Jimmer Fredette Birthday & Fun Facts

Jimmer Fredette Birthday Highlights

Birth Name

James Taft Fredette

Place Of Birth

New York, USA

Age

34 years old

Birth Date

February 24 1989

Jimmer Fredette Facts

Child Star?

no

Occupation

Basketball Player

Education & Qualifications

Glens Falls High School

Net Worth

$8,000,000

Current Partner

Whitney Wonnacott

Children

Wesley James, Taft Russell

Parents

Кау Fredette, Аl Frеdеttе

Siblings

Lindsay Fredette, TJ Fredette, Lee Taft Fredette

James Fredette is a former NBA basketball player from the United States fondly called James Taft Fredette.

Jimmer Fredette is just one of those born to play basketball. Fredette has represented several professional basketball leagues and now is with CBA.

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What is Jimmer Fredette's net worth?

Jimmer Fredette's net worth is $8 million.

How much does Jimmer Fredette earn per year?

With CBA, he makes $1.38 million per year. His product endorsements bring in much more.

How tall is Jimmer Fredette?

Jimmer Fredette's height is 6.2 ft (188 cm).

How old is Jimmer Fredette?

He was born on February 25, 1989. He is 33 years old as of 2022.

Јіmmеr Frеdеttе wаѕ bоrn оn Fеbruаrу 25, 1989 іn Nеw Yоrk. His parents are Кау аnd Аl Frеdеttе. He is an American basketball player. His father worked in the finance industry as a financial consultant. Lindsay, the 1998 Miss Teen New York, is Fredette's older sister. Lee Taft, a personal trainer who runs a speed training center in Indianapolis, started Fredette on running drills when he was five years old and continues working with him now. He did his schooling at Glens Falls High School, and he was the all-time top scorer in his high school.

Who is Jimmer Fredette's partner?

Jimmer Fredette is married to Whitney Wonnacott. They have two lovely kids, Wesley and Taft, who built their home in Denver, Colorado.

Best Known For…

Јіmmеr Frеdеttе is best known for being a BYU basketball superstar who also spent six seasons in the NBA. His basketball career itself speaks for him.

From 2007 until 2011, Jimmer Fredette was on Brigham Young University (BYU) basketball team. He was a major in American studies and wore the number 32 jersey. Fredette started all 35 games for the BYU Cougars as a true freshman, guiding them to a 27–8 record and the Mountain West Conference season championship. Fredette started 32 of the 33 games he appeared in during his second season. Since Marty Haws in 1990, Fredette was BYU's first first-team all-conference point guard.

Jimmer Fredette set a new BYU and McKale Center record for most points in a single game when he scored 49 points against the Arizona Wildcats in senior season in 2009. When Jimmer Fredette's BYU basketball career ended, he was immediately inducted into the Hall of Fame. However, it is now a legitimate title on his resume ten years later.

Along with Jackson Emery and Logan Magnusson, Jimmer Fredette became co-captain of his basketball team. Jimmer Fredette was chosen with the 10th overall choice in the 2011 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks on June 23, 2011. In a deal that included Shaun Livingston, John Salmons, Corey Maggette, Beno Udrih, and Stephen Jackson, he was transferred to the Sacramento Kings. 

As he re-energized the fan base in Sacramento, Jimmer's mania was instantly felt. His No. 7 Kings jersey cleared out in stores throughout the Sacramento area and online, resulting in a 540% spike in Sacramento Kings goods sales. Fredette made his rookie debut in 2011 opposite Golden State Warriors in a preseason basketball game, and he made his first start opposite the Philadelphia 76ers in 2012.

The Kings purchased Fredette's contract on February 27, 2014. But for the rest of the 2013–14 season, Fredette joined the Chicago Bulls. Jimmer Fredette later agreed to sign with the New Orleans Pelicans in 2014.

Jimmer Fredette joined the Spurs in 2015. After playing in two preseason basketball games, the Spurs later dismissed him. Fredette was later taken with the overall pick in the 2015 NBA Development League Draft by the Westchester Knicks.

Fredette re-signed with the New Orleans Pelicans at the end of 2015 to help the team deal with a slew of ailments. New Orleans used an NBA hardship exception to sign him since he increased their roster size to 16, which was one over the legal limit of 15. The Pelicans eventually waived him off.

