Deshawn Freeman (born January 1, 1994) is an American professional

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player for

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of the Italian Serie A2. He played three seasons of college basketball for

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seasons before turning professionally in 2018.

Career

After three seasons with Rutgers, Freeman signed with the

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on October 11, 2018. He was the leading scorer for the Wolves in the

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(BBL), averaging 17.9 points per game along with 9.7 rebounds in 19 games. On August 7, 2019, Freeman signed a one-year contract with

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of the

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(DBL). He left the team in November 2019 after averaging 5.3 points over 9 games. He continued his season with

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in Sweden, where he averaged 11.6 points per game in 9 games. The season was ended early due to the

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. On August 14, 2021, Freeman signed with

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of the

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. On January 4, 2023, Freeman signed with Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the

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(LKL). Freeman made the news for missing all 13 free throws in the season finale against Žalgiris Kaunas on May 15, 2023. He finished the season averaging 16.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals in 21 Lithuanian League games played.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Freeman, Deshawn 1994 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands American expatriate basketball people in Sweden American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom BC Nevėžis players Donar (basketball club) players Dutch Basketball League players Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players Power forwards Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball players Small forwards Södertälje BBK players Worcester Wolves players