A number of famous athletes were born and raised right here in the Capital Region. Here is one famous athlete from each of the 11 counties in the District.
While the name "Jimmer'' doesn't reverberate around gyms in the States with as much clout as it did a decade ago, gyms in China are still chanting his name.
Capital Region legend Jimmer Fredette has a short period of time this season to make his mark in the NBA and prove he belongs. However it's clear the mark he made in Utah while playing his college basketball with BYU will last forever. Fredette scored his first points as a Phoenix Sun last night against the Utah Jazz and the fans let him know they remember him.
Glens Falls native and BYU alum Jimmer Fredette could be making his way back to the NBA. The 10th overall pick of the 2011 NBA Draft has played for the Sacramento Kings, Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Pelicans and New York Knicks in the NBA before going over seas to star in the CBA with the Shanghai Sharks. There are reports he is in talks with the Phoenix Suns to potentially join the team for the rest of this season.
During only one season in the Chinese Basketball Association, Jimmer Fredette gained national notoriety, a shoe deal and a nickname, Jimo Dashen - The Lonely Master, proving his demigod status.
In a country with more basketball fans than there are people in the United States, Jimmer has marketing opportunities in China that simply don't exist in America, even if he's in the NBA...
Voting for automatic bids to The Basketball Tournament this summer ends at noon ET on Thursday, June 1st and Team Fredette, led by Jimmer Fredette and his brother TJ, is in the West Region hoping to make a run at the winner-take-all $2 million prize...
Basketball has always been a common bond between the Fredette brothers. TJ has always been Jimmer's biggest fan and, at times, biggest motivator going back to "the contract." This summer, while Jimmer continues to work his back to the NBA, the Fredette brothers are teaming up as general manager (TJ) and coach (Jimmer) in The Basketball Tournament...