Freddie, "I want to be selected as number one."
Freddie, "I want to be selected as number one."
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"I'm working out hard because I want to be number one. You're doing really well."
Freddie (33 cm, C) accompanied him to a training camp in Japan for the first time since he entered Konkuk University. In his second year, he couldn't join his colleagues because he couldn't get a visa.
However, this is not his first visit to Japan. He lived in Japan for a while before entering Hwimungo.
After a practice game at Osaka University of Technology on Tuesday, Freddie said, "I feel great. I didn't play many competitions in Japan in 2018. I went to Korea for school. The players (in Japan's off-season training) work hard, and they do what the coach and coach told me to do. And I'm also working hard on rebounding and defense."
One of Freddie's different plays is outer defense. When an opponent makes a two-to-two play, Freddie often switches and blocks the opponent's guard one-to-one.
Freddie said, "I'm doing great. I practiced a lot of 1:1 defense when I was exercising. I can not only block the center, but also the guard. I was always there when I was doing my physical training starting from Jeju Island. I ran a lot of physical training and did a lot of 1:1 defense (training). It wasn't easy at first (I see). I was a bit tired (from my physical strength)."
Freddie has been dominating the rebound since 2022, when he was a freshman. In 2023 and 2024, he had 251 rebounds (average 17.9) in total, more than 100 more than the second place (144, Son Joon in 2023 and Shin Ji-won 149 in 2024).
The number of matches per team in the college basketball league has gradually decreased from 22 matches in the initial period to 14 matches after 16 matches. The number will increase to 16 matches in 2025.
Kim Hyun-min recorded 318 (14.5 rebounds) in a single season in 2010. Kim Sang-kyu's 315 (14.3 rebounds) in 2012, Lee Seung-hyun's 294 (13.4 goals) in 2011, and Kim Seung-won's 278 (12.6 goals) in 2010 and Choi Boo-kyung in 2011. All of these records were set when each team played 22 games.
Freddie is tied for sixth with 251 rebounds. If Freddie plays in all 16 games, two more games than last year, and catches an average of 17.9 rebounds, he can reach 286. He can also break the record of Choi Boo-kyung, a senior at Konkuk University.
When Freddie asked if he could surpass Choi Boo-kyung's 278 rebounds when he had two more games to play, he said, "I can do it. I want my team to rebound, work really hard, and box out well to grab a lot of rebounds," he said. "I'm working hard these days, but I've grabbed a lot of rebounds since I was a freshman. I want to continue to be No. 1 in rebounds," he said, confidently breaking the record of most rebounds among Konkuk University graduates.
When asked if he knew Choi Boo-kyung, Freddie said, "No.14" and gave Choi's number. "He came to my school and played a practice game with SK, and my coach told me that he was Choi Boo-kyung. He gave me so many presents. He gave me basketball shoes and clothes."
Freddie posted a success rate of 56.8 percent (42/74), 61.5 percent (24/39), and 68.3 percent (56/82) in the college basketball league from 1st to 3rd grade. His success rate has been on the rise, and this year, he seems to have exceeded 70 percent. 바카라사이트
Freddie said, "(I can make 70 percent of free throws). Because every day when I go out for early morning exercise, I make 200 (free throws) at first, and after 100 or 150 throws after afternoon or night training. This year, I can make 70 percent of my free throws," Freddie said. "My coach changed my style and made me bank shoot a lot because I threw (free throws) in the first game of the college league." He explained why he makes free throws with bank shots.
Freddie, who led Konkuk University to the championship finals in 2022 and 2024, said, "This is my last year in the fourth grade. I want to win the MBC Cup, the U-League, and the final season of my university."
Freddie, a citizen of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, can participate in the KBL rookie draft because he has registered as a player with the Korean Basketball Association for more than five years at Hwimungo and Konkuk University, even if he does not naturalize. Of course, he must be naturalized within two years after being selected in the draft, but Freddie can be interviewed in Korean, so he will not have much difficulty naturalizing after entering the professional league.
Freddie said, "I'm working out hard because I want to be number one. I'm doing really well."