Jimmer Fredette: All-District and All-America Candidate

JIMMER FREDETTE

Guard

6-2, 195, Jr.

Glens Falls, N.Y. / Glens Falls HS

2009-10 HIGHLIGHTS

- 2009-10 Naismith Trophy Midseason Candidate

- 2009-10 Wooden Award Candidate

- 2009-10 Oscar Robertson Trophy Candidate

- Has led BYU to a 26-4 record and top-15 rankings in the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll

- 21.1 ppg, 4.9 apg, 3.1 rpg, 1.3 spg, .471 FG%, .482 3-Pt FG%, .878 FT%

- Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week (Jan. 4)

- Five 33-plus point games this season

- MWC Preseason Player of the Year

- MWC Player of the Week (Nov. 16): Posted 25 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists in season opener

- MWC Player of the Week (Dec. 28): Earned MWC honors at the HoopTV Las Vegas Classic while averaging 28.5 points, 5.0 assists and 2.0 steals and shooting .679 from the field and .944 from the free throw line in wins over Nevada and Nebraska

- MWC Player of the Week (Jan. 4): Set BYU records with 49 points and 9 threes while adding 9 assists, 7 rebounds and 2 steals at Arizona

- MWC Player of the Week (Feb. 1): Posted 27 points and 7 assists at Utah and 36 points against Utah

- MWC Player of the Week (Feb. 22): Had 36 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists at Colorado State and 22 points and 4 assists at Wyoming

2008-09 HIGHLIGHTS

- USBWA All-District

- First-team All-MWC

- MWC All-Tournament Team

- Two-time MWC Player of the Week

- CollegeHoops.net High-Major All-America Honorable Mention

- 16.2 ppg, 4.1 apg, 3.0 rpg, 1.5 spg, .480 FG%, .382 3-Pt FG%, .847 FT%

- Top 10 in six MWC statistical categories

- Posted 23 points vs. Boise State on 10-of-15 shooting

- Had 23 points and 9 assists vs. Wake Forest

- Scored 21 points and had 10 assists at Utah

- Scored a season-best 28 points on 11-of-13 shooting vs. Wyoming

- Scored 28 points, including 20 in the second half, to go with 5 steals at San Diego State

- Scored 25 points vs. Utah

"THEY SAID IT"

Tim Miles, Colorado State Head Coach

“Fredette is a special player and his numbers are remarkable,” Miles said. “We tried multiple defenders, we tried traps and he still finds ways to hurt you.”

Jim Christian, TCU Head Coach

“Jimmer Fredette’s one of the top players in the country. Period. He’s a guys that’s never rattled. He’s never out of control. He sees the floor extremely well. He makes shots. But I also think the thing that’s not talked about nationally is how good the team is. When you’ve got that many pieces around you it enables you to have an open floor and to make plays. You’ve got to make decisions because they have so many good players and they can hurt you in so many ways and that obviously adds to his strength.”

Jim Boylen, Utah Head Coach

“I think he’s the best player in the league in a long time. I haven’t been in this league that long but he’s the best player we’ve played against this year and we’ve played a heck of a schedule. He’s a terrific player, a terrific competitor. He’s a great kid. I think he represents BYU with a lot of class and pride. You should be proud of him. He’s a great player.”

“I was in the league 13 years and he’s going to have a heck of a decision to make. He’s really good. Very few guys have the combination of ball skills and shooting ability. What he’s improved on are his strength and his ability to finish plays at the rim. He’s better this year. He’s better at playing through contact.”

Steve Fisher, San Diego State Head Coach

“He (Jimmer) truly is one of the best. He knows how to create opportunities for himself. He wiggles, he twists, he finds gaps, he can step back and make shots and he can shoot it on you when you are guarding him. He’s very, very good.”

“Jimmer is the best in the league. He is hard to stop, but I felt like we did a pretty good job against him during certain parts of the game. But he is as good a guard as I have seen in this league, period.”

Seth Davis, SportsIllustrated.com

“Jimmer Fredette is a superb setup man, and his 49-point explosion at Arizona ranks as the single best individual performance of the season.”

Sean Miller, Arizona Head Coach

“Jimmer Fredette played a great game. Did we have something to do with that? Yes. We struggled to defend the other team’s best perimeter player. Their victory tonight was largely thanks to his play. He reminds me a lot of Mark Price, who played at Georgia Tech and had a long career in the NBA. I’m not an NBA manager, but I would put Fredette against a lot of guards in the country.”

Jim Les, Bradley Head Coach

“Jimmer Fredette is a very special player. He is special in his demeanor on the floor and is special in his skill on the floor so it’s not surprising that BYU has been so successful during his tenure here.”

Doug Wojcik, Tulsa Head Coach

“Fredette is very strong and handles the ball, and is very clever. I told the guys, they may laugh at me because he’s not at this level, but he’s a poor-man’s Deron Williams. He doesn’t look very fast, he isn’t real sleek. But he knows how to pass it, knows how to play, knows where everybody is.”

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