{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1989)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Kenny Frease | image = Kenny Frease.jpg | image_size = | caption = Frease playing for Xavier | position = Center | height_ft = 7 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 282 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|10|18}} | birth_place = Massillon, Ohio, U.S. | high_school = Perry (Massillon, Ohio) | college = Xavier (2008–2012) | draft_year = 2012 | career_start = 2012 | career_end = 2019 | years1 = 2012–2013 | team1 = Tigers Tübingen | years2 = 2013–2014 | team2 = Artland Dragons | years3 = 2014–2015 | team3 = Yeşilgiresun Belediye | years4 = 2015 | team4 = Artland Dragons | years5 = 2015–2016 | team5 = Braunschweig | years6 = 2016–2017 | team6 = Science City Jena | years7 = 2018 | team7 = SA Massagno Basket | years8 = 2018–2019 | team8 = BBC Monthey | highlights = }}
'''Kenneth Eugene Frease III''' (born October 18, 1989) is a former American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Xavier University.
==Career== On August 3, 2012, Frease signed with Tigers Tübingen of Germany for the 2012–13 season.<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/94178/tubingen-walter-tigers-tab-rookie-kenny-frease.html Tubingen Walter-Tigers tab rookie Kenny Frease]</ref>
In July 2013, Frease joined the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2013 NBA Summer League.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/bucks/release/bucks-announce-2013-summer-league Bucks Announce 2013 Summer League]</ref> On August 3, 2013, he signed with Artland Dragons of Germany for the 2013–14 season.<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/104550/artland-dragons-officially-sign-kenny-frease.html Artland Dragons officially sign Kenny Frease]</ref>
In July 2014, Frease re-joined the Bucks for the 2014 NBA Summer League.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/bucks/release/bucks-announce-2014-summer-league-roster/ Bucks Announce 2014 Summer League Roster]</ref> On August 30, 2014, he signed with Yeşilgiresun Belediye of the Turkish TBL2.<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/133054/yesilgiresun-signs-kenny-frease.html Yesilgiresun signs Kenny Frease]</ref> In January 2015, he left Yeşilgiresun and signed with his former team Artland Dragons for the rest of the season.<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/149722/kenny-frease-signs-back-with-artland-dragons.html Kenny Frease signs back with Artland Dragons]</ref>
On June 25, 2015, Frease signed with Basketball Löwen Braunschweig of Germany for the 2015–16 season.<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/165470/basketball-braunschweig-lands-kenneth-frease-parts-ways-with-visser.html Basketball Braunschweig lands Kenneth Frease, parts ways with Visser]</ref>
On August 28, 2016, Frease signed with Science City Jena of Germany for the 2016–17 season.<ref>[http://baskets-jena.de/footer/newsarchiv/tickets/tx_news/siegreicher-einstand-fuer-center-kenny-frease/?tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=d7d5b3882dfe76553f3a711727acc762 Siegreicher Einstand für Center Kenny Frease mit Science City Jena] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911030536/http://baskets-jena.de/footer/newsarchiv/tickets/tx_news/siegreicher-einstand-fuer-center-kenny-frease/?tx_news_pi1[controller]=News&tx_news_pi1[action]=detail&cHash=d7d5b3882dfe76553f3a711727acc762 |date=2016-09-11 }} {{in lang|de}}</ref> He played for SA Massagno Basket in 2018 and averaged 12.8 points, 3.3 assists and 5.5 rebounds per game. On August 4, 2018, Frease signed with the Swiss team BBC Monthey.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/switzerland/284616/kenny-frease-signs-with-bbc-monthey.html |title=Kenny Frease signs with BBC Monthey |access-date=2018-08-05 |archive-date=2018-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805233724/https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/switzerland/284616/kenny-frease-signs-with-bbc-monthey.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20151231130142/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6037923/playerview.html FIBA bio] *[http://www.goxavier.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2148 Xavier Musketeers bio]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Frease, Kenny}} Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland Category:American expatriate basketball people in Germany Category:American expatriate basketball people in Turkey Category:American men's basketball players Category:Artland Dragons players Category:Basketball Löwen Braunschweig players Category:Centers (basketball) Category:Sportspeople from Massillon, Ohio Category:Basketball players from Stark County, Ohio Category:Science City Jena players Category:Tigers Tübingen players Category:Xavier Musketeers men's basketball players Category:Yeşilgiresun Belediye players