| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1959-08-17)August 17, 1959 (age 66) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Matthews (St. Matthews, South Carolina) |
| College | South Carolina (1977–1981) |
| NBA draft | 1981: 3rd round, 51st overall pick |
| Drafted by | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Playing career | 1981–1987 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 20 |
| Career history | |
| 1981–1983 | Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna |
| 1984–1987 | Scavolini Pesaro |
| Career highlights | |
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Zambolist "Zam" Fredrick Sr. (born August 17, 1959) is a retired American professionalbasketball player. He spent his professional career playing in Italy, from 1981 to 1987, after graduating college from theUniversity of South Carolina, in 1981. Although Fredrick played in Europe, he is best known in the United States forleading NCAA Division I in scoring, as asenior, in1980–81, with a 28.9 points per game average.
Fredrick grew up inSouth Carolina. He playedcollege basketball atSouth Carolina (UofSC), underhead coachesFrank McGuire andBill Foster, between 1977 and 1981. The 781 total points he scored during his senior season is second all-time in school history, toGrady Wallace's 906, who, coincidentally, also led the nation in scoring in1956–57.
Despite being selected by theLos Angeles Lakers, in the1981 NBA draft (third round, 51st overall), Fredrick never played in theNBA. he was theItalian League Top Scorer in 1982, and theFIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer, in 1986.
After his decade-long professional career in Europe, Fredrick came back to the US, and coached high school basketball atCalhoun County High School (CCHS), inSt. Matthews, South Carolina. During one seven-year stretch, Fredrick led CCHS to five state championships, and a winning streak of 81 games. His son, Zam Fredrick Jr., was a member of three of those. His son also scored a South Carolina state record 3,481 points, and had played on the varsity team since 8th grade. Fredrick Sr. is still a coach at CCHS to this day.