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July 23, 2020
Fred Herzog
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 23/12/69
- Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey (USA)
- Position: FRD
- Height (CM): 206
- Weight (KG): 98
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Fordham (1987-92)
- NBL DEBUT: 17/04/93
- AGE AT DEBUT: 23
- LAST NBL GAME: 16/09/95
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 25
- NBL History: Canberra 1993-94 | Gold Coast 1995
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Fred Herzog was born in Newark, New Jersey (USA).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Fred Herzog made his NBL debut with the Canberra Cannons at 23 years of age. He scored 26 points in his first game.
In 1993, Herzog averaged 21.7 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 4 assists as the Cannons finished with a record of 12-14 and in ninth place during the regular season.
1994
Whilst playing for Canberra in 1994 Herzog scored 31 points against Brisbane only to be cut the very next day as the Cannons signed point guard Fred Cofield. He averaged 21.7 points and 6.7 rebounds in only three games for the Cannons who would finish the season with a 7-19 record.
GOLD COAST ROLLERS
1995
1995
By 1995 the Gold Coast Rollers had been struggling financially for some time. The team would lose a good chunk of its roster to various exits which included Andre LaFleur (quit), Mike Mitchell (Brisbane), Steve Key (knee injury), Matt Reece (Melbourne), Andrew Goodwin (Brisbane). Coach Dave Claxton was able to retain Peter Hill, Tony DeAmbrosis, John Szigeti and added Perth veteran Trevor Torrance, who had seen diminished playing oppourtunies over the past few seasons and replaced long time import duo Mike Mitchell and Andre LaFleur with Fred Herzog (Canberra) and Tony Massop.
Massop failed to live up to expectations and was cut prior to the season starting. The team replacing him with Kansas University product Steve Woodberry.
The trio of Woodberry (25 points per game), Herzog (20 points per game) and Torrance (15.2 points) failed to deliver the success or excitement the ‘ Mitchell and LaFleur’ team’s had brought to the Carrara Indoor Stadium previously.
The Rollers roster, which was primarily made up of aging veterans and cheap state league talent struggled to say the least, and managed only five wins for the season and would be out of the league in twelve months time.
Fred Herzog played three seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Canberra Cannons and the Gold Coast Rollers. He averaged 20.9 points, 8 rebounds, and 3.5 assists in 65 NBL games.
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 25 | Gold Coast | 5-21 (13) | 26 | 975.0 | 517 | 210 | 72 | 51 | 159 | 38 | 28 | 85 | 105 | 198 | 447 | 44% | 48 | 124 | 39% | 73 | 109 | 67% | 52% | 50% | 38 |
| 1994 | 24 | Canberra | 7-19 (12) | 13 | 498.0 | 282 | 87 | 55 | 22 | 65 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 45 | 104 | 209 | 50% | 24 | 46 | 52% | 50 | 62 | 81% | 59% | 56% | 31 |
| 1993 | 23 | Canberra | 12-14 (9) | 26 | 1,138.0 | 564 | 228 | 104 | 70 | 158 | 38 | 34 | 78 | 96 | 226 | 454 | 50% | 19 | 62 | 31% | 93 | 129 | 72% | 55% | 52% | 37 | Totals | 65 | 2611 | 1363 | 525 | 231 | 143 | 382 | 86 | 72 | 207 | 246 | 528 | 1110 | 47.6% | 91 | 232 | 39.2% | 216 | 300 | 72.0% | 55% | 52% | 38 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 25 | Gold Coast | 5-21 (13) | 26 | 37.5 | 19.9 | 8.1 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 7.6 | 17.2 | 44% | 1.8 | 4.8 | 39% | 2.8 | 4.2 | 67% | 52% | 50% | 38 |
| 1994 | 24 | Canberra | 7-19 (12) | 13 | 38.3 | 21.7 | 6.7 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 16.1 | 50% | 1.8 | 3.5 | 52% | 3.8 | 4.8 | 81% | 59% | 56% | 31 |
| 1993 | 23 | Canberra | 12-14 (9) | 26 | 43.8 | 21.7 | 8.8 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 8.7 | 17.5 | 50% | 0.7 | 2.4 | 31% | 3.6 | 5.0 | 72% | 55% | 52% | 37 | Total | 65 | 40.2 | 21.0 | 8.1 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 8.1 | 17.1 | 47.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.2% | 1.4 | 3.6 | 72.0% | 55% | 52% | 38 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 38 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
Fred Herzog scored 106 points in the ACT state league. He’d just been released by the struggling Cannons and was either playing with a point to prove or nothing to lose or both. Suiting up for the Tuggeranong Minstrels against the Weston Creek Woden Dodgers, Herzog hit 9 threes and went 19/21 from the free throw line (which means he still scored a shit tonne of twos). He recorded 67 points in the second half alone. Minstrels won 142 - 88.
NBA EXPERIENCE
Herzog played in the CBA and was also drafted by the Rockford Lightning in 1992 as the 37th pick overall and played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce in 1994-95. He was a member of the 1996-97 Chicago Bulls Preseason roster
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Japan - Mitsui (1997-1998) | France - PSG Racing (1996-1997) | Germany - Hamburg (2000-2001) | Poland - Stal Ostrow Wielkopolski (2002-2003) | Portugal - Portugal Telecom (2001-2002) | USA (CBA) - Rockford (1992, 1995-1996), Cedar Rapids (1992), Sioux Falls (1994-1995, 1996-1997), Quad City (1998-1999), La Crosse (1998-1999)
During the 96/97 season, Herzog played with French first division club PSG Racing, where he played three games for the Paris team and contributed to winning the French championship.
He played with German club BCJ Hamburg for the 2000/01 season and finished second in the league in scoring (17.2 points per game) and three-point shooting.
In the 2001/02 season he led Portuguese first division club Portugal Telecom to a national championship, averaging 12.8 points per game.
His last pro season was spent in Poland with first division team Stal Ostrow Wielkopolski. He retired after playing in three games.
COLLEGE
Herzog led Fordham to the 1991 and 1992 Patriot League Championship, averaging a team-high 17.9 ppg and 6.4 rpg as a senior. He was named First Team All-Patriot League and the Patriot League Tournament Most Valuable Player in 1992.
Following the 1992 championship, he led Fordham into the NCAA Tournament where he scored 16 points in Fordham's 85-58 loss to Massachusetts and was selected Fordham's CBS/Chevrolet Most Valuable Player of the Game. He was also Patriot League All-Tournament selection in 1991 as well as honorable mention All-Met area.
Herzog was Fordham's all-time leader in games played with 126 (tied with Jean Prioleau) and he ranked sixth on Fordham all-time scoring list with 1,435 career points and 12th on Fordham all-time rebounding list with 637 career boards. a accurate shooter, his career field goal percentage of .496 was fourth best in school history and he hit 17 free throws at Lehigh in 1992 which was the second best single game total in school history.
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