Lennard Freeman

Lennard Freeman (born December 10, 1995; nicknamed "Mr. Feathery") is an American professional basketball player for the Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

Lennard Freeman

No. 5 – Hapoel Galil Elyon
Position	Power forward / center
League	Israeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born	(1995-12-10) December 10, 1995 (age 29) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school	Theodore Roosevelt (Washington, D.C.) St. John's College HS (Washington, D.C.) Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)
College	NC State (2013–2018)
NBA draft	2018: undrafted
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–2019	Final Gençlik
2019–2020	Belfius Mons-Hainaut
2020–2021	Hapoel Haifa
2021–2023	Wonju DB Promy
2023–2024	CSM Oradea
2024–present	Hapoel Galil Elyon

Personal life

Freeman was born in Washington, DC, and lived in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia.^[1][2] His mother is Nicole Bunn, and he has younger twin siblings Makala and Makhi.^[3] He is 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) tall, and weighs 264 pounds (120 kg).^[4]

Basketball career

Freeman attended Theodore Roosevelt High School in Washington, D.C., his freshman year.^[3] He then played two seasons at St. John's College High School in Maryland, earning all-conference honors in 2012.^[3] He then attended Oak Hill Academy in Virginia, averaging 8.6 points and 9.8 rebounds in 2012–13.^[4][3]

Freeman attended North Carolina State University ('18), playing basketball for the team for four seasons.^[4][3] He missed the 2016–17 season due to a lower right leg injury.^[5][6]

In the 2018–19 season he played at Final Gençlik of the Turkish Basketball First League where in 28 games he recorded 16.1 points per game, 10.7 rebounds per game (#3 in the league), 1.1 assists per game, and 1.3 steals per game.^[7] Freeman was named League Player of the Week.^[7]

In the 2019–20 season Freeman played at Belfius Mons-Hainaut in the Belgian Euromillions League.^[7] In 17 games he had 12.1 points per game and 8.6 rebounds per game (#2 in the league).^[7] He was voted Eurobasket.com All-Belgian League Defensive Player of the Year, and named to the 1st Team and to the All-Star Game.^[7]

Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League signed Freeman in June 2020.^[7] He averaged 10.5 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 1.0 assist per game. In 2020–21 he was third in the Israel Basketball Premier League in two-point field goal percentage (68.7 per cent).^[8]

Freeman signed with Wonju DB Promy in the Korean Basketball League on September 16, 2021.^[9]

He signed with CSM Oradea in the Romanian Liga Națională in August, 2023.^[10]