Freddie Gillespie
American basketball player (born 1997)
Frederick Gillespie (born June 14, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the Carleton Knights and the Baylor Bears.
Early life
Gillespie grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota and played football growing up until trying basketball in eighth grade. He entered East Ridge High School at 5'11" and did not play basketball his freshman year, after breaking his ankle on the first day of team tryouts. He grew to 6'4" by the time he was a sophomore, and subsequently played on the junior varsity team. Gillespie played varsity ball as a junior but tore his ACL late in the season, causing him to miss the summer AAU circuit. He finally returned to the court healthy in his senior season, although Gillespie did not receive any all-conference honors. After receiving no Division I or II scholarship offers, Gillespie opted to attend Division III Carleton College.
College career
Gillespie started his collegiate career at Division III Carleton College, choosing the school due to its academic pedigree. He played only 16 total minutes in his true freshman season despite being, in his words, “the most athletic, biggest guy in that whole conference." As a sophomore, Gillespie averaged 10.0 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game, shooting 53.2 percent from the field.
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