Frido Frey
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Germany | October 26, 1921
Died | May 16, 2000 | (aged 78)
Nationality | German |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | New Utrecht (Brooklyn, New York) |
College | LIU Brooklyn (1941–1942) |
Position | Forward |
Number | 4 |
Career history | |
1945–1946 | New York Gothams |
1946–1947 | Brooklyn Gothams |
1947 | New York Knicks |
1947–1949 | Paterson Crescents |
1949 | Brooklyn Gothams |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Frido Frey (October 26, 1921 – May 16, 2000)[1] was a German professional basketball player. A 6'2" forward, he was the first German player in the National Basketball Association (then the Basketball Association of America).[2]
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".[3] Frey then played basketball at Long Island University during the 1941–42 season,[4] and with the Manhattan Beach Coast Guard.[5] He played 23 regular season games for the New York Knicks during the 1946–47 BAA season and scored 88 points.[6]
BAA career statistics
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GP | Games played | ||||
FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||||
FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||||
APG | Assists per game | ||||
PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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1946–47 | New York | 23 | .289 | .571 | .6 | 3.8 |
Career | 23 | .289 | .571 | .6 | 3.8 |
Playoffs
[edit]Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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1946–47 | New York | 5 | .158 | .364 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
Career | 5 | .158 | .364 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Known Deceased Basketball Individuals".
- ^ "Foreign firsts". Houston Chronicle. 23 June 2002.
- ^ Art Modell. "Modell destined to own a team; His football dream grew up in Brooklyn". The Plain Dealer. 11 October 1992.
- ^ "Frido Frey". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ "Manhattan Beach Five wins". New York Times. 4 February 1943.
- ^ Frido Frey. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 10 December 2007.
Categories:
- 1921 births
- 2000 deaths
- Forwards (basketball)
- German men's basketball players
- LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball players
- NBA players from Germany
- New York Knicks players
- New Utrecht High School alumni
- German emigrants to the United States
- German basketball biography stubs
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs