Fred House Explained

Fred House
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:210
Birth Date:4 January 1978
Birth Place:Killeen, Texas
Nationality:American
High School:Ellison (Killeen, Texas)
College:
Draft Year:2001
Career Start:2001
Career End:2014
Career Position:Shooting guard / small forward
Years1:2001–2002
Team1:North Charleston Lowgators
Years2:2002
Team2:Adirondack Wildcats
Years3:2002–2004
Team3:Partizan
Years4:2004–2006
Team4:Lietuvos rytas
Years5:2006–2007
Team5:TAU Cerámica
Years6:2007–2008
Team6:Pamesa Valencia
Years7:2008–2009
Team7:Lokomotiv Rostov
Years8:2009–2011
Team8:Azovmash
Years9:2011
Team9:BC Dnipro
Years10:2012–2013
Team10:Texas Legends
Years11:2013–2014
Team11:Peja
Highlights:

Frederick Deshune House (born January 4, 1978) is an American retired professional basketball player.

High school

House attended Ellison High School, in his native Killeen, Texas.

College career

House played college basketball at Dixie State College of Utah, before transferring to Southern Utah University (SUU). He played two years with the Southern Utah Thunderbirds, averaging 16.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game.

As a junior, he led SUU in scoring (14.8 ppg) and rebounding (5.9 rpg). As a senior, he started all 31 games and led the team in scoring 15 times, averaging 17.8 points per game.

Professional career

After graduation from college, House spent the 2001–02 season with North Charleston Lowgators of the NBA Development League (NBDL), where he was named the league's Rookie of the Year.[1] He averaged 13.4 ppg and 4.5 rpg in 56 starts in helping lead the club to an NBDL-best 36–20 regular season mark and a berth in the NBDL Finals. Later in 2002, he also played for the Adirondack Wildcats of the United States Basketball League (USBL).

In the 2002–03 season, House began his overseas career, signing for ex-European champions Partizan from Serbia. He scored a EuroLeague career-high 39 points in a game against Cibona on November 27, 2003.[2] He also led the 2003–04 Euroleague in steals with 3.3 per game.

From 2004 and 2006, House played for the Lithuanian team Lietuvos rytas.

In the 2006–07 season, he reached the EuroLeague Final Four with TAU Cerámica. In the next 2007–08 season, he reached the ULEB Cup Final Eight with Pamesa Valencia.

After two years in Spain, House moved to Russia and played for Lokomotiv Rostov in the 2008–09 season. In November 2009, he signed with the Ukrainian team Azovmash for the 2009–10 season.[3] In the next summer, he extended his contract for another one, the 2010–11 season.[4] House signed with BC Dnipro for the 2011–12 season, but was released after few games due to injury problems.[5]

In November 2012, he was acquired by the Texas Legends.

In August 2013, House signed with Peja of the Balkan League.[6]

Career statistics

Led the league

EuroLeague

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2002–03| style="text-align:left;"| Partizan| 10 || 9 || 27.5 || .458 || .190 || .675 || 3.1 || 1.6 || 2.3 || .1 || 9.3 || 7.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2003–04| style="text-align:left;"| Partizan| 13 || 13 || 35.2 || .435 || .206 || .659 || 6.1 || 1.3 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|3.4 || .4 || 15.5 || 13.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06| style="text-align:left;"| Lietuvos rytas| 19 || 19 || 26.3 || .427 || .353 || .754 || 3.2 || 1.4 || 1.9 || .1 || 11.9 || 8.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07| style="text-align:left;"| TAU Cerámica| 20 || 18 || 23.1 || .500 || .177 || .763 || 4.5 || 1.2 || 2.3 || .1 || 6.5 || 7.8

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Notes and References

  1. News: Lowgators' House Named Rookie of the Year . nba.com . March 24, 2002 . January 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121110215752/http://www.nba.com/dleague/nbdl/rookie_020324.html . November 10, 2012 . dead .
  2. News: Partizan - Cibona 93-81. January 13, 2016. serbia.gov.rs. November 27, 2003.
  3. News: BC Azovmash signs defensive ace Fred House. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310190707/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/60868/bc-azovmash-signs-defensive-ace-fred-house. dead. March 10, 2016. March 10, 2016. Eurocupbasketball.com. November 9, 2009.
  4. News: Azovmash re-sign Curry, House and Alexander. March 10, 2016. Sportando.com. July 10, 2010.
  5. News: Dnipro announce Jerome Moiso, part ways with Fred House. March 10, 2016. Sportando.com. December 31, 2011.
  6. News: Fred House signed for KB Peja . balkanleague.net . August 19, 2013 . August 21, 2013.