Education
Paterson Catholic High School.
Paterson Catholic High School.
Freeman played professionally for eleven years in several countries and as a collegian was a starter on UConn"s first National Collegiate Athletic Association championship team Freeman, a 6"7" forward from Paterson Catholic High School in Paterson, New Jersey but also played at Longmeadow High School in Massachusetts, played collegiate basketball at the University of Connecticut for Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun. He started for the majority of his four years there.
As a junior in the 1998-1999 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men"s basketball season, Freeman averaged a career-high 12.2 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.
He led the Huskies to a Big East Conference tournament championship, and was named the tournament Most Valuable Player. Following the Huskies" championship year, Freeman was named to the United States of America men"s basketball team at the 1999 World University Games in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Freeman returned to Storrs as Husky co-captain for his senior season, averaging 11.0 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Kevin Freeman left UConn with 1,476 points and 913 rebounds, and graduated as the school"s all-time leader in games played with 140.
Following the close of his college career, Freeman began a far-reaching professional career that led him to play in the Philippines, Greece, Italy, Argentina, China, Mexico, Spain, Puerto Rico, South of Korea and Venezuela.
Freeman was a big scorer in the league, including finishing top five in scoring for the 2003-2004 season (223 points per game). After retiring from basketball, Freeman turned to coaching. He was named to Jim Calhoun"s staff just prior to the 2011-2012 season as Assistant Director of Basketball Operations.
Some of his best work came in the National Basketball League of Australia as a member of the Brisbane Bullets.