2023-24: Named Second Team All-Horizon League after one of the most prolific offensive seasons in school history ... made 22 starts in 27 games, missing time due to injury ... averaged 21.1 points (led the Horizon League and highest for a Panther since 1994-95/third-highest in school history), 6.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.1 steals per game ... first Panther to earn career all-league honors twice since Joah Tucker (2005-06/2004-05) ... led team in scoring (21.1 ppg), rebounding (6.6 rpg), and assists (4.1 apg), the first Panther since Clay Tucker in 2001-02 to lead the way in all three categories ... shot 42.2 percent (189-of-448) from the floor overall, 35.1 percent (66-of-188) from deep, and 82.4 percent (126-of-153) from the free throw line ... in addition to leading the Horizon League in scoring, ranked fourth in free-throw percentage (.824), fifth in assists (4.1 apg), fifth in 3's made per game (2.4 pg), eighth in rebounding (6.6 rpg), 13th in assist/turnover ratio (1.1), 17th in FG% (.422), and 24th in steals (1.1 spg) ... his 21.1 scoring average also finished 17th in the NCAA ... became the 30th player in school history to go over the 1,000-point mark in a career, finishing with 1,151 points ... his 19.5 ppg career scoring average finishes as the highest in Milwaukee’s NCAA Division I history for players that played more than one season (Von McDade leads at 29.3 ppg but only played in 1990-91/Michael Hughes is second at 20.1 but only played in 1993-94) ... named Horizon League Player of the Week three times - a first in program history ... recorded eight double-doubles on the season, including a stretch at the end of the season when he became the first player in school history to record four consecutive double-doubles ... total of eight was the second-most in a season in program history (record is nine) ... led the team in scoring on 19 occasions, finishing with 25 games of double-digit scoring, eleven 20-point outings, and four 30-point outbursts ... netted 30 against Detroit Mercy March 5 and then 32 against Green Bay March 7 to become the first Panther with back-to-back 30-point efforts since February of 1995 ... tied the program record with 10 consecutive contests of 20-or-more points near the end of the season, with his 16 games of 20-plus points the third most in program history ... made his season debut an impressive one, putting together a 30-point double-double in which he scored 33 points and grabbed 10 boards at Providence Nov. 11 ... was his third career double-double and first 30-point double-double for a Panther since January 2021 ... added 11-11 effort from the FT line ... led the way with 23 points and 6 boards in the win over Luther on Homecoming Nov. 17, tying career-high with 3 steals ... led the way with 20 points against Stetson Nov. 20, tying a career high with 6 made 3’s (also vs. UDM, 2/9/23) ... led the way with 18 points in the win over Siena Nov. 21 .... named to the Sunshine Slam All-Tournament Team ... put together a brilliant outing in his return from injury against Wright State Dec. 31 after missing more than a month on the court ... led the way with 23 points, going 8-11 from the floor and 5-7 from downtown ... tied for team lead with 6 rebounds and added a season-high 6 assists ... just missed a double-double with 15 points and 9 boards at Detroit Mercy Jan. 6 ... posted his fourth career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds in the win against Cleveland State Jan. 12 ... chipped in 15 points and a season-high 7 assists at NKU Jan. 18 ... led the team with 17 points at Wright State Jan. 20 ... led the way in the win over Detroit Mercy Jan. 25 with his third double-double of the season, leading the team with 22 points and 11 rebounds ... led the charge in the comeback win at Purdue Fort Wayne Feb. 1, scoring a game-high 26 points while adding 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks ... scored 7 of the final 9 points of the night to help MKE escape with the late victory ... paced the team with a game-high 19 points in the win over IUPUI Feb. 4, adding 6 rebounds, 2 blocks, and a game-high 6 assists ... named Horizon League Player of the Week for his efforts on Feb. 1/4 ... led the way at Youngstown State Feb. 8, scoring 24 points while adding 7 rebounds and 5 assists ... made all 3 of his FT’s with 28.1 seconds left in regulation to force OT ... led the way with 23 points at RMU Feb. 10 and tied for the team lead with 7 rebounds ... came off the bench to lead the way in the win over