketball Association
Personal information
Born (1994-10-30) October 30, 1994
Norfolk, Virginia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2018 / Undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Alba Fehérvár
2019Bursaspor
2019–2020Shenzhen Aviators
2020–2021ASVEL
2021–presentQingdao Eagles

Early life and high school

Freeman was born in Norfolk, Virginia and grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina and attended The Renaissance School of Arts and Technology at Olympic. As a junior, Freeman averaged 17.6 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. He transferred to Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada before his senior year. Considered to be a top prospect by most recruiting services, Freeman initially committed to play college basketball at UCLA before ultimately de-committed after the team fired head coach Ben Howland. He ultimately decided to play for Baylor.[1]

College career

Baylor

Freeman played three seasons for the Bears after redshirting his freshman year due to a broken wrist.[2] As a redshirt freshman, Freeman appeared in 34 games (1 start) and averaged 4.8 points per game.[3] Freeman became a starter for Baylor as a redshirt sophomore ands averaged 11.3 points per game. He averaged 9.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per game and shot 38.9 percent (44 of 113) from three as a redshirt junior. Freeman also lost his starting spot for the Bears following a four game suspension from coach Scott Drew due to reported "attitude issues" during the season. Freeman ultimately announced his decision to leave Baylor and chose to play for his final year of NCAA eligibility at North Carolina State University as a graduate transfer.[4]

NC State

In his only season playing for the Wolfpack Freeman averaged 16.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.[5] He was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Player of the Week twice during the season and was named honorable mention All-ACC at the end of the season.[6] Off the court, Freeman was an Academic All-ACC selection.

Professional career

Freeman worked out for several teams prior to the 2018 NBA draft, but ultimately went unselected.[7] He was added to the Sacramento Kings NBA Summer League roster.[8]

Alba Fehérvár

Freeman signed with Alba Fehérvár of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (NB I/A) on August 23, 2018.[9] In his first professional season, Freeman averaged 14.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.5 assists in 29 NB I/A games (25 starts) and 17.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 3.9 assists in 16 FIBA Europe Cup games and was named honorable mention All-Europe Cup by EuroBasket.com.[10]

Bursaspor

Freeman signed with Bursaspor Basketbol of the Turkish Basketball Super League on July 31, 2019.[11] Freeman averaged 18.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists and one steal per game in 14 games before leaving the team at the end of 2019.[12]

Shenzhen

Freeman left Bursaspor to sign with the Shenzhen Aviators of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) on January 4, 2020.[12] Freeman was the only American player in the CBA to stay in China through the coronavirus outbreak in China.[13]

ASVEL

On June 12, 2020, Freeman signed with ASVEL of the LNB Pro A.[14]

Qingdao Eagles

On January 31, 2021, he has signed with Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).[15]

References
  1. Rayno, A.J. (May 7, 2013). "Former UCLA recruit and Gophers target commits to Baylor". Gold in the Barn. Star Tribune. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  2. "Baylor guard Al Freeman to transfer after spring graduation". FoxSports.com. The Associated Press. March 28, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  3. "Prairie View-Baylor Preview". FoxSports.com. December 1, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  4. Giglio, Joe (April 19, 2017). "NC State basketball adds grad transfer from Baylor". The News & Observer. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  5. Smith, R. Cory (June 9, 2017). "Allerik Freeman discusses transformation with NC State". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  6. Smith, R. Cory (February 26, 2017). "NC State's Al Freeman wins 2nd ACC Basketball Player of the Week". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  7. Bonnell, Rick (June 9, 2018). "Charlottean works out for Hornets, calls transfer to N.C. State a 'career-saving move'". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  8. McGough, Michael (June 25, 2018). "With games a week away, who's joining Kings summer roster? A look at recent signings". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  9. Deri, Tamas (August 23, 2018). "Alba inks Allerik Freeman". EuroBasket.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  10. "Eurobasket.com All-FIBA Europe Cup Awards 2019". EuroBasket.com. May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  11. Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (July 31, 2019). "Allerik Freeman (ex Alba) joins Bursaspor". EuroBasket.com.
  12. "Allerik Freeman (ex Bursaspor) joins Leopards". EuroBasket.com. January 4, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  13. Givony, Jonathan (March 16, 2020). "Pro basketball reemerging in Asia amid coronavirus recovery". ESPN.com.
  14. "ASVEL signs Allerik Freeman". Sportando. June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  15. "Eski Bursasporlu ASVEL'den Çin Ligi'ne" (in Turkish). Eurobasket. January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
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