Jimmer Fredette’s NBA career may have flamed out, but it certainly seems he’s carved out a niche for himself overseas.
The former BYU star is now a Greek League champion after league members voted 13-1 to end the season and award Panathinaikos the league title, according to George Georgakopoulos of ekathimerini.com. The team had been leading the league when the season was suspended.
That also means another Greek League title for Rick Pitino, who has since left the squad to coach Iona.
Fredette was a key part of the title run. According to Brandon Judd of Deseret News, Fredette averaged 12.9 points for Panathinaikos this season. He also shot 41.7 percent from three-point range.
Though Fredette never caught on in multiple tries in the NBA, he has definitely done well overseas, now in Greece after becoming a star in China. If nothing else, it proves there can in fact be life beyond the NBA.
