Name Frido Frey Role Basketball Player | Height 1.88 m | |
Died May 16, 2000, Suffolk County, New York, United States | ||
Frido Frey (October 26, 1921 – May 16, 2000) was an American basketball player. A 6'2" forward, he was the first German-born player in the National Basketball Association.
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". Frey then played basketball at Long Island University and with the Manhattan Beach Coast Guard before joining the New York Knicks in 1946. He played 23 games for the Knicks during the 1946–47 season and scored 88 points.
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