Glens Falls native Jimmer Fredette to represent Team USA at Olympics
Jimmer Fredette practices for the USA Basketball 3x3 national team, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, in Miami Lakes, Fla. (AP Photo / Lynne Sladky, File)
Glens Falls native Jimmer Fredette is an Olympian.
He will represent the United States at the Paris Olympics as part of Team USA’s first Olympic three-on-three basketball team.
Fredette, 35, led Glens Falls to a state championship game in high school before becoming national player of the year at BYU.
He played with five NBA teams before playing in China. Lately, he’s has been playing three-on-three around the world with the three other players who were named to Team USA on Tuesday.