NKU Feb. 17, recording the sixth double-double of his career with a game-high 26 points and 11 boards ... led the way with 22 points and a game-high 8 assists vs. YSU Feb. 23 ... went off for a season-high 38 points in the win over PFW Feb. 25, scoring the 1,000th point of his MKE career in the process (30th to do so in program history) ... went 15-24 from floor, with 15 FG tying game record for most ... named HL Player of the Week for his efforts ... led the way with a double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds at IUPUI Feb. 28 ... went 8-8 from the line, including 4-4 in final 47 seconds to complete comeback ... went for 22 points/11 rebounds against Green Bay March 2, leading to Horizon League Player of the Week honors ... led the charge with his third straight double-double against Detroit Mercy March 5, finishing with 30 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists ... went 9-9 from the line ... poured in 32 points and added 10 rebounds to lead the way over Green Bay in HLT action March 7 ... extended his streak of 20+ outings to 9 in a row - the longest for a Panther since 1990-91 ... first player in school history to record four straight double-doubles ... led the way with 22 of his 27 points in the second half in the HLT semifinal win over Northern Kentucky March 11 ... named to the 2024 Horizon League All-Tournament Team ... Freeman finished with 103 points in the Horizon League postseason (4 games), establishing a new Horizon League record in the event ... former mark of 93 was set by Byron Larkin of Xavier way back in 1987 ... named Mid-Major Madness Player of the Week after postseason effort.
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2022-23: Made an immediate impact in his first season as a Panther, earning Second Team All-Horizon League honors after he averaged 18.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 0.8 steals per game ... led the team in scoring, rebounding, and free-throw percentage, with his 18.2 ppg scoring clip the highest for a Panther since Dylan Page averaged 20.9 in 2003-04 ... shot 40.6 percent (187-of-461) from the field overall, 33.6 percent (74-of-220) from deep, and 83.1 percent (133-of-160) from the free throw line ... finished fifth in the Horizon League in scoring, sixth with 2.3 three-pointers made per game, seventh in FT%, 15th in assists, and 17th in rebounding ... one of 29 players nationally to record a triple-double ... scored in double-figures on 26 occasions, was the leading scorer in 17 games, and the leading rebounder eight times ... had a run of six straight contests of 20-or-more points that ended in early February, the first time a Panther has accomplished that feat since Shannon Smith put together a streak of eight consecutive games during the 1994-95 campaign ... his 14 20-plus point games were the most for a Panther since Dylan Page had 20 such scoring efforts back in the 2003-04 season ... his trio of 30-plus point efforts (31/30/43) were the most since Avery Smith had three (36/33/32) during the 2006-07 campaign ... the first Panther to be named Horizon League Player of the Week in the conference twice in the same season since Jordan Johnson did so in December of the 2015-16 campaign and also the first-ever to earn the honor three times in a season ... impressed in his MKE debut at Purdue Nov. 8, leading the team with a 19-point effort as a member of the starting lineup ... grabbed 4 rebounds and added a block and a steal in 27 minutes ... 8 points and 3 assists in just 12 minutes against Cardinal Stritch Nov. 12 ... led the way with 11 points at Iowa State Nov. 20 ... finished with 11 points and season-bests in rebounds (5) and minutes played (30) against St. Thomas Nov. 23 ... finished with 14 points in the win over UC Davis Nov. 26, setting season-bests with 6 rebounds, 4 made three’s (4-6 3FG), and 31 minutes played ... 