Frido Frey (October 26, 1921 – May 16, 2000) was a German professional

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player. A 6'2" forward, he was the first German player in the

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(then the Basketball Association of America). Frey attended

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, where he served as captain of his basketball team.

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described him as "one of the best high-school basketball players in the city". Frey then played basketball at

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during the 1941–42 season, and with the Manhattan Beach Coast Guard. He played 23 regular season games for the

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during the

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and scored 88 points.Frido Frey
basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 10 December 2007.

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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 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-basketball-bio-stub