Kimani Ffriend

Kimani Ffriend
Personal information
Born	29 July 1977 (age 46); 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	2001–2017
Position	Center
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	Varese
2005–2006	Beşiktaş
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	Fuenlabrada
2012	Metalac
2015–2016	Jagodina
2016	OKK Beograd
2017	Dynamic
2017	Ciclista Olímpico
Career highlights and awards
	NBDL champion (2002); Adriatic League champion (2004); Serbian First League MVP (2017);
Representing Jamaica
FIBA CBC Championship

Last updated February 12, 2024

Kimani Ffriend (born 29 July 1977) is Jamaican former professional basketball player. He played 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.

Jamaica national team

Ffriend won the gold medal at the 2009 FIBA CBC Championship with the Jamaica 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]

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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, 3 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 Archived 20 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine at legabasket.it
Kimani Ffriend at euroleague.net

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[1] "Košarkaš Kimani Frend automobilom pregazio devojku u Francuskoj ulici". Blic. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2015.

[2] B92 - Jamaican basketball player runs over woman in Belgrade, 3 November 2012

[3] Ž. A., A. (3 November 2012). "Košarkašu Kimaniju Frendu pritvor za smrt bliznakinje, na saslušanju se branio ćutanjem". Blic . Retrieved 25 April 2015.

[4] Tanjug (5 September 2014). "Kimani Frend osuđen na tri godine zatvora". Večernje novosti . Retrieved 25 April 2015.

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