Jimmer Fredette, college basketball legend and former NBA player and Olympian, announced his retirement from the game on Wednesday. Fredette, who became a superstar at BYU, provided basketball fans with memories that will last a lifetime.
Fredette, 36, played four seasons with the Cougars, and along the way he rewrote the record books and piled up accolades. In 2011 alone, Fredette was named Naismith Player of the Year, won the scoring title by averaging 28.9 points per game and earned consensus All-American honors. That year, he also took BYU to the Sweet 16 for the first time in three decades.
In his career at BYU, Fredette established himself as one of the best college players of all-time. Our own Matt Norlander recently ranked Fredette as the No. 9 player of the last 25 years.
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After his time at BYU, Fredette was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with the No. 10 overall pick in the 2011 draft. He was immediately traded to the Sacramento Kings, and that’s where he spent the first few years of his NBA career. Fredette played six seasons in the NBA before going overseas to play in China and Greece.
This past summer, Fredette added another impressive bullet point on his resume when he became an Olympian by playing for Team USA’s 3-on-3 team. Unfortunately, Fredette got hurt in the second game and wasn’t able to return.
With Fredette announcing his retirement, here are the top five moments of his illustrious career.
5. Fredette drops 24 points on Knicks at MSG
The highlight of Fredette’s NBA career has to be on Feb. 12, 2014 when he led the Sacramento Kings into…
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