Jimmer Fredette

Jimmer Fredette
Fredette with the Sacramento Kings in 2013
Personal information
Born (1989-02-25) February 25, 1989 (age 35)
Glens Falls, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolGlens Falls (Glens Falls, New York)
CollegeBYU (2007–2011)
NBA draft2011: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career2011–2022
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number7, 16, 32
Career history
20112014Sacramento Kings
2014Chicago Bulls
20142015New Orleans Pelicans
2015–2016Westchester Knicks
2016New York Knicks
2016–2019Shanghai Sharks
2019Phoenix Suns
2019–2020Panathinaikos
2020–2021Shanghai Sharks
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's 3x3 basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA 3x3 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2023 Vienna Team
FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Miami Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team

James Taft "Jimmer" Fredette[1][2] (born February 25, 1989) is an American basketball player. Fredette was the 2011 National Player of the Year in college basketball after ranking as the leading scorer in all of NCAA Division I during his senior season for the BYU Cougars. He was subsequently selected with the 10th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft.

Fredette has played for several professional teams in the NBA and NBA Development League, as well as internationally. Fredette was the CBA Most Valuable Player in 2017, and he was a member of the GBL's championship team in 2020. Fredette began competing in 3x3 basketball in 2022 and has won two gold medals and one silver medal in international play. In 2024, Fredette represented Team USA at the 2024 Summer Olympics as a member of the first USA Basketball 3x3 Men's National Team to compete at the Olympics.

  1. ^ "These Basketball Players Have Uncommon Skills and Names". NameCandy. December 15, 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  2. ^ Medved, Eric (December 12, 2010). "Jimmer goes a long way in repeating his amazing 2009 performance against 'Zona". Albany Times Union. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2011.