Howard Fletcher Frier (born March 31, 1976) is a retired American-Estonian basketball player. Howard played college basketball for the

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averaging 4.5 points and 3.8 rebounds in his senior year. After graduating he played two seasons in the

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League for Rochester Skeeters. After that he shortly played for Wardich Rosaire in

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and Fargo-Moorhead Beez in IBA League. Frier's European career started in

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, where he played three seasons for Oberwaltersdorf basketball club. In 2004 Frier signed a deal with Estonian top team

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. He instantly became a lead player and one of the top performers in the team. His excellent performances in the

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finals helped Kalev beat

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with the games 4–3 and bring the team's first Estonian League title and season MVP title to Howard. He averaged 13.9 points and 3 rebounds in the play-offs. Frier stayed with Kalev and in 2005–2006 season he helped the team to win a second consecutive Estonian championship averaging 12.9 points and 4.1 rebounds in the play-offs. Howard then went to Sweden to play for Ockelbo BBK, he also shortly played in

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and then returned to

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. He started the season with BC Kraft Mööbel and his good performances caught Kalev/Cramo's attention. The Kalev fans gave a warm welcome to the former team star. In 2009 January he played one game for

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and then signed with

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.Victoria Gornik Walbrzych sign Howard Frier
. Eurobasket.com (2009-01-25). Retrieved on 2009-01-25

Achievements

* Estonian National Championship: 2004–05, 2005–06 ** Runner-up: 2007–08 * Estonian League MVP 2004–05 * Estonian League Finals MVP 2004–05

References

External links

Profile
at basketpedya.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Frier, Howard 1976 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Austria American expatriate basketball people in Estonia American expatriate basketball people in Finland American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon American expatriate basketball people in Poland American expatriate basketball people in Sweden Basketball players from Virginia BC Kalev/Cramo players Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball players Korvpalli Meistriliiga players Point guards BC Rakvere Tarvas players Shooting guards Tampereen Pyrintö players Sportspeople from Suffolk, Virginia American men's basketball players