Kimani Ffriend
| OKK Beograd | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | Basketball League of Serbia |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
July 29, 1977 Kingston, Jamaica |
| Nationality | Jamaican |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College |
DeKalb (1997–1998) Gulf Coast CC (1998–1999) Nebraska (1999–2001) |
| NBA draft | 2001 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2001–present |
| Career history | |
| 2001–2002 | Greenville Groove |
| 2002 | Trotamundos de Carabobo |
| 2002 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 2002–2003 | Beijing Shougang Ducks |
| 2003 | Gigantes de Carolina |
| 2003–2004 | Reflex |
| 2004–2005 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| 2005 | Casti Group |
| 2005–2006 | Beşiktaş Cola Turka |
| 2006–2007 | Incheon ET Land Black Slamer |
| 2007–2008 | Brose Baskets |
| 2008 | Paris-Levallois |
| 2008–2009 | Mersin |
| 2009–2010 | Apollon Limassol |
| 2010 | Panteras de Miranda |
| 2010 | Cangrejeros de Cartagena |
| 2010–2011 | Bornova Belediye |
| 2011–2012 | Hamyari Shahrdari Zanjan |
| 2012 | Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada |
| 2012 | Metalac Valjevo |
| 2015–2016 | OKK Jagodina |
| 2016–present | OKK Beograd |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Kimani Ffriend (born July 29, 1977) is Jamaican professional basketball player for OKK Beograd of the Basketball League of Serbia. He plays at the center position.
College career
Ffriend played NCAA college basketball with the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1999 to 2001. Prior that, Ffriend attended Gulf Coast Community College and DeKalb College.
Professional career
Ffriend started his professional career with the Greenville Groove of the National Basketball Development League (NBDL) in the 2001–02 season.
Jamaican national team
Ffriend won the gold medal at the 2009 FIBA CBC Championship with the Jamaican national team.
Off the court
In the early morning hours of Saturday, 3 November 2012, Kimani Ffriend hit a 29-year-old woman with his car in downtown Belgrade at the intersection of Francuska Street and Cara Dušana Street, killing her instantly. According to the reports, the basketball player was driving under the influence, with 0.98‰ of alcohol in his blood as determined via a breathalyzer test administered by the police.[1] Twenty-nine-year-old victim Nevena Dragutinović was with her twin sister when she was struck by Ffriend with his Škoda Fabia and killed. Her sister was taken to the emergency center in a state of shock. The accident happened around 4:20 a.m. CET. Ffriend told the police that he had tried to avoid a taxi that was in the right lane, that he had therefore swerved into the left lane and hit the victim. Ffriend left the Valjevo-based Metalac basketball club on the same day earlier, as he was supposed to transfer to Spanish CB Valladolid.[2]
On 5 November 2012, an investigative judge from the Higher Court in Belgrade ordered Ffriend detained for 30 days due to a "possibility of the suspect fleeing the country".[3]
On 5 September 2014, the Belgrade Higher Court found Ffriend guilty of committing a "severe act against public traffic safety" and sentenced him to 3 years in prison along with a 2-year ban on operating motorized vehicles.[4]
References
- ↑ "Košarkaš Kimani Frend automobilom pregazio devojku u Francuskoj ulici". Blic. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ↑ B92 - Jamaican basketball player runs over woman in Belgrade, 03 November 2012
- ↑ Ž. A., A. (3 November 2012). "Košarkašu Kimaniju Frendu pritvor za smrt bliznakinje, na saslušanju se branio ćutanjem". Blic. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ↑ Tanjug (5 September 2014). "Kimani Frend osuđen na tri godine zatvora". Večernje novosti. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
External links
- Kimani Ffriend at legabasket.it
- Kimani Ffriend at euroleague.net