Last Updated on April 18, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

Here is the detailed profile of Jimmer Fredette:

Player Profile

  • 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.

Player Archetype / Play Style

Jimmer Fredette’s player archetype was that of a microwave scoring guard, a shot-making lead guard whose value came from instant offense, deep range, and the ability to heat up quickly. Defensively, his role was limited, as his lack of size, length, and NBA-caliber lateral quickness made him more of a player teams tried to protect within the scheme than one they leaned on at the point of attack. Offensively, he was built to space the floor, fire off the catch or dribble, handle some secondary playmaking, and manufacture points well beyond the arc, with his jumper always driving his appeal. Physically, Fredette had a sturdy frame for a guard but lacked ideal burst, length, and top-end athletic tools, which narrowed his margin for error against bigger, faster NBA backcourts. His overall play style was aggressive, confident, and score-first, blending pull-up shooting, long-range touch, and creative shot-making, but it translated more cleanly as a specialist scorer than as a complete two-way rotation guard. (NBADraft)

Player Insights

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

Sources:

NBADraft.net — Jimmer Fredette
NBA.com — Jimmer Fredette is Grateful and Motivated by Second Chance in NBA
Deseret News — The Kings and I: Jimmer Fredette’s trying to make it in the NBA on a young, hungry team
ESPN — Would Celtics want Jimmer Fredette?