Howard Frier
| No. 7 – BC Rakvere Tarvas | |
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| Point guard Shooting guard |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | ) March 31, 1976 Suffolk, Virginia |
| Nationality | American/Estonian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 188 lb (85 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Nansemond River (Suffolk, Virginia) |
| College | Colorado (1994–1998) |
| Pro career | 1998–2011 |
| League | Korvpalli Meistriliiga |
| Career history | |
| 1998–2000 Rochester Skeeters 2000–2001 Wardieh Rosaire 2001 Fargo-Moorhead Beez 2001–2004 Oberwaltersdorf 2004–2006 BC Kalev/Cramo 2006–2007 Ockelbo BBK 2007 Polpak Swiecie 2007 BC Kraft Mööbel 2007–2008 BC Kalev/Cramo 2009 Tampereen Pyrintö 2009 Górnik Wałbrzych 2009–2010 Uppsala Basket 2010–2011 BC Rakvere Tarvas |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| KML MVP 2005 | |
Howard Fletcher Frier (born March 31, 1976) is a retired American-Estonian basketball player.
Howard played college basketball in Colorado Buffaloes averaging 4.5 points and 3.8 rebounds in his senior year.[1] After graduating he played two seasons in the International Basketball Association League for Rochester Skeeters. After that he shortly played for Wardich Rosaire in Lebanon and Fargo-Moorhead Beez in IBA League.
Frier's European career started in Austria, where he played three seasons for Oberwaltersdorf basketball club. In 2004 Frier signed a deal with Estonian top teab BC Kalev/Cramo. He instantly became a lead player and one of the top performers in the team. His excellent performances in the KML finals helped Kalev beat Tartu Ülikool/Rock with the games 4–3 and bring the teams first Estonian League title and season MVP title to Howard. Ha averaged 13.9 points and 3 rebounds in the play-offs. Frier stayed with Kalev and in 2005–2006 season he helped the team to win a second consecutive Estonian championship averaging 12.9 points and 4.1 rebounds in the play-offs.
Howard then went to Sweden to play for Ockelbo BBK, he also shortly played in Poland and then returned to Estonia. He started the season with BC Kraft Mööbel and his good performances coughed Kalev/Cramo's attention. The Kalev fans gave a warm welcome to the former team star. In 2009 January he played one game for Tampereen Pyrintö in Finland and then signed with Górnik Wałbrzych in Poland.[2]
Achievements
- Estonian National Championship: 2004–05, 2005–06
- Runner-up: 2007–08
- Estonian League MVP 2004–05
References
- ^ "Howard Frier stats" Statsheet.com. Retrieved 2009-01-28
- ^ "Victoria Gornik Walbrzych sign Howard Frier". Eurobasket.com (2009-01-25). Retrieved on 2009-01-25
External links
- Profile at basketpedya.com