Trey Freeman Explained

Trey Freeman
Position:Point guard / shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:185
League:Croatian League
Team:Šibenka
Birth Date:12 October 1992
Birth Place:Virginia Beach, Virginia
Nationality:American
High School:Kellam (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
College:
Draft Year:2016
Career Start:2016
Years1:2016–2017
Team1:Grand Rapids Drive
Years2:2017–2020
Team2:Indios de Mayagüez
Years3:2020–present
Highlights:
  • 2× First-team All-Conference USA (2015, 2016)
  • Conference USA Newcomer of the Year (2015)
  • Big South Freshman of the Year (2012)

James H. "Trey" Freeman III (born October 12, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Šibenka of the Croatian League. He played college basketball for Old Dominion University and Campbell University.

High school career

Freeman attended Floyd E. Kellam High School where he averaged 20 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game while shooting 60.5 percent from the field, 49.1 percent from 3-point territory as a senior, leading the Knights to the Beach District regular season and tournament championships with a 27–0 record. For his efforts, he was named Beach District Player of the Year and first-team all-district as well as to the Virginian-Pilot All-Tidewater First Team.[1]

College career

Freeman originally committed to Campbell. As a freshman, he averaged 13.9 points and 3.8 assists per game and was named the Big South Conference Freshman of the Year.[2] After a strong sophomore season, Freeman elected to transfer to Old Dominion. He applied for a waiver of the NCAA (NCAA) transfer redshirt rule, but his waiver was denied.[3] Freeman had two productive seasons at Old Dominion, earning first-team All-Conference USA honors both seasons. For his career, Freeman scored 2,000 points.[4]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Freeman joined the Houston Rockets for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[5] On September 26, 2016, he signed with the Detroit Pistons,[6] but was waived on October 22 after appearing in one preseason game.[7] On October 30, he was acquired by the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA Development League as an affiliate of the Pistons.[8]

On July 4, 2017, Freeman entered Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) in Puerto Rico for the Mayagüez Indios.[9]

On August 5, 2020, Freeman signed with Šibenka of the Croatian League.[10]

Personal life

The son of James and Dr. Miriam Freeman, he has one sister, Shawna, and two brothers, Aric and Adrian. He majored in sport management.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Campbell bio. GoCamels.com. October 22, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160827220025/http://www.gocamels.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/bios/freeman_trey_v2df?view=bio. August 27, 2016.
  2. Web site: Larry. Rubama. Kellam's Trey Freeman Big South Freshman of the Year. The Virginian-Pilot. February 26, 2012. August 1, 2016.
  3. Web site: Rob. Dauster. Trey Freeman denied waiver to play immediately at Old Dominion. NBCSports.com. October 29, 2013. August 1, 2016.
  4. Web site: ODU Wins Historic Game at WKU, 59-56; Freeman Records 2,000+ Career Pts. Old Dominion Monarchs. February 18, 2016. August 1, 2016.
  5. Web site: Miller. Ed. ODU's Trey Freeman invited to Rockets summer league camp. The Virginian-Pilot. July 1, 2016. August 1, 2016.
  6. Web site: Detroit Pistons Announce Training Camp Roster. NBA.com. September 26, 2016. September 26, 2016.
  7. Web site: Aaron. McMann. Ray McCallum claims Pistons' 15th roster spot; Lorenzo Brown waived. MLive.com. October 22, 2016. October 22, 2016.
  8. Web site: Drive Selects Six Players in 2016 NBA D-League Draft. OurSportsCentral.com. October 30, 2016. October 31, 2016.
  9. Web site: Vargas. Edgar. TREY FREEMAN LLEGA A INDIOS DE MAYAGÜEZ PARA CUBRIR LA BAJA DEL LESIONADO DAVID LAURY. canchalatina.com. July 3, 2017. July 4, 2017. Spanish.
  10. News: Trey Freeman novi je igrač Šibenke . sibenka.hr . August 5, 2020 . August 5, 2020 . Croatian.
  11. Web site: Old Dominion bio. ODUSports.com. October 22, 2016.