CJ Fredrick
No. 1 – Kentucky Wildcats | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Southeastern Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | Cincinnati, Ohio | July 10, 1999
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Covington Catholic (Park Hills, Kentucky) |
College | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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CJ Fredrick (born July 10, 1999) is an American college basketball player for the Kentucky Wildcats of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He previously played for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
High school career[]
Fredrick played basketball for Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Kentucky. As a senior, he was named Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year.[1] He led his team to a state championship and set program single-season records with 900 points and 107 three-pointers.[2][3] Fredrick committed to playing college basketball for Iowa over offers from Butler, Indiana and Xavier.[4]
College career[]
Fredrick redshirted 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 Big Ten All-Freshman Team honors. After the season, he underwent surgery for a stress fracture in his right foot.[5] 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.[6] On May 5, 2021, he transferred to Kentucky.[7] However, he suffered a hamstring injury during warmups for Kentucky's season opener against Duke, after having had to rehabilitate an earlier injury to the same leg during the offseason and preseason.[8] Fredrick was scheduled to undergo surgery during the week of November 13 and is expected to miss the entire 2021–22 season.[9]
Career statistics[]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2018–19 | Iowa | |||||||||||
2019–20 | Iowa | 25 | 25 | 28.7 | .483 | .461 | .795 | 1.9 | 2.8 | .7 | .2 | 10.2 |
2020–21 | Iowa | 27 | 27 | 24.7 | .474 | .474 | .676 | 1.1 | 1.9 | .4 | .1 | 7.5 |
Career | 52 | 52 | 26.6 | .479 | .466 | .744 | 1.5 | 2.3 | .5 | .2 | 8.8 |
References[]
- ^ Weber, James (March 8, 2018). "Covington Catholic senior CJ Fredrick named Gatorade Player of the Year". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ Weber, James (July 9, 2020). "Covington Catholic grad CJ Fredrick optimistic about new season with Iowa basketball". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ Tipton, Jerry (May 18, 2021). "CJ Fredrick expects success at Kentucky: 'I think this team this year, everyone fits'". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ "CovCath senior wing C.J. Fredrick commits to Iowa". WKRC-TV. August 5, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ Emmert, Mark (July 15, 2020). "Iowa shooting guard CJ Fredrick will take 6 weeks off after surgery on right foot". Hawk Central. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ Fisher, Chris (April 19, 2021). "Iowa sharpshooter and Kentucky product CJ Fredrick to transfer". 247Sports. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ "Former Iowa guard CJ Fredrick transfers to Kentucky". The Athletic. May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ Geoghegan, Zack (November 13, 2021). "Kentucky players react to CJ Fredrick's season-ending injury: "It sucks"". Kentucky Sports Radio. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- ^ "CJ Fredrick to Undergo Surgery, Likely to Miss 2021-22 Season" (Press release). Kentucky Wildcats. November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
External links[]
- 1999 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Cincinnati
- Covington Catholic High School alumni
- Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball players
- Shooting guards