Lennard Freeman | |
Position: | Power forward / center |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 8 |
Weight Lb: | 255 |
Team: | Free agent |
Birth Date: | 10 December 1995 |
Birth Place: | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
High School: |
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College: | NC State (2013–2018) |
Draft Year: | 2018 |
Career Start: | 2018 |
Years1: | 2018–2019 |
Team1: | Final Spor |
Years2: | 2019–2020 |
Team2: | Belfius Mons-Hainaut |
Years3: | 2020–2021 |
Team3: | Hapoel Haifa |
Years4: | 2021–2023 |
Team4: | Wonju DB Promy |
Years5: | 2023–present |
Team5: | CSM Oradea |
Lennard Freeman (born December 10, 1995; nicknamed "Mr. Feathery") is an American professional basketball player, and plays the forward position.[1] [2] He plays for CSM Oradea in the Romanian Liga Națională.[2]
Freeman was born in Washington, DC, and lived in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia.[3] [4] His mother is Nicole Bunn, and he has younger twin siblings Makala and Makhi.[5] He is 6' 8" (203 cm) tall, and weighs 264 pounds (120 kg).[2]
Freeman attended Theodore Roosevelt High School in Washington, D.C., his freshman year.[5] He then played two seasons at St. John's College High School in Maryland, earning all-conference honors in 2012.[5] He then attended Oak Hill Academy in Virginia, averaging 8.6 points and 9.8 rebounds in 2012–13.[2] [5]
Freeman attended North Carolina State University ('18), playing basketball for the team for four seasons.[2] [5] He missed the 2016–17 season due to a lower right leg injury.[1] [6]
In the 2018–19 season he played at Final Spor (Turkish Basketball First League) where in 28 games he recorded 16.1 points per game, 10.7 rebounds per game (#3 in the league), 1.1 assists per game, and 1.3 steals per game.[7] Freeman was named League Player of the Week.[7]
In the 2019–20 season Freeman played at Belfius Mons-Hainaut in the Belgian Euromillions League.[7] In 17 games he had 12.1 points per game and 8.6 rebounds per game (#2 in the league).[7] He was voted Eurobasket.com All-Belgian League Defensive Player of the Year, and named to the 1st Team and to the All-Star Game.[7]
Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League signed Freeman in June 2020.[7] He averaged 10.5 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 1.0 assist per game. In 2020–21 he was third in the Israel Basketball Premier League in two-point field goal percentage (68.7 per cent).[8]
Freeman signed with Wonju DB Promy in the Korean Basketball League on September 16, 2021.[9]
He signed with CSM Oradea in the Romanian Liga Națională in August, 2023.[10]