This afternoon, Wes Miller and the Bearcats landed their second player via transfer portal, as C.J Fredrick announced his pledge to the Bearcats. Frederick, now joins Jamille Reynolds as the Bearcats newest additions via the transfer portal.
Fredrick, a 6’3” shooting guard from Cincinnati, started his playing career at Iowa where he played his first two seasons of collegiate basketball where he shot 47% from behind the arch during his two year stint with the Hawkeyes in the 2019-2020, and 2020-21 seasons.
Fredrick, then transferred to Kentucky the last two seasons, but has overcome injuries which limited him to just 27 games in the 2022-2023 season after missing all of 2021-2022. Fredrick averaged 6.1 points per game, 0.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists per game in 2022-2023.
Fredrick, announced over the weekend he was pursuing his options professionally, while entering the transfer portal and maintaining his college eligibility. Fredrick, a huge addition and one of the most highly sought players in the portal since entering on Friday. Fredrick, a pure scorer, can really light it up from behind the arch, which teams have seen over the years during his time at Iowa while he was healthy.
This is a huge grab for the Bearcats as they look to replace their top three scorers after losing Landers Nolley to the NBA Draft, along with David DeJulius, and Jeremiah Davenport is off to Arkansas for his final year of collegiate basketball.
