Howard Frier

Howard Frier
Personal information
Born (1976-03-31) March 31, 1976
Suffolk, Virginia
Nationality American / Estonian
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school Nansemond River
(Suffolk, Virginia)
College Colorado (1994–1998)
NBA draft 1998 / Undrafted
Playing career 1998–2011
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
Number 7
Career history
1998–2000 Rochester Skeeters
2000–2001 Wardieh Rosaire
2001 Fargo-Moorhead Beez
2001–2004 Oberwaltersdorf
2004–2006 BC Kalev/Cramo
2006–2007 Ockelbo BBK
2007 Polpak Swiecie
2007 BC Kraft Mööbel
2007–2008 BC Kalev/Cramo
2009 Tampereen Pyrintö
2009 Górnik Wałbrzych
2009–2010 Uppsala Basket
2010–2011 BC Rakvere Tarvas
Career highlights and awards
  • KML MVP (2005)
  • KML Finals MVP (2005)

Howard Fletcher Frier (born March 31, 1976) is a retired American-Estonian basketball player.

Howard played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes averaging 4.5 points and 3.8 rebounds in his senior year. After graduating he played two seasons in the International Basketball Association League for Rochester Skeeters. After that he shortly played for Wardich Rosaire in Lebanon and Fargo-Moorhead Beez in IBA League.

Frier's European career started in Austria, where he played three seasons for Oberwaltersdorf basketball club. In 2004 Frier signed a deal with Estonian top teab BC Kalev/Cramo. He instantly became a lead player and one of the top performers in the team. His excellent performances in the KML finals helped Kalev beat Tartu Ülikool/Rock with the games 4–3 and bring the team's first Estonian League title and season MVP title to Howard. He averaged 13.9 points and 3 rebounds in the play-offs. Frier stayed with Kalev and in 2005–2006 season he helped the team to win a second consecutive Estonian championship averaging 12.9 points and 4.1 rebounds in the play-offs.

Howard then went to Sweden to play for Ockelbo BBK, he also shortly played in Poland and then returned to Estonia. He started the season with BC Kraft Mööbel and his good performances caught Kalev/Cramo's attention. The Kalev fans gave a warm welcome to the former team star. In 2009 January he played one game for Tampereen Pyrintö in Finland and then signed with Górnik Wałbrzych in Poland.[1]

Achievements

References

  1. ↑ "Victoria Gornik Walbrzych sign Howard Frier". Eurobasket.com (2009-01-25). Retrieved on 2009-01-25
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