Zach Freemantle was not one of the five Big East players selected in this week’s NBA Draft, which wrapped up from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday, June 26.
However, it didn’t take long for the former Xavier Musketeers forward to find an NBA suitor.
Freemantle has agreed to a deal with the Orlando Magic, the school announced Friday afternoon. Freemantle will suit up for the Magic in the NBA Summer League, which begins next month.
In April, Freemantle was named to the all-tournament team at the 71st annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament (PIT) in Virginia. The Teaneck, New Jersey native was also selected to play in the NABC-Reese’s Division I College All-Star Game in San Antonio as part of Final Four weekend.
Over a six-season collegiate career with the Musketeers, Freemantle battled a slew of injuries but still etched his name in Xavier history.
During Xavier’s first-round Big East Tournament loss to Marquette at Madison Square Garden in March, Freemantle became the fourth Xavier player to rank top 10 all-time in scoring and rebounding, joining David West, Romain Sato and Tyrone Hill.
Freemantle ranks 10th in Xavier history in career points (1,749) and ninth in career rebounds (888).
In 136 total games, Freemantle made 107 starts and averaged 12.9 points and 6.5 rebounds per night.
After missing all of the 2023-24 season due to a foot injury, Freemantle returned for one more season and helped lead Xavier to the NCAA Tournament.
Freemantle averaged 16.8 points and 6.8 rebounds and scored in double figures in Xavier’s first 30 games before a season-ending loss to Illinois in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.
Freemantle was a second-team All-Big East selection for the second time in his career (2021).
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Former Xavier Musketeers standout Zach Freemantle agrees to deal with Orlando Magic
Reporting by Shelby Dermer, Cincinnati Enquirer / Cincinnati Enquirer
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