Fred Drains Explained

Fred Drains
Position:Power forward
Height M:1.96
Birth Date:1971 1, mf=yes
Birth Place:Salem, New Jersey
Nationality:American / Swedish
High School:Woodstown (Woodstown, New Jersey)
College:Kean College
Draft Year:1993
Career Start:1993
Years1:2000–2003
Team1:Norrköping Dolphins
Years2:2004–2007
Team2:Plannja Basket
Years3:2008–2013
Team3:Norrköping Dolphins
Years4:2013–2014
Team4:Alvik Basket
Highlights:
Coach Start:2022
Career End:2014
Cteam1:Alvik
Cyears1:2019
Cteam2:AIK
Cyears2:2022-present

Fred Drains (born January 10, 1971) is an American-Swedish former professional basketball player.[1] Drains played the majority of his career in Sweden, where was named Basketligan MVP four times.

College career

Drains attended Woodstown High School in Woodstown, New Jersey, before playing for Kean College (now Kean University, where he was selected to New Jersey Athletic Conference all-conference basketball first team and recognized as player of the year as a junior in the 1991–1992 season.[2]

Professional career

In 1993 he was in the NBA Draft, but failed to be drafted. Moving to Sweden and being naturalized, he played power forward for the Norrköping Dolphins and later on for Plannja Basket, both in the Basketligan, the premier league for professional basketball in Sweden.

He was picked as Basketligan MVP four times making him the most decorated basketball player winning the Swedish League MVP Awards:[3] He was Sweden' basketball MVP for seasons 2000–01 and 2001–02 while in the Norrköping Dolphins and in seasons 2004–05 and 2006–07 while playing for Plannja Basket.

Coaching career

On the 3rd of April, 2022, Drains was hired as head Coach for AIK Basket in Superettan.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Fred-Drains/Sweden/Alvik-Basket-Bromma/8216 Eurobasket.com Eurobasket.com Fred Drains player page
  2. http://www.njacsports.com/custompages/mbb/all-conference/1991-92 All-Conference.pdf "Men's Basketball All-Conference Team"
  3. http://www.basket.se/Basketliganherr/Historik/Utmarkelser Basket.se: Utmärkelser - Årets MVP
  4. "Basketprofilen Fred Drains ny huvudtränare för herrlaget". aikbasket.se. April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2024. (In Swedish)