College St. John’s Lands German forward Richard Freudenberg by Kayla Machlica February 4, 2016 St. John’s Men’s Basketball and Head Coach Chris Mullin haven’t had the best rebuild year losing 13 straight games and being 0-10 in the Big East, but that doesn’t stop Mullin’s powerful ways of landing top recruits. Richard Freudenberg, a native of Germany, committed to St. John’s Thursday morning. Freudenberg is a 6-foot-8 forward and chose the Red Storm over Vanderbilt, Boston College, and Miami. He has played two games in the past for Bayern Munich in Germany’s top division. He also had options to sign a contract to play professionally in Europe, but opted out to be able to play college ball. He averaged 14.3 points and 8.0 rebounds for Bayern Munich’s under-18 team in the 2014-2915 EuroLeague. Freudenberg also took part in the U18 FIBA Europe Championship in 2015, representing Germany. He averaged 5.0 points and 2.8 rebounds. Sources have said that Freudenberg would be considered a top-40-caliber player if he was in America. St. John ‘s currently has six international players on the roster including, Federico Mussini (Italy), Ron Mvouika (France), Felix Balamou (Guinea), Amar Alibegovic (Italy), Kassoum Yakwe (Mali), and Yankuba Sima (Spain). Along with Freudenberg, the Red Storm’s 2016-2017 recruiting class includes Shamorie Ponds, No. 36 of 100 ESPN guard and a top JuCo student, Bashir Ahmed. St. John’s will also regain the talents of Marcus LoVett Jr., who had to sit the 2015-2016 season. Five-star recruits Rawle Alkins and Thou Maker are also on the radar for St. John’s radar. Both recently visited campus. Post Views: 1,214 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Kayla Machlica Kayla is the St. John's basketball writer here at DoubleGSports.com. Latest posts by Kayla Machlica (see all) St. John’s Brings Down Both #1 and #4 Teams In Less Than One Week - February 8, 2018 St John’s JaKarr Sampson Signs Contract with the Sacramento Kings - July 31, 2017 Villanova Swipes Win from St. John’s - March 10, 2017 St. John’s Downs Georgetown to Advance to Next Round in the BIG EAST Tourney - March 9, 2017 Related TopicsChris MullinRawle AlkinsRichard FreudenbergSt. JohnsThou Maker Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 More in College You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Master P’s Son, Hercy, Commits to Tennessee State Master P’s son, Hercy Miller, is committing to Tennessee State to play basketball. While... EA Sports Plans to Revive College Football Video Game EA Sports announced that they plan on making college football video games again. The... UVM Women’s Basketball Team Quits 2020-2021 Season The University of Vermont (UVM) women’s basketball will be ending their 2020-2021 season early... St. John’s Loses 13th Straight, Sets All-Time School Record Full Court Press: Points of emphasis making a difference