| Javon Freeman-Liberty | |
| Position: | Shooting guard / point guard |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lbs: | 200 |
| League: | NBA G League |
| Team: | Windy City Bulls |
| Number: | 0 |
| Birth Date: | 20 October 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Draft Year: | 2022 |
| Career Start: | 2022 |
| Years1: | 2022–2023 |
| Team1: | Windy City Bulls |
| Team2: | Toronto Raptors |
| Years3: | 2023–2024 |
| Team3: | →Raptors 905 |
| Years4: | 2024 |
| Team4: | Manisa Basket |
| Years5: | 2024–present |
| Team5: | Windy City Bulls |
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Javon Freeman-Liberty (born October 20, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the DePaul Blue Demons of the Big East Conference. He also previously played for the Valparaiso Crusaders. He is a 6inchesft4inchesin (ftin), 200lb shooting guard.
Freeman-Liberty began playing high school basketball for Seton Academy in South Holland, Illinois. After the school closed, he transferred to Whitney M. Young Magnet High School in Chicago, Illinois.[1] As a junior, Freeman-Liberty averaged 13.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, helping his team win the Class 4A state title.[2] In his senior season, he averaged about 20 points and six rebounds per game, leading Whitney Young back to the state title game.[3] He committed to playing college basketball for Valparaiso over offers from VCU and Saint Louis, among others.[2]
As a freshman at Valparaiso, Freeman-Liberty averaged 11 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, earning Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) All-Defensive and All-Freshman honors.[4] On November 25, 2019, he posted a sophomore season-high 32 points, nine rebounds, four assists and four steals in an 81–77 overtime loss to Cincinnati.[5] As a sophomore, Freeman-Liberty averaged 19 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.2 steals per game, setting a program single-season record with 74 steals. He was selected to the All-MVC First Team, All-Defensive Team and Most-Improved Team.[6]
Freeman-Liberty declared for the 2020 NBA draft before withdrawing and transferring to DePaul.[7] He was granted immediate eligibility.[8] In his junior season, he averaged 14.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.[9] On November 20, 2021, Freeman-Liberty recorded a career-high 33 points and 11 rebounds in an 84–80 win over Western Illinois.[10] On January 13, 2022, he aggravated a groin injury in a 96–92 victory over Seton Hall, forcing him to miss several games.[11] Freeman-Liberty was named to the All-Big East Second Team.[12]
After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Freeman-Liberty signed with the Windy City Bulls on October 23, 2022.[13] He appeared in 17 regular season games and averaged 18.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.4 steals and 30.2 minutes.[14]
On July 22, 2023, Freeman-Liberty signed a two-way contract with the Toronto Raptors.[15]
On March 1, 2024, the Toronto Raptors converted Freeman-Liberty's two-way contract into a multi-year NBA contract after averaging 24 points, 6.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game with the Raptors 905.[16]
On April 9, 2024, Freeman-Liberty scored a career-high 20 points in a 140–123 loss against the Indiana Pacers.[17]
On July 22, 2024, Freeman-Liberty was waived by the Raptors.[18]
On September 18, 2024, Freeman-Liberty signed with Manisa Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi.[19] However, he reportedly left the team on October 7.[20]
On October 11, 2024, Freeman-Liberty signed with the Chicago Bulls, but was waived the next day.[21] Four days later, he joined the Windy City Bulls.[22]
|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Toronto| 22 || 6 || 18.3 || .444 || .238 || .917 || 3.2 || 1.8 || .5 || .2 || 7.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 22 || 6 || 18.3 || .444 || .238 || .917 || 3.2 || 1.8 || .5 || .2 || 7.0
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| Valparaiso| 33 || 33 || 31.3 || .452 || .289 || .693 || 4.3 || 2.0 || 1.8 || .4 || 11.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Valparaiso| 33 || 33 || 33.2 || .436 || .287 || .750 || 6.1 || 3.2 || 2.2 || .3 || 19.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| DePaul| 14 || 14 || 31.9 || .427 || .293 || .740 || 5.3 || 2.6 || 1.5 || .1 || 14.4
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| DePaul| 24 || 24 || 34.9 || .430 || .368 || .739 || 7.3 || 3.2 || 1.7 || .1 || 21.7|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 104 || 104 || 32.8 || .437 || .312 || .733 || 5.7 || 2.7 || 1.9 || .2 || 16.5
Freeman-Liberty's uncle, Marcus Liberty, played four seasons in the NBA following a college career at Illinois.[23]