CJ Fredrick (born July 10, 1999) is an American

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player for the

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of the

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. He previously played for the Iowa Hawkeyes and the

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High school career

Fredrick played basketball for

Covington Catholic High School Covington Catholic High School (abbreviated CCH or CovCath) is a private, Roman Catholic, high school for boys in Park Hills, Kentucky, United States. It was founded in 1925 by Bishop Francis William Howard and Brother George Sauer, and is part ...

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. As a senior, he was named Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year. He led his team to a state championship and set program single-season records with 900 points and 107 three-pointers. Fredrick committed to playing college basketball for

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over offers from Butler,

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and Xavier.

College career

Fredrick

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his freshman year after sustaining a rib injury in practice. As a freshman at Iowa, Fredrick averaged 10.2 points and 2.8 assists per game, earning

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All-Freshman Team honors. After the season, he underwent surgery for a stress fracture in his right foot. As a sophomore, he averaged 7.5 points per game, playing through a lingering foot injury for much of the season. Fredrick was named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention by the media. On May 5, 2021, he transferred to

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. However, he suffered a hamstring injury during warmups for Kentucky's season opener against

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, after having had to rehabilitate an earlier injury to the same leg during the offseason and preseason. Fredrick had surgery to repair his hamstring during the week of November 13 and missed the entire 2021–22 season. On April 16, 2022, Fredrick announced that he would return to Kentucky for the 2022-23 season. On April 24, 2023 Fredrick announced that he would transfer to Cincinnati for the 2023-24 season.

Career statistics

College

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Cincinnati Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...

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Personal life

He is engaged to former Kentucky women's basketball player Blair Green.

References

External links

Kentucky Wildcats bioIowa Hawkeyes bioCincinnati Bearcats bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fredrick, CJ 1999 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Cincinnati Covington Catholic High School alumni Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball players Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball players Shooting guards