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 Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[2]
Hapoel Haifa | |
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Position | Forward |
League | Israeli Basketball Premier League |
Personal information | |
Born | Washington, DC | December 10, 1995
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | |
College | North Carolina State University |
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]
References
- "NC State Basketball Player Profiles 2017-18: Lennard Freeman". PackPride.com.
- "Lennard Freeman Basketball Player Profile, Hapoel B-Cure Laser Haifa, NC State, News, Winner League stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards". Eurobasket LLC.
- "Lennard Freeman, Oak Hill Academy, Power Forward". 247Sports.
- "Lennard Freeman Player Profile, NC State, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards". basketball.realgm.com.
- "Lennard Freeman - 2017-18 - Men's Basketball". NC State University Athletics.
- "Lennard Freeman Out 3-4 Months After Surgery". Pack Insider. June 13, 2015.
- "Israeli Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings". Eurobasket LLC.