Donnie Freeman Puts Together Strong EYBL Regular Season

The Syracuse basketball commit has been impressive on the AAU circuit.

Mike McAllister | May 31, 2023

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The EYBL regular season came to a close over the weekend with session four in Memphis (TN). Syracuse commit Donnie Freeman had a very strong season, especially when you consider the nature of AAU ball.

AAU play is generally very guard and wing oriented. Meaning power forwards and centers are not focal points of offensive attacks. That can make it difficult to put up huge numbers. Despite that, Freeman was efficient offensively, showed the ability to make the outside shot, rebounded well and had an impact defensively.

Overall, Freeman averaged 10.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.9 blocks in just 20 minutes per game while shooting 55% from the floor. In addition, Freeman made six three pointers including three of his last five attempts. For a 6-9 power forward that relies on guards to get him the ball and plays for an extremely talented Team Takeover squad that has multiple high major options, that is a very strong AAU regular season performance.

A focus of Freeman's during high school ball and AAU ball has been his defense. He wants to take his defensive game to the next level in order to get ready for high major college basketball. That has worked as he averaged nearly one block per game and had multiple games with two or more steals as well.

Next up for Freeman and Team Takeover is Peach Jam, which takes place July 3-9 in North Augusta (SC).

Also on Team Takeover with Syracuse offers are center Patrick Ngongba and wing Caleb Williams. Ngongba averaged 12.7 points and 7.8 rebounds in 19 minutes per game, while Williams averaged 6.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 17 minutes. Ngongba also shot 70% from the floor and was 8-12 (67%) from three point range. Williams struggled shooting the ball at just 35.6% overall and 25.0% from three point range.

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Published May 31, 2023

MIKE MCALLISTER

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