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Before There Was Caitlin Clark, There Was Jimmer Fredette

If you missed out on, or have since forgotten about, what was known as “Jimmermania,” or “Jim-Sanity”—that period of time in 2011 when Brigham Young University (BYU) guard Jimmer Fredette took over college basketball, much like Catilin Clark did this season—let’s revisit that era for a moment. Even in a pre-Instagram and pre-TikTok age, Fredette’s long-range shooting exploits lit up social media, especially on YouTube and Twitter, where none other than Kevin Durant, the best scorer in the world at that time, called Fredette “the best scorer in the world!!” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] In late January of that year, Fredette dropped 43 points on an undefeated San Diego State quad which featured Kawhi Leonard; after BYU’s nationally televised home victory over the Aztecs, Fredette had to retreat behind a Marriott Center scorer’s table to shield himself from the Provo, Utah, faithful who wanted to hoist their hero over their shoulders.

 

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