Lennard Freeman (born December 10, 1995; nicknamed "Mr. Feathery") is an American professional basketball player, and plays the forward position.
He plays for
Wonju DB Promy
The Wonju DB Promy is a professional basketball club in the Korean Basketball League (KBL), located in the city of Wonju. From its founding in 1996, the team has always been based in its home province of Gangwon. It has the rare distinction of be ...
in the
Korean Basketball League
The Korean Basketball League (KBL; ) is a professional men's basketball league in South Korea which was established in 1997. The league consists of ten teams and each team plays a total of 54 games (27 home and 27 away) in the regular season.
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.
Personal life
Freeman was born in
Washington, DC
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, and lived in
Mouth of Wilson, Virginia
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. His mother is Nicole Bunn, and he has younger twin siblings Makala and Makhi.
He is 6' 8" (203 cm) tall, and weighs 264 pounds (120 kg).
Basketball career
Freeman attended
Theodore Roosevelt High School in Washington, D.C., his freshman year.
He then played two seasons at
St. John's College High School in Maryland, earning all-conference honors in 2012.
He then attended
Oak Hill Academy in Virginia, averaging 8.6 points and 9.8 rebounds in 2012–13.
Freeman attended
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University (NC State) is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system, it is the largest university in the Carolinas. The universit ...
('18), playing basketball for the team for four seasons.
He missed the 2016–17 season due to a lower right leg injury.
In the 2018–19 season he played at Final Spor (
Turkish Basketball First League
The Turkish Basketball First League, also called TBL, is the second-tier level league of professional club basketball in Turkey. The league was previously known as Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L).
Format and promotion and relegation
The ...
) 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.
Freeman was named League Player of the Week.
In the 2019–20 season Freeman played at
Belfius Mons-Hainaut
Belfius Mons-Hainaut is a Belgian professional basketball club that is based in Mons, Wallonia. The club competes in the highest division of the country, the BNXT League. The club's home arena is the Mons Arena. Founded as Quaregnon in 1959, the ...
in the
Belgian Euromillions League.
In 17 games he had 12.1 points per game and 8.6 rebounds per game (#2 in the league).
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.
Hapoel Haifa
Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups ( ...
in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...
signed Freeman in June 2020.
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).
Freeman signed with
Wonju DB Promy
The Wonju DB Promy is a professional basketball club in the Korean Basketball League (KBL), located in the city of Wonju. From its founding in 1996, the team has always been based in its home province of Gangwon. It has the rare distinction of be ...
in the
Korean Basketball League
The Korean Basketball League (KBL; ) is a professional men's basketball league in South Korea which was established in 1997. The league consists of ten teams and each team plays a total of 54 games (27 home and 27 away) in the regular season.
H ...
on September 16, 2021.
References
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1995 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Virginia
Basketball players from Washington, D.C.
Israeli Basketball Premier League players
Lamar Cardinals basketball players
NC State Wolfpack men's basketball players
Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) alumni
21st-century American people