 Fredette with the Sacramento Kings in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | February 25, 1989 Glens Falls, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Glens Falls (Glens Falls, New York) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | BYU (2007–2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2011: 1st round, 10th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2011–2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7, 16, 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Sacramento Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | New Orleans Pelicans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Westchester Knicks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Shanghai Sharks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Panathinaikos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Shanghai Sharks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
- ^ "These Basketball Players Have Uncommon Skills and Names". NameCandy. December 15, 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ 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.