C.J. Fredrick transfers from Kentucky to UC for hoops
Former Covington Catholic standout C.J. Fredrick has moved closer to home by transferring from Kentucky to UC's Bearcats for basketball.
Scott Springer
Coach Wes Miller’s University of Cincinnati Bearcats picked up a familiar transfer when Kentucky redshirt senior C.J. Fredrick agreed to switch from blue to red and black Monday afternoon.
Fredrick posted on his Twitter account, "Excited for the next step in my journey! I'm all in. Go Bearcats."
Fredrick provides the Bearcats with reliable long-range shooting from beyond the arc.
The 6-foot-3, 185-pound redshirt senior has been with the Kentucky Wildcats the past two seasons. Last year in 26 games and 15 starts he averaged 6.1 points per game and 1.5 assists. He had a high game of 17 vs. South Carolina State. Fredrick missed seven games due to injury.
He also was out for the entirety of his redshirt junior season at UK with a hamstring injury which led to surgery.
Prior to his transfer to John Calipari and Kentucky, Fredrick was with the Iowa Hawkeyes of Fran McCaffery. Before his transfer to UK he had hit 46.6% of his 3-point shots at Iowa.
In 2020-21, Fredrick started 27 games and averaged 7.5 points and 1.9 assists making All-Big Ten honorable mention. He made 47.9% of his threes with a high game of 23 vs. Minnesota.
In 2019-20, he made the Big Ten All-Freshman team playing in 25 games, averaging 10.2 points per game with 2.8 assists. He shot 46.1% from the arc and scored 21 points against the Bearcats that season. Fredrick redshirted his first year at Iowa for the 2018-19 season.
At Covington Catholic, he led the Colonels to a 2018 state title with a 35-4 record and was named the Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year. He shot 63% from the field, 48.4% on threes and averaged 23.1 points per game. He holds the single-season records at Cov Cath in points (900), field goals (315) and threes (107). He finished his Colonel career with 1,651 career points.
C.J. Fredrick is 23 years old. His father played basketball at Rollins College and uncle Joe played for Digger Phelps at Notre Dame. His late grandfather Charlie played football at Notre Dame and is the namesake of the Winton Woods High School football stadium.