Nationality American Name Donnie Freeman Career start 1967 Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Role Basketball player Career end 1976 | Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg) Height 1.91 m Positions Basketball positions College Illinois (1963–1966) Weight 84 kg | |
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Born July 18, 1944 (age 79)
Madison, Illinois ( 1944-07-18 ) High school Madison (Madison, Illinois) NBA draft 1966 / Round: 3 / Pick: 29th overall Education University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | ||
Donnie freeman 13pts vs colonels 1973 aba finals
Donald E. Freeman (born July 18, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player. He spent eight seasons (1967–1975) in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and one season (1975–1976) in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Freeman was the youngest of four children.
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- Donnie freeman 13pts vs colonels 1973 aba finals
- Donnie Freeman 16pts vs NBA All Stars 1972
- High school and college career
- Playing career
- References
Donnie Freeman (16pts) vs. NBA All-Stars (1972)
High school and college career
A 6'3" guard, Freeman attended Madison High School and the University of Illinois. At Illinois, he scored 1449 points and averaged 20.1 points and 10.3 rebounds per game over his three varsity seasons. After finishing his college career as the most prolific scorer in Illinois history, he now ranks 12th all-time in Illinois scoring, and set a record for most points in a season (668), averaging 27.8 in 1965-66. He received first team All Big Ten and first team All-American honors that same season. In 2004, he was named to the University of Illinois' All Century Team.
Playing career
He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the third round of the 1966 NBA Draft. Freeman never played for the Sixers; rather, he spent the first eight seasons of his career in the ABA, playing for the Minnesota Muskies, Miami Floridians, Texas/Dallas Chaparrals, Utah Stars, Indiana Pacers, and San Antonio Spurs. He scored 11,544 during his ABA career and appeared in five ABA All-Star Games. His point total ranks 7th all-time in the ABA. Freeman then joined the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers in 1975. He spent one season with that club, averaging 10.8 points per game before retiring in 1976.
After his career ended, he returned to Champaign, Illinois, where he launched a career in banking. His son, also named Don, was born in 1967, and later attended Rice University on a tennis scholarship. In 1981, he moved to Texas and later to Omaha, Nebraska, where he still resides.