LENNARD FREEMAN - IMPACT PLAYER FOR N.C. STATE - ALL-MET ELITE

LENNARD FREEMAN 

 IMPACT PLAYER

FOR

N.C. STATE 

 ALL-MET ELITE

OAK HILL ACADEMY

MOUTH OF WILSON VA.

 

Freeman is a native of Washington D.C. and attended Oak Hill Academy in Virginia during his high school years. During his junior year, the Warriors went undefeated and finished the season with a No. 1 overall national ranking.

Freeman was the No. 3-ranked recruit coming out of Washington D.C. in the 2013 class. Many schools from the New England area, such as No. 14 Villanova University and Xavier University, gave offers to Freeman. In the end, Freeman’s decision was influenced by something other than closeness
to home.

The road to the starting position was not a simple one for Freeman, as two of State’s other five freshman recruits, forwards Kyle Washington and BeeJay Anya, play the same position as Freeman and have vied for the starting job. However, Washington said the battle for the starting job did not prevent the State newcomers from bonding.

“We’re like brothers,” Washington said. “We go out everywhere and hang out together during the week. Everybody likes everybody on
our team.”

The three freshmen had all played together before in AAU, and Freeman had been especially close to Anya. Anya said Freeman’s decision to sign with State influenced him to join the Pack as well.

“With BeeJay Anya coming in with me, I got someone to relate to,” Freeman said. “I’ve been playing with him since the 10th grade, so I felt like [joining the Pack] was like family.”
Freeman didn’t start the first three regular season games but made a big impact coming off the bench.

In the season-opener against Appalachian State, Freeman made all three of his shot attempts and hauled in six rebounds in 19 minutes on the floor.

Following a strong performance against Campbell in which he scored eight points and grabbed seven rebounds, Freeman was named as the starter for the following three games. He has averaged 2.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game since then.