BYU is back in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2011, a major milestone for the program.
The last time they made it this far, Jimmer Fredette took March Madness by storm with his shooting ability. Fredette averaged 28.9 points per game while shooting 39.6 percent from three-point range that season in what was arguably the pest season in BYU basketball history.
After leaving college, Fredette tried to translate his success to the NBA, but he was unable to replicate what he did in college. However, he did end up in the Chinese Basketball Association, where he played at a high level for a few years.
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Here is a breakdown of how much money Fredette earned while playing basketball.
Jimmer Fredette career earnings
According to Spotrac, Fredette has earned $8.6 million over six seasons during his NBA career.
NBA contracts
When Fredette was drafted by the Kings in 2011, he signed a three-year, $7 million rookie contract with Sacramento. During the 2013-14 season, Fredette was bought out by Sacramento and signed a $232k deal with the Bulls in March for the rest of the season.Â
As a free agent, Fredette signed a one-year, $948k deal with the Pelicans in 2014, then signed a one-year, $1 million deal with the Spurs in 2015. However, the Spurs waived him before the season began, and he briefly returned to the Pelicans.
In 2015-16, Fredette found a role on the Westchester Knicks, as the Knicks G League team drafted him in the G League draft. In February of 2016, the Knicks signed Fredette to a 10-day contract before he returned to Westchester after the deal expired.
In the summer of 2016, Fredette left the NBA to pay basketball in China, where he would spend the next three seasons. Then, in March of 2019, Fredette signed a deal with the Suns to finish the season in Phoenix for $198k. That deal also included a team option for the following season, which the Suns declined.
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China salary
Fredette first signed with the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association in 2016, where he would go on to star, averaging over 36 points per game in each of the next three seasons. Fredette’s first deal was a one-year deal worth over $1 million, then he re-signed with the Sharks on a two-year deal worth $1.8 million.
In 2019, Fredette left the CBA to re-join the NBA, and he eventually signed with Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League. In 2020, Fredette then returned to the CBA by signing a reported $1.6 million deal with the Sharks.
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Jimmer Fredette draftÂ
In the 2011 NBA draft, the Kings drafted Fredette with the 10th overall pick of the first round, as the former BYU guard went the pick after Kemba Walker but one pick before Klay Thompson.
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Jimmer Fredette career timeline
Fredette bounced around during much of his basketball career.
The guard spent the first 2.5 years of his career with the Kings, but Sacramento waived him before the end of the 2013-14 season. Fredette then finished the season with the Bulls before hitting free agency that offseason.
In 2014 free agency, Fredette signed a one-year deal with the Pelicans, and he would play in 50 games for New Orleans that season. After that season, Fredette signed a one-year deal with the Spurs, but he was waived before the season began and breifly returned to the Pelicans.
After New Orleans waived Fredette in the middle of the 2015-16 season, Fredette re-joined the Westchester Knicks in the G League, and the Knicks briefly signed him to a 10-day contract in February before the season ended.
In 2016, Fredette joined the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association, and the guard would go on to have much success there. He played for three years in his first stint with the Sharks, playing in 118 games and averaging at least 36.9 points per game in each season.
Once Fredette’s second contract with the Sharks was up in 2019, Fredette returned to the NBA on a contract with the Suns for the final stretch of the 2018-19 season.
The following season, Fredette joined Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League, but that season ended early due to the COVID pandemic. In the 2020-21 season, Fredette returned to the Shanghai Sharks for his final professional basketball season.
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