James H. "Trey" Freeman III (born October 12, 1992) is an American professional

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player for Šibenka of the Croatian League. He played

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for

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and

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High school career

Freeman attended

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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.

College career

Freeman originally committed to

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. As a freshman, he averaged 13.9 points and 3.8

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and was named the Big South Conference Freshman of the Year. After a strong sophomore season, Freeman elected to transfer to

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. He applied for a waiver of the

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(NCAA) transfer

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rule, but his waiver was denied. Freeman had two productive seasons at

, earning first-team All- Conference USA honors both seasons. For his career, Freeman scored 2,000 points.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Freeman joined the Houston Rockets for the

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. On September 26, 2016, he signed with the

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, but was waived on October 22 after appearing in one preseason game. On October 30, he was acquired by the

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of the NBA Development League as an affiliate of the Pistons. On July 4, 2017, Freeman entered

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(BSN) in Puerto Rico for the Mayagüez Indios. On August 5, 2020, Freeman signed with Šibenka of the Croatian League.

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.

References

External links

Old Dominion Monarchs bioCampbell Fighting Camels bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Freeman, Trey 1992 births Living people Basketball players from Virginia Campbell Fighting Camels men's basketball players Grand Rapids Drive players Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball players Point guards Shooting guards Sportspeople from Virginia Beach, Virginia American men's basketball players GKK Šibenik players