Frido Frey

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Frido Frey
Personal information
Born(1921-10-26)October 26, 1921
Germany
DiedMay 16, 2000(2000-05-16) (aged 78)
NationalityGerman
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolNew Utrecht (Brooklyn, New York)
CollegeLIU Brooklyn (1941–1942)
PositionForward
Number4
Career history
1945–1946New York Gothams
1946–1947Brooklyn Gothams
1947New York Knicks
1947–1949Paterson Crescents
1949Brooklyn Gothams
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Frido Frey (October 26, 1921 – May 16, 2000)[1] was a German professional basketball player. A 6'2" forward, he was the first German player in the National Basketball Association (then the Basketball Association of America).[2]

Frey attended New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn, where he served as captain of his basketball team. Art Modell described him as "one of the best high-school basketball players in the city".[3] Frey then played basketball at Long Island University during the 1941–42 season,[4] and with the .[5] He played 23 regular season games for the New York Knicks during the 1946–47 BAA season and scored 88 points.[6]

BAA career statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played
 FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage
 APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game

Regular season[]

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47 New York 23 .289 .571 .6 3.8
Career 23 .289 .571 .6 3.8

Playoffs[]

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47 New York 5 .158 .364 1.4 2.0
Career 5 .158 .364 1.4 2.0

Notes[]

  1. ^ http://www.apbr.org/deceased.html
  2. ^ "Foreign firsts". Houston Chronicle. 23 June 2002.
  3. ^ Art Modell. "Modell destined to own a team; His football dream grew up in Brooklyn". The Plain Dealer. 11 October 1992.
  4. ^ "Frido Frey". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Manhattan Beach Five wins". New York Times. 4 February 1943.
  6. ^ Frido Frey. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 10 December 2007.


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