Donnie Freeman

Donnie Freeman
Donnie Freeman
No. 20, 13
Guard
Personal information
Date of birth July 18, 1944 (1944-07-18) (age 67)
Place of birth Madison, Illinois
Nationality American
High school Madison (Illinois)
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College Illinois
NBA Draft 1966 / Round: 3 / Pick: 29th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Pro career 1967–1976
Career history
1967–1970 Minnesota Muskies / Miami Floridians (ABA)
1970 Utah Stars (ABA)
1970–1971 Texas / Dallas Chaparrals (ABA)
1972–1974 Indiana Pacers (ABA)
1974–1975 San Antonio Spurs (ABA)
1975–1976 Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights and awards
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points 12,233 (18.9 ppg)
Rebounds 2,292 (3.5 rpg)
Assists 2,292 (3.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Donald E. Freeman (born July 18, 1944, in Madison, Illinois) is an American former professional basketball player. He spent eight seasons (1967–1975) in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and, after the ABA-NBA merger, one season (1975–1976) in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Freeman was the youngest of four children.

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.

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. 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 to moved to Texas and later to Omaha, Nebraska, where he still resides.

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