Jimmer Fredette is playing in a new league this year, and while the surroundings are different and the competition better than in the Chinese Basketball Association he played in the past few seasons, the Glens Falls native continues to do what he always has on a basketball court.  Score the ball.

Jimmer, playing for Panthinaikos in the EuroLeague, led his team to a 108-86 win over Aris this past weekend scoring 21 points on 4 of 5 shooting from the floor, including 4 of 4 from deep, and 9 of 10 from the free throw line.

In five games this year the former BYU All-American is averaging 18.4 points, shooting 62% from the floor, 73.9% from behind the arc and 86.4% from the line with 3.4 assists and 2.6 rebounds in 20:27 of playing time.

Watching a few highlights, obviously Jimmer’s shooting lights out from distance but is also getting into the paint and finishing at a high percentage.  His offensive efficiency is remarkable scoring nearly a point per minute on only nine field goal attempts per contest.

New league, same results.  Jimmer off the drive, or the pullup, continues to get buckets.

After his pouring in 75 points in a game 10 days ago Jimmer Fredette has been just average in his last four outings.  With games of 33, 36, 41 and 43 points scored, the Glens Falls native averaged 38.3 over that span which is identical to his scoring average for the season, good for third place in the CBA.

Nothing average about that type of production and that goes for his shooting percentages as well.

On the year Fredette is shooting .514 from the floor, .464 from three point range, and .957 from the charity stripe.  He hands out 5.8 assists per game and pulls down 5.9 rebounds per contest while leading the league in steals at 3.6 per outing.

His Shanghai Sharks squad is presently 10-4 on the season with their next game on Friday where Fredette will step on the floor and in typical fashion drop 35-40 points.  A monster night for most, continues to be just an ordinary night in China for the Lonely God.

This just in.  Jimmer Fredette can score the basketball. Always has, and until he chooses not to, always will.

The Glens Falls native showed his scoring prowess once again yesterday, pouring in 75 points for the Shanghai Sharks in a 137-136 defeat to the Beikong Fly Dragons in a Chinese Basketball Association contest.

Jimmer went for 62 in the second half including an astonishing 40 points in the final period.  He shot 24 of 34 from the floor including 7 of 10 from deep, and 20 of 21 from the free throw line.  Fredette scored with :07 remaining on an acrobatic drive giving the Sharks the lead before the Dragons won it at the buzzer. Jimmer added eight rebounds, seven assists and four steals to round out the stat sheet. Continue reading →