It's been 14 years since Jimmer Fredette threw on a pair of baggy, navy blue shorts and scored 30-plus in tournament games for BYU.
His basketball career has taken him to every corner of the world, but now, Fredette is deciding to hang it up, announcing his retirement on Wednesday morning.
It’s time to say goodbye to basketball. I have loved every second of my career through the good and the bad! Thank you all for the support throughout the years. Basketball has made me who I am today. Excited for what is next in my life with my family! pic.twitter.com/Rx4r8Y4yfG
— Jimmer Fredette (@jimmerfredette) April 23, 2025
"This game and my love for it has shaped me into the person I am today," Fredette wrote on X. "The next journey starts now. Sign off!"
Fredette played for the Cougars from 2007-2011, winning college basketball's national player of the year in his senior season after averaging 28.9 points per game on 39.6% 3-point shooting.
He was selected 10th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2011 NBA Draft before being dealt to the Sacramento Kings in a trade on draft night.
In his NBA career, Fredette played for five teams, the last being a six-game stint for the Phoenix Suns in 2019. His 7.6 points per game as a rookie was a career high.
Jimmer Fredette lights up the New York Knicks! (2014) pic.twitter.com/sKjfi1dQHc
— ThrowbackHoops (@ThrowbackHoops) January 16, 2021
Fredette played four seasons for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association from 2016-2019 and 2021. He dominated the overseas competition, averaging 37.4 points per game at his peak in the 2017-2018 season.
He also spent a year playing for the Euroleague power, Panathinaikos, in Greece. There, he played under basketball coaching legend Rick Pitino.
Fredette's most recent basketball escapade came in the form of 3x3 basketball, representing Team USA on the international stage. In 2023, Fredette earned a silver medal at the FIBA 3x3 World Cup. In 2024, Fredette competed in the Paris Olympics, but Team USA did not medal.
Fredette currently lives in Colorado with his wife and three children.
"Excited for what is next in my life with my family," Fredette wrote.
Between Provo, Sacramento, China, Greece, Paris and countless other teams and locations, Fredette's basketball career has been quite the journey, but no stop will be more memorable than his days knocking down 3s as a Cougar.