Frido Frey
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Frido Frey (October 26, 1921 – May 16, 2000)[1] was a German professional basketball player. A 6'2" forward, he was the first German player in the National Basketball Association (then the Basketball Association of America).[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 during the 1941–42 season,[4] and with the Manhattan Beach Coast Guard.[5] He played 23 regular season games for the New York Knicks during the 1946–47 BAA season and scored 88 points.[6]
BAA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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- ↑ "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.
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- ↑ "Manhattan Beach Five wins". New York Times. 4 February 1943.
- ↑ Frido Frey. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 10 December 2007.
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