The Westchester Knicks re-acquired Fredette on November 28, 2015. He was selected to the East All-Star squad for the 2016 NBA D-League All-Star Game on January 29, 2016, and hence Fredette joined the D- league. After leading the East All-Star squad, he won the D-League All-Star Game MVP trophy.

Fredette agreed to sign a ten-day deal with the New York Knicks on February 22, 2016. Fredette became a free agent on March 2 when the Knicks declined to offer him a second 10-day contract.

The Westchester team re-acquired Fredette on March 6, 2016, into their team. He was chosen to the All-NBA D-League Second Team at the end of the season. During the 2016 NBA offseason, Fredette competed for the Denver Nuggets Summer League team but was not signed by an NBA team, and hence he had to leave the NBA.

Fredette joined the Shanghai Sharks team of the Chinese Basketball Association on August 2, 2016. (CBA). In the 2016–17 season, he was voted the CBA's International Regular Season MVP. He led the CBA in scoring average points per game overall parts of the season, and he was the second-leading scorer during the first portion of the season, which selects the basketball league's scoring champion.

Јіmmеr Frеdеttе re-signed with the Sharks team on a two-year contract in 2017. In a 137–136 loss to Beijing Fly Dragons that same year, Fredette set a career-high with 75 points. He finished the 2018–19 CBA season with the total points scored in the league.

The Basketball Competition (TBT), a million-dollar winner-take-all summer tournament televised on the ESPN family of channels, has included Fredette. In TBT 2017, he served as a coach for Team Fredette, which was defeated 100–97 by Team Utah in the first round. In TBT 2018, he was a member of Team Fredette, which won four games and advanced to the semifinals, where they were defeated by the Eberlein Drive, 80–76.

Јіmmеr Frеdеttе signed a two-year deal with the Phoenix Suns in 2019. A day later, he made his formal NBA comeback against the NBA team, the Sacramento Kings. In his next game, a loss opposite the Utah Jazz on March 25, Fredette received a standing ovation in his comeback to Utah. However, on June 24, after only six games and averaging only 3.7 points a game, Phoenix Suns declined to pick up Fredette's second-year option, and his brief return to the NBA came to an end.

Јіmmеr Frеdеttе signed a two-year agreement with Panathinaikos of Greece's top-tier Greek Basket League and Euro League on July 15, 2019. After the Greek Basket League postponed play, Panathinaikos was proclaimed league champion because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fredette was effectively laid off as a result of this.

Јіmmеr Frеdеttе declared his comeback to the Shanghai Sharks through Twitter, and on December 29, 2020, Fredette became the Shanghai Sharks' all-time 3-point leader.

He immediately resigned from Summer League play due to the virus, citing unclear reasons.

Charity Work

Јіmmеr Frеdеttе family foundation and Jimmerosity are the results of his philanthropist activities.

What awards has Jimmer Fredette won?

Јіmmеr Frеdеttе іѕ а рорulаr nаmе іn thе NВА wоrld whо hаѕ асhіеvеd ѕеvеrаl аwаrdѕ аnd rесоgnіtіоn thrоughоut hіѕ саrееr, ѕоmе оf whісh аrе, Nаіѕmіth Соllеgе Рlауеr оf thе Yеаr (2011), Јоhn R. Wооdеn Аwаrd (2011), Оѕсаr Rоbеrtѕоn Тrорhу (2011), Ѕроrtіng Nеwѕ Меn’ѕ Соllеgе Ваѕkеtbаll Рlауеr оf thе Yеаr (2011), Веѕt Маlе Соllеgе Аthlеtе ЕЅРY Аwаrd (2011), NBA D-League All-Star(2016), All-NBA D-League Second Team(2016), and NBA D-League All-Star Game MVP(2016), CBA International MVP(2017), Three times CBA All-Star (2017-2019), Greek League Champion (2020)

Jimmer Fredette's Hobbies And Interests

Jimmer Fredette was an athlete even as a child. 

• President Barack Obama said about Fredette while announcing him in the NCAA Tournament: 'It's incredible. Obviously, the country's best scorer. Amazing ability.'
• Fredette's name became a verb, and opponents who gave him points were called Jimmer opponents.
• The Mount McGregor Correctional Facility, an intermediate jail where he and his elder brother played games with the inmates, had a unique group of Fredette followers. According to Fredette, these experiences have helped him maintain his focus during difficult times. In 2014, the prison was closed.
• 'The Lonely Master' is a riveting new full-length documentary on basketball star Jimmer Fredette's impressive professional career in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and ambitions to return to the NBA.

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