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Jimmer Fredette to run in Deseret News 5K on Pioneer Day

Amy Donaldson, Deseret News

FILE: Former BYU star and NBA free agent Jimmer Fredette talks with the media during the final day of his Jimmerosity basketball camp in Provo in 2014. Fredette announced Thursday that he will participate in the Deseret News 5K on July 24, representing his charity, The Fredette Family Foundation, as part of The Deseret News Marathon (and 5K, 10K, half marathon).

Fans of former BYU basketball star Jimmer Fredette have watched him knock down long-range 3-pointers for years.

On Pioneer Day, they’ll see what he can do from a distance of 5 kilometers.