Reginald "Reggie" Freeman (born May 17, 1975) is a retired American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 professional basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 player.

Freeman played NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

 college basketball

College basketball

College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....

 at the University of Texas

University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...

. He had a prolific career at Texas, making All-Conference First Team in both his junior and senior seasons. Widely considered a first round draft candidate in the 1997 NBA Draft

1997 NBA Draft

The 1997 NBA Draft took place on June 25, 1997 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Although the Celtics had the second worst record in the 1996-97 season and the best odds of winning the lottery with two picks, the Spurs, usually a model of winning and consistency, lost David Robinson to an injury early...

, he nevertheless went undrafted. Although he never made it to the NBA

National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...

, Freeman has played professionally in several countries on three continents.

Professional career

Since beginning his professional career in 1997, Freeman has bounced through many teams. These include:
Connecticut Pride

Connecticut Pride

The Connecticut Pride was an American basketball team based in Hartford, Connecticut that was a member of the Continental Basketball Association....

 (1997–1998) Quad City Thunder

Quad City Thunder

The Quad City Thunder are a defunct professional basketball team that was based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. They played in the Continental Basketball Association from the 1987-1988 season until the league folded in 2001. The teams was CBA champions in the 1993-1994 and 1997-1998...

 (1998–1999) Long Island Surf (1999) Gallitos de Isabela

Gallitos de Isabela

The Gallitos de Isabela are a BSN basketball team from Isabela, Puerto Rico . They currently play at the Jose "Buga" Abreu Coliseum.-External links:* - Official site of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional ....

 (1999) İTÜ (1999–2000) Indiana Legends

Indiana Legends

The Indiana Legends were an ABA team from 2000-2002. The owner of the team is current owner & founder Joe Newman. In 2000, the team played in Hinkle Fieldhouse and reached the semifinals in the playoffs, only to lose to the Detroit Dogs....

 (2000–2001) Cocodrilos de Caracas (2001) Cibona

KK Cibona

Košarkaški klub Cibona is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League.-History:The club was founded in 1946 under the name Sloboda...

 (2001–2002) Euro Roseto

Roseto Basket

Roseto Basket also known as Roseto Sharks and Pallacanestro Roseto 1946 was an Italian professional basketball team from Roseto, Abruzzo, Italy that was established in 1946....

 (2002) ASVEL (2002) FMP

KK FMP

KK FMP , also known as FMP Železnik, is a defunct Serbian basketball club.Based in the Belgrade's neighborhood of Železnik, the club continually posts notable results every competition it competes in...

 (2002–2003) Crvena zvezda

KK Crvena zvezda

Košarkaški klub Crvena zvezda is a professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Its name Crvena zvezda means Red Star and it's part of the Red Star Belgrade sports society ....

 (2003) Reflex

KK FMP

KK FMP , also known as FMP Železnik, is a defunct Serbian basketball club.Based in the Belgrade's neighborhood of Železnik, the club continually posts notable results every competition it competes in...

 (2003–2005) Vojvodina

KK Vojvodina

KK Vojvodina Srbijagas is a professional basketball club from Novi Sad, Serbia. The club currently participates in the Basketball League of Serbia...

 (2005) Žalgiris

BC Žalgiris

BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League...

 (2005–2006) Upea Capo d'Orlando

Orlandina Basket

Orlandina Basket, also known for sponsorship reasons as UPEA Capo d'Orlando is an Italian professional basketball club from the town of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy. It was founded in 1978, and is among the most recently founded basketball clubs in Italy...

 (2006–2007) Rethymno (2007–2008) Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski

Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski

Stal Ostrów Wlkp. is a Polish basketball team, based in Ostrów Wielkopolski, playing in Dominet Bank Ekstraliga.- Roster : Jarrid Loyd David Godbold Rafal Partyka Tomasz Robert Witka Krzysztof Roszyk Mateusz Jarmakowicz Bartosz Bochno Maciej Strzelecki Sebastian SzymanskiHead Coach: Sasa Obradovic...

 (2008) Metalac Valjevo

KK Metalac Valjevo

KK Metalac Valjevo is a professional basketball club from Valjevo, Serbia. The club currently participates in the Serbian League.-History:...

 (2009)

International career

Freeman is a long time member of the U.S. Virgin Islands national basketball team. He was also a member of the national team at the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship.

External links

• Reggie Freeman at tblstat.net
• Reggie Freeman at legabasket.it
• Reggie Freeman at euroleague.net
• Reggie Freeman at adriaticbasket.com