5 points and a team-leading and season-best 7 rebounds in the win over Boston U. Nov. 27 ... led the way with a season-high 23 points against SEMO Nov. 29, tallying season-best totals in FT, FGM, and a tie in minutes played ... tied his career best with a team-high 23 points in the win at Detroit Mercy Dec. 31, sinking 9-14 FG’s, including 3-6 from distance ... led the way with a career-high 24 points in the win over Cleveland State Jan. 5, including a game-tying 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime ... also gave the team the lead for good in OT and set season-bests with 34 minutes played and 9 made FG ... went for 15 points and tied for the team lead with 7 rebounds at Purdue Fort Wayne Jan. 7, hitting a key 3-pointer in the closing minutes to put the game away ... named Horizon League Player of the Week for his efforts ... topped his career-high by pouring in 28 points off the bench against Northern Kentucky Jan. 12 ... went 7-11 from the floor, 5-8 from deep, and 9-9 from the line ... added 7 boards and a pair of blocks ... led the way with 20 points against Wright State Jan. 14, just missing his first double-double of the season with a team-high 9 rebounds in a career-high 38 minutes ... led the team in points (26) and rebounds (7) against Robert Morris Jan. 19, playing a huge role down the stretch to claim the win ... became first Panther to tally 20-plus points in four straight games since 2006 when he poured in 30 against Youngstown State Jan. 21 ... added a double-double with a career-high 11 assists and chased a triple-double with 6 boards ... his 30-point/11-assist performance marked the first point/assist double-double in school history where the player reached the 30-point plateau ... led the way with 26 points at WSU Jan. 26 ... set a school record for FT% in a game with his 17-17 effort to spur the 23-point comeback win at NKU Jan. 28 ... finished with 23 points and 9 assists ... former record was 13-13 from line ... first Panther to score 20+ 6 games in a row since 1994 ... led the way with 28 points and added 5 assists and 5 boards against Green Bay Feb. 6 ... led the way with a double-double of 26 points and 10 assists in the win over Detroit Mercy Feb. 9 ... recorded the fifth triple-double in school history against Purdue Fort Wayne Feb. 23, finishing with 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists ... his rebound total was a career-high and assist total matched his best ... netted a career-high 31 points in the season finale against Cleveland State Feb. 25 ... named the Mid-Major Madness Player of the Week (Feb. 20-26) ... led the way with 29 points against Wright State to open the HLT March 2, adding 6 rebounds ... blew up for a career-high 43 points against Stetson March 19, setting a CBI single-game record while scoring the second-most points in a game in program history ... set program records with 20 free throws made and 22 attempts ... first 40-point game for a Panther since 2003 ... earned a spot on the 2023 Discount Tire CBI All-Tournament Team.
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Prior to MKE: Comes to Milwaukee following a successful freshman campaign at Dodge City Community College in Dodge City, Kansas … appeared in 33 games (22 starts), helping lead the Conquistadors to an impressive 30-5 overall record, which included a 21-3 mark in Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference play … historic season for the program came to a close in the Elite Eight of the NJCAA Division I National Tournament, with Freeman averaging 13.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game … shot 44.3 percent (154-of-348) from the floor, 37.1 percent (65-of-175) from three-point range, and 75.0 percent (63-of-84) from the free throw line … added 27 blocks and 33 steals, finishing second on the team in both categories on a per-game basis … netted 20-plus points in five games overall, with his best output of the season coming against Colby in mid-January … went for 36 points that contest, hitting 12-of-22 shots from the floor, including 5-of-10 from three-point range.
High School: Spent his senior season of high school at Moravian Prep (N.C.), wrapping up his prep career there after putting up great numbers at Clayton High School … helped the team to a 26-3 record as a junior while putting up huge statistics of 20.6 points and 11.0 rebounds per game … MaxPreps.com had him listed at No. 44 in the state of North Carolina at the time … played for Team Loaded on the club circuit.
Personal: Son of Chatton Freeman and Tawnette Guzman … given name is Chatton Freeman Jr. … nickname is “BJ” … a business major … chose Milwaukee because it felt like home … career goal is to make it to the NBA … born July 11, 2002.
Career Highs
Highs 2023-24 ... NCAA Career
Points 38 vs. PFW, 2/25/24 ... 43 vs. STET, 3/19/23
Rebounds 11 vs. NKU, 2/14/24 ... 12 vs. PFW, 2/23/23
Assists 9 vs. OU, 1/27/24 ... 11, 2 times
Steals 3, 2 times ... 3, 3 times
Blocks 2, 4 times ... 2, 4 times
Field Goals 15 vs. PFW, 2/25/24 ... Same
Three’s 6 vs. Stetson, 11/20/23 ... 6, 2 times
Free Throws 11 at PC, 11/11/23 ... 20 vs. STET, 3/19/23
Minutes 39 vs. OU, 1/27/24 ... 42 vs. GB, 2/6/23
