Fred Gentry

Fred Gentry
CAB Madeira
Position Center
League LCB
Personal information
Born (1977-07-07) July 7, 1977
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school DeQuincy (DeQuincy, Louisiana)
College McNeese State (1998–2002)
NBA draft 2002 / Undrafted
Playing career 2002–present
Career history
2002–2003 Lusitânia
2003–2006 Ginásio
2006–2007 Petro de Luanda
2007–2008 FC Porto
2008–2009 Petro de Luanda
2009–2010 Interclube
2010–2011 CAB Madeira
2011–2016 Benfica
2016– CAB Madeira

Frederick Paul Gentry (born July 7, 1977) is an American professional basketball player who plays as a center for CAB Madeira.

A McNeese State Cowboys graduate, Gentry achieved greater success abroad, winning the African Club Champions in 2006 with Petro de Luanda. In Portugal, he collected, over 20 honours, including four league titles.

Career

Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Gentry started playing basketball at DeQuincy Highschool, earning a scholarship at McNeese State University. He competed in the NCAA Division I, with the Cowboys under coach Tic Price in his last year as senior, averaging 10.8 points per game, as the Cowboys lost in the Midwest Regional to the Bulldogs.[1]

Undrafted, Gentry moved to Europe, starting his professional career in the Portuguese League, playing one season on the Azorean team, Lusitânia, before he moved to Ginásio da Figueira.[2] There, he improved his scoring ability, increasing from 13.5 points per game in 2004-05, to 16 points per game in the next season.[2]

This led to a move for the more competitive Angolan league, joining Petro de Luanda in 2006 and helping them win two leagues, one Cup, one African Club Champions, and having runner-up medals in the 2007 African Club Champions, and on the Angolan Supercup.

Gentry returned to Portugal on 23 August 2007, signing with FC Porto, helping the northerners conquer the League Cup in the only season there.[3] He returned to Angola, to play another season at Petro de Luanda, but with much less success than before, he moved to Interclube on 16 September 2009.[4]

The 33-year-old returned to Portugal on 25 August 2010, signing with CAB Madeira,[5] and helping them win the Portuguese Cup,[6] while averaging 16.7 points per game in the regular season, and 15.3 on the playoffs.[2] On 5 June 2011, Gentry moved to Benfica,[7] and became an important player for the Eagles in the following five years, winning four league titles and fourteen other cups.[8] He also debuted in European competitions, in the 2014–15 EuroChallenge.[2] At age 37, Gentry renewed his contract with Benfica for another season,[9] leaving the club in 2016 to play for a second time for CAB Madeira.[8][10]

Honours

Ginásio
Petro Luanda
Porto
CAB Madeira[10]
Benfica[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Fred Gentry". ESPN. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Fred Gentry". Proballers. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Basquetebol: FC Porto contrata Fred Gentry e Tyrone Levett" [Porto signs Fred Gentry and Tyrone Levett]. Diário Digital (in Portuguese). 23 August 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Frederick Gentry destaca-se entre os reforços do Interclube" [Frederick Gentry stands out in the signings of Interclube]. Agência Angola Press (in Portuguese). 16 September 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Fred Gentry no CAB" [Fred Gentry in CAB Madeira]. Planeta Basket (in Portuguese). 25 August 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "CAB Madeira – History". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  7. ↑ "Fred Gentry in Benfica". Portugal Basket. 5 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 "Obrigado, Diogo e Fred!" [Thank you, Diogo and Fred!]. SL Benfica (in Portuguese). 8 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Benfica renova com Fred Gentry" [Benfica renews with Gentry]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  10. 1 2 "CAB assina Fred Gentry" [CAB signs Fred Gentry] (in Portuguese). 29 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.


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