Suns sign Fredette for rest of season
PHOENIX (AP) — Jimmer Fredette is back in the NBA.
The Phoenix Suns signed Fredette for the rest of the season Friday with a team option for 2019-20.
Fredette, who is 30 years old, clinched every national college player of the year award during his senior year at BYU in 2011. This was after he led the nation in scoring with an average of 28.9 points per game. Following his selection as the 10th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by Milwaukee, he was traded to Sacramento.
Fredette’s success in college was not mirrored in his NBA career, where he averaged 6.0 points over five seasons, playing for four different teams. His last three seasons were spent with Shanghai in the Chinese Basketball Association, where he led the league in scoring last season, averaging 36.9 points per game.
