Javon Freeman-Liberty is a Chicago native, DePaul alum, and now, the Chicago Bulls’ newest guard.
Freeman-Liberty is a Chicago native and attended Whitney Young for high school.
Basketball runs in his blood. Freeman-Liberty's uncle, Marcus Liberty, played college basketball at the University of Illinois from 1988-1990 and was a member of the Fighting Illini's 1989 Final Four team. Marcus went on to play four seasons in the NBA, including stints with the Nuggets and Pistons.Freeman-Liberty enjoyed a fairly decorated run at Whitney Young. He helped lead the Dolphins to two Class 4A state championship games, including a title in his junior season .
As a senior, he earned consensus All-State honors and finished fifth in Illinois Mr. Basketball while averaging 20 points and 6 rebounds.Freeman-Liberty played his first two collegiate seasons at Valparaiso and fared well. He averaged 15 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2 steals across 66 games for the Beacons, was a first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection as a sophomore, and earned Missouri Valley Conference All-Defense honors both years he played there.
In May 2020, he transferred to DePaul and eventually took his offensive game to another level. Freeman-Liberty led the Big East in scoring as a senior, averaging 21.7 points and shooting a career-high 36.8 percent from 3-point range. He also averaged career-bests in rebounding , assists and added 1.7 steals per game in 2021-22.
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