| Frido Frey | |
| Birth Date: | 26 October 1921 |
| Birth Place: | Germany |
| Nationality: | German |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 195 |
| High School: | New Utrecht (Brooklyn, New York) |
| College: | LIU Brooklyn (1941–1942) |
| Career Position: | Forward |
| Career Number: | 4 |
| Years1: | 1945–1946 |
| Team1: | New York Gothams |
| Years2: | 1946–1947 |
| Team2: | Brooklyn Gothams |
| Years3: | 1947 |
| Team3: | New York Knicks |
| Years4: | 1947–1949 |
| Team4: | Paterson Crescents |
| Years5: | 1949 |
| Team5: | Brooklyn Gothams |
Frido Frey (October 26, 1921 – May 16, 2000)[1] was a German professional basketball player. A 6'2" forward, he was the first German player in the National Basketball Association (then the Basketball Association of America).[2]
Frey attended New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn, where he served as captain of his basketball team. Art Modell described him as "one of the best high-school basketball players in the city".[3] Frey then played basketball at Long Island University during the 1941–42 season,[4] and with the Manhattan Beach Coast Guard.[5] He played 23 regular season games for the New York Knicks during the 1946–47 BAA season and scored 88 points.[6]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | ||||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||||
| FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||||
| APG | Assists per game | ||||
| PPG | Points per game | ||||
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–47 | New York | 23 | .289 | .571 | .6 | 3.8 |
| Career | 23 | .289 | .571 | .6 | 3.8 | |
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–47 | New York | 5 | .158 | .364 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
| Career | 5 | .158 | .364 | 1.4 | 2.0 | |