G Robin Freeman (Official Thread)

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Robin Freeman

College Ohio State
Sport Basketball
Position Guard
Jersey # 24
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg)
Nationality United States American
Born April 8, 1934
Cincinnati, Ohio
High school Hughes High School
Awards

* 1955 Consensus NCAA Second Team All-American
* 1956 Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball (Big Ten MVP)
* 1956 Consensus NCAA First Team All-American

Robin R. Freeman (born April 8, 1934 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a retired American basketball player who was a two-time All-American at Ohio State University.

Freeman, a 5'11 guard from Hughes High School in Cincinnati, set an Ohio state high school scoring mark of 39.5 points per game as a senior in 1951?52.

Robin Freeman played at OSU from 1953?56, has been called one of the most exciting players in Buckeye history. He broke out as a junior in 1954?55, scoring at a 31.5 point per game clip. His season was limited to just 13 games due to a variety of health issues, but Freeman was still named a Consensus second team All-American at the season's end. He picked up where he left off as a senior, averaging 32.9 points per contest (good for second in the nation behind Furman's Darrell Floyd). Freeman became Ohio State's first repeat All-American and the first player in Big Ten history to average 30+ points per game in back to back years. Freeman was also named Big Ten MVP by the Chicago Tribune.

Following the conclusion of his Ohio State career, Freeman was selected in the 1956 NBA Draft by the Saint Louis Hawks. However, he never played in the NBA, as he severed the tips of two fingers while chopping wood. He instead attended law school and practices law in Springfield, Ohio.[5]

He is a member of the Ohio basketball Hall of Fame and the Ohio State Athletic Hall of Fame.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Freeman_(basketball)

ROBIN FREEMAN

Robin Freeman, a 1952 graduate of Cincinnati Hughes High School, set a state high school scoring record of 39.5 points per game during the 1951-52 season. In 20 games he scored 790 points, hitting 47% of his field goal attempts and 79% of his free throw attempts.

As far as most Ohio State basketball experts are concerned, little Robin Freeman ranks as one of the most exciting players ever to wear the Scarlet and Gray, a 5?11? guard. Freeman was the first Ohio State player to include the jump shot in his offensive repertoire. He was one of the most prolific scorer in Ohio basketball history. He developed the jumps shot to perfection through extensive practice and determination to excel. Freeman did not letter as a sophomore. But he averaged 31.5 points through the first 13 games of his junior year before being sidelined with health problems that forced him to miss the final nine games of the year. Even though he played in just 13 games that year, he was a consensus All-American pick. The Cincinnati native picked up as a senior where he left off as a junior, averaging a school record 32.9 points per game and helping OSU to a 16-6 record.

He also earned All-American honors that year, thus becoming Ohio State's first two time All-American. Freeman?s career scoring average of 28 points a game is the best in Ohio State history. His career total of 1,597 points in just 57 games is good for 10 th place on the all-time OSU scoring list. His 723 points in 1956, a school record at the time, is still the third highest one season total at OSU behind Dennis Hopson?s 958 in 1987 and Gary Bradd?s 735 in 1964.

http://www.ohiohoopzone.com/2007/rfreeman.html

Q: Whatever happened to Robin Freeman? When he played basketball for Ohio State in the mid- to late 1950s, he was one of the purest shooters in the Big Ten. He was a joy to watch. It's a pity they didn't have three-point shots in those days, because Freeman could have added a good many points to his final total at OSU. - Lowell Mullins, Flatwoods, Ky.

A: Freeman, 76 and living in Columbus, indeed was a sharpshooter during his career with the Buckeyes (1953-56), averaging 31.5 points as a junior and 32.9 points as a senior, when he finished second nationally in scoring to Darrell Floyd of Furman.

The St. Louis Hawks selected the Cincinnati native in the 1956 NBA draft, but he never played in the league after severing the tips of two fingers while chopping wood. He attended law school instead and eventually practiced law in Springfield. Freeman was a high school sensation at Cincinnati Hughes High School, where, during his senior season, he set a state scoring record with 39.5 points per game.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/conten...2/27/experts-2-27-art-g73bothv-1.html?sid=101

 

[LitlBuck]

This is so sad. He is the first Buckeye basketball player that I remember. If my memory serves me right upon his graduating from Ohio State, he lost part of one of his fingers chopping wood and could never shoot the basketball Lakey was able to ever again. My condolences to his wife and family. RIP Robin.

Robin Freeman, whose career scoring average of 28 points per game is still an Ohio State record 58 years later, died Tuesday.

Freeman, 80, had suffered from heart problems for many years, his wife, Bonnie Drummond, told The Dispatch today. He had lived in Columbus since retiring from his law practice in Springfield, Ohio.

Freeman averaged 31.5 points as a junior in 1954-55 and 32.9 as a senior, the two highest averages in a season in school history. He was voted an Associated Press first-team All-American each season despite health issues limiting him to 13 games as a junior. He also was named Big Ten most valuable player his senior year.

He was the first Big Ten player to average 30 or more points in back-to-back seasons and, according to the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame, is credited with being the first Ohio State player to incorporate the jump shot into his game.

Freeman played high school basketball at Cincinnati Hughes and averaged 39.5 points per game as a senior.

http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/con...oops/2014/09/09-26-14-robin-freeman-dies.html