PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Fred VanVleet was not selected in the 2016 NBA Draft but signed with Toronto that summer… entering 2024-25, he appeared in 490 games with 341 starts while averaging 15.0 ppg, 5.7 apg, 3.4 apg and 1.4 spg… VanVleet signed as a free agent with Houston on 7/7/23… in 2023-24, he ranked seventh in assists (8.1 apg) and fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio (4.67)… from 2019-20 through 2023-24, VanVleet joined LaMelo Ball as the only player to have averaged at least 18.0 ppg, 7.0 apg, 4.0 rpg and 1.50 spg… he won the championship with Toronto in 2018-19 and was an All-Star in 2022.

BEFORE NBA

VanVleet was eligible for the 2016 NBA Draft following his senior season at Wichita State... he finished his career as the Shockers all-time leader in assists (637) and steals (225)… VanVleet started all 102 of his games played over his final three seasons while averaging 12.5 ppg, 5.4 apg, 3.9 rpg and 1.9 spg… he helped Wichita State reach the NCAA Tournament in each of his four seasons, including the Final Four as a freshman… VanVleet a two-time Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year... earned First Team All-MVC honors three times and was a three-time MVC All-Defensive Team selection.

PERSONAL LIFE

VanVleet is the son of Fred Manning and Susan VanVleet... his father died when Fred was five… VanVleet’s stepfather, Joe Danforth, was a policeman in VanVleet's hometown of Rockford, Illinois... Danforth helped train VanVleet growing up… VanVleet made a donation to Wichita State to help fund the Fred VanVleet Sports Performance Complex.Full name is Fredderick Edmond VanVleet ... Son of Susan VanVleet and Joe Danforth ... Has three brothers; Darnell, J.D., and Tre, and two sisters: Alexis and Aaliyah … Majored in Sociology.