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Donnie Freeman (basketball, born 1944)

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Donnie Freeman
Personal information
Born (1944-07-18) July 18, 1944 (age 80)
Madison, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolMadison (Madison, Illinois)
CollegeIllinois (1963–1966)
NBA draft1966: 3rd round, 29th overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career1967–1976
PositionGuard
Number20, 13
Career history
1967–1970Minnesota Muskies / Miami Floridians
1971Utah Stars
1971–1972Texas / Dallas Chaparrals
1972–1974Indiana Pacers
1974–1975San Antonio Spurs
1975–1976Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights and awards
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points12,233 (18.9 ppg)
Rebounds2,292 (3.5 rpg)
Assists2,292 (3.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Donald E. Freeman (born July 18, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player. He spent eight seasons (1967–1975) in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and one season (1975–1976) in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Freeman was the youngest of four children.

A 6'3" guard, Freeman attended Madison High School and the University of Illinois. At Illinois, he scored 1449 points and averaged 20.1 points and 10.3 rebounds per game over his three varsity seasons. After finishing his college career as the most prolific scorer in Illinois history, he now ranks 12th all-time in Illinois scoring, and set a record for most points in a season (668), averaging 27.8 in 1965-66. He received first team All Big Ten and first team All-American honors that same season. In 2004, he was named to the University of Illinois' All Century Team.

He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the third round of the 1966 NBA Draft. Freeman never played for the Sixers; rather, he spent the first eight seasons of his career in the ABA, playing for the Minnesota Muskies, Miami Floridians, Texas/Dallas Chaparrals, Utah Stars, Indiana Pacers, and San Antonio Spurs. He scored 11,544 during his ABA career and appeared in five ABA All-Star Games. Freeman then joined the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers in 1975. He spent one season with that club, averaging 10.8 points per game before retiring in 1976.

After his career ended, he returned to Champaign, Illinois, where he launched a career in banking. His son, also named Don, was born in 1967, and later attended Rice University on a tennis scholarship. In 1981, he moved to Texas and later to Omaha, Nebraska, where he still resides.

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