Big man Zach Freemantle will return to Xavier in 2023-24 for his fifth season of college basketball.
Freemantle, who joined the program in 2019-20, opted to use the fifth year of NCAA eligibility granted to all student-athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Xavier’s basketball managers broke the news on their Twitter account Monday, soon confirmed by the team’s official account.
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— Xavier Basketball (@XavierMBB) April 24, 2023
Freemantle has started 78 of his 105 career appearances at Xavier and boasts career averages of 11.7 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.
The 6-foot-9 forward missed the Musketeers’ final 15 games last season after needing surgery to address a left foot injury. He was averaging 15.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and a career-best 2.9 assists per game before his season was cut short.
As a sophomore in 2020-21, Freemantle won Big East Most Improved Player and was named to the All-Big East second team after averaging 16.1 points and 8.9 rebounds over 21 starts.
–Field Level Media
