Deshawn Freeman

Deshawn Freeman (born January 1, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Fortitudo Bologna of the Italian Serie A2. He played three seasons of college basketball for Rutgers seasons before turning professionally in 2018.^[1]

Deshawn Freeman

Freeman with Donar in November 2019
No. 33 – Fortitudo Bologna
Position	Forward
League	Serie A2
Personal information
Born	(1994-01-01) January 1, 1994 (age 31) Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Rocky Mount Prep (Rocky Mount, North Carolina)
College	Rutgers (2015–2018)
NBA draft	2018: undrafted
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–2019	Worcester Wolves
2019	Donar
2019–2020	Södertälje Kings
2021–2022	BK Patrioti Levice
2023	Nevėžis Kėdainiai
2023–present	Fortitudo Bologna
Career highlights
Alpe Adria Cup winner (2022) Slovak League champion (2022)

Career

After three seasons with Rutgers,^[1] Freeman signed with the Worcester Wolves on October 11, 2018.^[2] He was the leading scorer for the Wolves in the British Basketball League (BBL), averaging 17.9 points per game along with 9.7 rebounds in 19 games.^[3]

On August 7, 2019, Freeman signed a one-year contract with Donar of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).^[4] He left the team in November 2019 after averaging 5.3 points over 9 games.^[5]

He continued his season with Södertälje Kings in Sweden, where he averaged 11.6 points per game in 9 games.^[6] The season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On August 14, 2021, Freeman signed with BK Patrioti Levice of the Slovak Basketball League.^[7]

On January 4, 2023, Freeman signed with Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).^[8] Freeman made the news for missing all 13 free throws in the season finale against Žalgiris Kaunas on May 15, 2023. He finished the season averaging 16.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals in 21 Lithuanian League games played.