Frido Frey
Personal information | |
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Born |
Germany | October 26, 1921
Died | May 16, 2000 78) | (aged
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 |
Playing career | 1945–1949 |
Position | Forward |
Number | 4 |
Career history | |
1945–1946 | New York Knicks |
1946–1947 | Brooklyn Gothams |
1947 | New York Knicks |
1947–1949 | Paterson Crescents |
1949 | Brooklyn Gothams |
Frido Frey (October 26, 1921 – May 16, 2000[1]) was an American basketball player. A 6'2" forward, he was the first German-born player in the National Basketball Association.[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 and with the Manhattan Beach Coast Guard[4] before joining the New York Knicks in 1946. He played 23 games for the Knicks during the 1946–47 season and scored 88 points.[5]
BAA career statistics
Legend | |||||
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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
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946–47 | New York | 23 | .289 | .571 | .6 | 3.8 |
Career | 23 | .289 | .571 | .6 | 3.8 | |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946–47 | New York | 5 | .158 | .364 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
Career | 5 | .158 | .364 | 1.4 | 2.0 | |
Notes
- ↑ http://www.apbr.org/deceased.html
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Manhattan Beach Five wins". New York Times. 4 February 1943.
- ↑
- Frido Frey at Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 10 December 2007.
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