Last Updated on February 25, 2025 by Mat Diekhake
Here is the detailed profile of Jimmer Fredette:
- Full Name: James Taft Fredette
- Nationality: American
- Age: Born on February 25, 1989
- Hometown: Glens Falls, New York, USA
- Height: 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 meters)
- Weight: 195 pounds (88 kg)
- Wingspan: Approximately 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 meters)
- Shoe Size: Size 13 (US)
- Number: 7, 32, 8
- Position: Shooting guard / Point guard
- High School: Glens Falls High School (Glens Falls, New York)
- College: Brigham Young University (BYU) (2007–2011)
- NBA Draft: 2011, 1st round, 10th overall pick by the Milwaukee Bucks (rights traded to the Sacramento Kings)
- Teams Played For:
- Sacramento Kings (2011–2014)
- Chicago Bulls (2014)
- New Orleans Pelicans (2014–2015)
- New York Knicks (2016)
- Phoenix Suns (2019)
- Played internationally, including in China (Shanghai Sharks) and Greece (Panathinaikos)
- Championship Rings: None
- Kids: Jimmer Fredette has three children, two sons and a daughter, with his wife Whitney Wonnacott.
- Siblings: He has two older siblings, including a brother named TJ Fredette, who helped train him in basketball.
Jimmer Fredette was a standout in college playing for BYU but was never given a large role during any of the NBA seasons that he played. Fredette was an outstanding scorer at BYU where put up as many as 49 points in a single game. However, that outside shooting prowess never worked in the NBA. It’s ironic because more outside shooting has occurred in the NBA every passing year since the 90s. I’m concerned that the third overall pick for the Houston Rockets in the 2024 Draft, Reed Sheppard, is going to suffer a similar fate. 2/25/2025