Charles Frederick Profile - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
April 18, 2013 | Men's Basketball
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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Attending Washington on a football scholarship ... Will join the basketball team at the conclusion of the football season as he did last year ... One of the premier prep point guards in the nation in 2001 who should be much improved in 2003 after gaining a year of collegiate experience last season ... One of two Husky football players on the basketball roster, joining Nate Robinson ... The Huskies' No. 1 punt returner and one of the premier receivers that fuel the high-powered passing game. 2001-02 (Freshman) -- Joined the basketball team on Dec. 31 after the football season concluded with a 47-43 loss to Texas in the Holiday Bowl ... Played six games, including a two-point, two-assist, one-steal outing at USC (Jan. 6) in his collegiate basketball debut ... Was the Huskies' primary kick-off and punt return specialist during the 2001 football season ... Led the team with a 14.6-yard average on 13 punt returns and was second with 16.5 yards on 13 kick returns ... Named to The Sporting News Freshman All-America Team as a special teams performer ... After fumbling his initial collegiate punt return, Frederick retuned his next punt for an 87-yard touchdown against Idaho (Sept. 22). That was the fifth longest punt return in UW history. Listed as a wide receiver, Frederick saw action primarily as a kick-off and punt return specialist early in the 2000 football season ... After fumbling his initial collegiate punt return, Frederick returned his next punt for an 87-yard touchdown against Michigan ... That was he fifth lAongest punt return in Husky history ... After three football games, ranked third nationally in punt returns with a 21.6-yard average ... Hails from Pope John Paul II High School in Boca Raton, Fla., the same school that produced Husky placekicker John Anderson and tailback Rich Alexis.
POPE JOHN PAUL II HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 19 points, five rebounds, eight steals and 4.2 assists per game his senior season at Pope John Paul II High School in Boca Raton, Fla. ... A consensus national top-50 recruit in both football and basketball ... Ranked No. 8 nationally among point guards by Rivals.com ... Listed as the nation's No. 47 overall prep basketball player by The Sporting News ... A 1999 USA Today All-America honorable mention selection in basketball ... Named to the Palm Beach Post's 2000 Preseason Fab 5 in basketball ... A Student Sports first-team Grid-Hoop All-American ... One of 100 finalists nationally for the 2001 McDonald's All American Game ... A 2000 Parade All-America receiver and first-team football All-America selection by USA Today, SuperPrep, PrepStar and Rivals.com ... Rated the top wide receiver in the nation and the No. 3 prospect overall by Student Sports ... As a prep football player, tallied 1,030 yards receiving and 29 touchdowns in 2000 ... Finished with over 100 career receptions ... Had best game of 2000 in 41-18 win over Bay Point, rushing for 112 yards and scoring four touchdowns, including a 71-yard punt return, a 96-yard kickoff return, and rushes of 57 and 27 yards ... Ranked tops in the nation at wide receiver and third nationally at all positions by Student Sports ... One of just five wide receivers nationally to merit a perfect five-star rating ... Earned first-team all-league, first-team all-area, and first-team all-state honors from the Palm Beach Post ... Returned an interception 55 yards for a score in the 2000 Outback Steakhouse All-Star game, featuring South Florida's top prep players ... In 1999, racked up 565 yards and 22 touchdowns receiving, and 34 tackles, six interceptions and five forced fumbles on defense.
COACH ROMAR ON CHARLES FREDERICK
"He's very fast. Guys that play football and have football backgrounds usually are pretty tough on the basketball court. They ususally have quick feet and are good defenders. I like that. I think Charles just needs to play and get a lot of reps. He didn't have that last year because he played football and then he didn't get to play a lot when he came out for basketball."
