Tagged with "Jimmer Fredette"
Jimmer and Whitney Fredette look to future (+wedding video)
MR says: If you're a Jimmer fan . . . (Note: we couldn't embed the wedding video here; see full link for the video.) With the potential sale and relocation of the Sacramento Kings, Jimmer Fredette, along with his new wife, Whitney, are left wondering about their future with the team. According to a...
Sacramento Bee writer says Jimmer Fredette should be Kings starter
Sacramento Kings guard and former BYU phenom Jimmer Fredette hasn't been able to replicate his scoring prowess so far in his NBA career. But one Sacramento writer thinks it's time to give Fredette a bigger role. Sacramento Bee deputy sports editor Victor Contreras wrote Wednesday that Fredette...
Jimmer watch: Fredette sees steady minutes, unsteady production
Week 7 saw Fredette's minutes stay steady, but his shooting from the field fall off a bit. The former BYU great averaged 6.8 points per game and 14 minutes played in Sacramento's four contests on the week. He shot .375 from the field and .222 from 3-point range and handed out just two assists...
NBA scout says Jimmer Fredette 'has no future in the NBA'
MR says: Check out this assessment of Jimmer Fredette by an NBA scout, who says Fredette is destined for a career in Europe. If only Jimmer Fredette can do in the NBA what he did in college, he will be a sensation. That's how a lot of basketball fans viewed things a couple of years...
Jimmer Fredette on living the gospel in the NBA, on 'Mormon Times TV'
In the many years I’ve been involved in broadcasting, I’ve been fortunate to do personal interviews with some pretty interesting, noteworthy people. In the political arena, that’s included former U.S. presidents' wives as well as Utah governors. I was privileged to sit down with a prophet and...
Jimmer Fredette to accompany new book at Deseret Book
NBA and former BYU basketball player Jimmer Fredette will be at Deseret Book in Downtown Salt Lake City as his biography is released. Jimmer will be at the store in Salt Lake City Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m., and at the BYU Bookstore at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18. He'll also be at...
Jimmer marries former BYU cheerleader
MR says: Congrats, Jimmer! Nine months after proposing to BYU cheerleader Whitney Wonnacott, former Cougar basketball superstar Jimmer Fredette made it official on Friday morning, marrying the Littleton, Colo., native in the Denver LDS Temple. Friday morning, Fredette acknowledged that it was the couple's...
For Jimmer, first season in NBA is one filled with ups and downs
It was billed as a short, compact 66-game schedule. An NBA season played on fast-forward. No rookie summer ball. Forget about preseason camp. And practice? Man, there would be games, but practice? With up to five games a week, practices weren’t the norm. Still, with all Jimmer Fredette...
Is Jimmermania over? Jimmer Fredette no King in NBA yet
Far away from the NBA's brightest lights, Jimmer Fredette can walk into a restaurant or grocery store in California's Central Valley and barely turn a head. There are still some signs and shouts of "We Want Jimmer!" at Sacramento Kings games, and photo and autograph seekers sprout up...
Jimmer writes about what he has learned from his mother
MR says: Sweet story. If there is such a thing as a conventional LDS family, mine was certainly not it. My father joined the church when he was 18, along with his brother Dennis and sister Bonnie. He has been very active and has served in many church callings throughout his life, including everything...
New DVD chronicles 'The Making of Jimmer'
MR says: Don't forget to read LDS Living's cover story on Jimmer! As a rookie who recently completed his first full month of professional basketball, Jimmer Fredette has some chapters left to write in his basketball career. But the story has been plenty compelling so far. "The Making of Jimmer," a new...
Jimmer Gallery: Childhood Photos
Jimmer let us look at some of his childhood photos. These are a few of our favorites. ( Click here to read our article about Jimmer, including a personal interview, and about our managing editor's experience with Jimmer. And click here for photos of LDS Living's photoshoot with...
{LDSL Blog} My Interview with Jimmer Fredette
“You got Jimmered!”
Many people are familiar with this popular phrase, but in case you missed it, it stems from last year’s incredible athletic performance of then-BYU basketball phenom Jimmer Fredette.
Just before his NBA career began with the Sacramento Kings this season, Fredette took some time to sit down with me and talk about sports, the gospel, and his upcoming wedding. Here’s what it was like to meet the man behind the mania.
Up Close with Jimmer Fredette: Giving His Best Shot
Jimmer Fredette has dedicated his life to becoming the best basketball player—and the best person— he can be. Get an inside look of what drives the Jimmer in this excerpt of our January/February cover story. (Check out photo galleries of Jimmer here and here . You can also watch a video...
Jimmer Gallery: LDS Living Photoshoot
There were too many good photos of Jimmer Fedette from our photoshoot with him, so we couldn't just leave it at the cover photo. Here are several of our favorite. (Jimmer is photogenic - that's all it comes down to.) (Want to see a video from our photo shoot? Click here . You can also read our...
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