University of Georgia Athletics
Freddie Dilione V - 2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 5
Freddie Dilione V
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fayetteville, N.C.
- High School:
- Word of God Christian Academy
- Prev Team:
- Penn State
Complete bio from media guide (pdf)
Pre-UGA College Highlights:
• Started 43 of 81 games played during one season playing at Tennessee (2023-24) and two at Penn State (2024-26).
• Combined to score 769 points (9.5 ppg), grab 199 rebounds (2.5 rpg), dish out 137 assists (1.7 apg) and collect 72 steals (0.9 spg) for the Vols and Nittany Lions.
• Posted 41 double-digit scoring outputs (all at Penn State) and seven 20-point performances led by a pair of 25-point outbursts against both Purdue and Minnesota during the 2025-26 season.
2025-26 Season Highlights:
• Played in 32 games with 15 starts for the Nittany Lions.
• Averaged a team-high 14.0 points while also contributing 3.2 boards, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 27.4 minutes of PT per outing.
• Penn State’s leading scorer – both overall (14.0 ppg) and in Big Ten play (14.1 ppg).
• Improved his scoring average by 4.6 ppg (from 9.4 to 14.0) and his free throw percentage by 13.2 percent (from 70.9 to 84.1 pct.) over his efforts as a sophomore.
• Also paced the Nittany Lions in 3-pointers (1.3 3FGs pg) and ranked second in steals (1.2 spg) and third in assists (2.2 apg).
• Led the Nittany Lions in a team-high 10 games and also paced Penn State on the boards in eight outings and in assists on seven occasions.
• Produced double-figure scoring tallies a team-leading 24 times, including six outings topping 20 points and the aforementioned career-best 25-point dates versus Purdue and Minnesota.
• Among Big Ten leaders, ranked No. 12 in steals (1.2 spg).
• Scored what was then a career-best 22 points and collected a still standing career-most nine rebounds versus Providence.
• Notched back-to-back 23-point efforts against Michigan State and Pitt on Dec. 13 and Dec. 21, respectively.
• Scored 10 of his 25 points against Minnesota by converting on 10-of-13 trips to the line.
• Played all 40 minutes at Michigan, putting up 19 points and grabbing seven boards against the eventual national champions.
2024-25 Season Highlights:
• Saw action in 31 contests, earning a starting nod for 28 of those outings.
• Contributed 9.4 points, 2.0 boards and 1.7 assists in 24.6 minutes of PT per game.
• Tallied 17 double-figure scoring performances, led by a 21-point showing against Oregon.
• Recorded additional season highs of seven rebounds at Iowa, seven assists versus Coppin State and four steals against Virginia Tech.
• Christened his Penn State career with a 10-point showing – his first collegiate double-digit outing – against Binghamton.
• Knocked down 4-of-6 3-point attempts en route to the first 20-point effort – 21 points versus Oregon.
• After reaching double figures five times during the first 12 Big Ten outings, put together five consecutive double-digit games against conference competition from Feb. 15-March 1 and averaged 11.9 ppg over that span.
2023-24 Season Highlights:
• Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for first-year student-athletes.
• Played in 18 games during what was then considered his “redshirt freshman” season on a Tennessee team that reached the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament.
• Averaged 1.7 points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 5.2 minutes of PT per outing.
• Opened his collegiate career with what stood as season-high efforts of seven points, three rebounds, three assists and 16 minutes played against Tennessee Tech.
• Scored an SEC-high five points in five minutes of action against Alabama.
• Logged his first double-digit playing time in SEC play against Vanderbilt.
• Enjoyed an impressive summer in the Vols’ three-game international tour of Italy, averaging 11.0 points and dishing out a team-leading 5.3 assists per contest.
• Posted a double-double of 10 points and 10 assists vs. Lithuania’s U21 National Team.
• One of 35 athletes invited to the 2023 USA Men’s Basketball U19 World Cup training camp in Colorado Springs, Colo.
2022-23 Season Highlights:
• Joined the Volunteers as a mid-year enrollee in January and practiced and traveled with the team throughout the remainder of Tennessee’s Sweet 16 campaign.
High School Highlights:
• Coached by Byron Williams at Word of God Christian Academy in Raleigh, N.C. during the 2021-22 season.
• Because he reclassified and graduated early was ranked in different graduating groups by different scouting services.
• On3.com and 247Sports.com tabbed him as the No. 43 and No. 46 prospect, respectively, in the Class of 2022, while ESPN.com listed him as the No. 38 recruit in the Class of 2023.
• Named to Watch Lists for the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Boys High School Player of the Year and the USA Today Boys Basketball Player of the Year.
• As a junior – his final season of high school hoops – averaged 25.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.9 assists for Word of God Academy, which posted a 21-6 record.
• Played three-plus seasons of prep basketball at Trinity Christian School in Fayetteville before transferring to Word of God Christian Academy.
• In 84 career games with the Crusaders, combined to produce 727 points (8.9 ppg), 275 rebounds (3.4 rpg), 130 assists (1.6 apg) and 84 steals (1.0 spg).
• Averaged 21.6 points, 7.1 boards and 3.2 steals in nine games of the 2021-22 season before transferring to Word of God Academy.
• In 2019-20, contributed 13.2 points. 4.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.7 steals for Trinity Christian, which finished the season with a 26-3 record.
• Helped the Crusaders reach the semifinals of the NCISAA Tournament before falling to Northwood Temple Academy, the eventual state champions.
• In 2018-19, averaged 3.9 points and 2.5 boards to help Trinity Christian post a 21-10 record while reaching the semifinals of the state tournament.
• In 2017-18, averaged 3.4 points and 2.4 rebounds for the Crusaders’ state championship team that posted a 25-6 record.
Personal:
• Born April 13, 2004, Freddie is the son of Frederick Dilione IV and Sophia Dilione and is majoring in Religion.
Pre-UGA College Highlights:
• Started 43 of 81 games played during one season playing at Tennessee (2023-24) and two at Penn State (2024-26).
• Combined to score 769 points (9.5 ppg), grab 199 rebounds (2.5 rpg), dish out 137 assists (1.7 apg) and collect 72 steals (0.9 spg) for the Vols and Nittany Lions.
• Posted 41 double-digit scoring outputs (all at Penn State) and seven 20-point performances led by a pair of 25-point outbursts against both Purdue and Minnesota during the 2025-26 season.
2025-26 Season Highlights:
• Played in 32 games with 15 starts for the Nittany Lions.
• Averaged a team-high 14.0 points while also contributing 3.2 boards, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 27.4 minutes of PT per outing.
• Penn State’s leading scorer – both overall (14.0 ppg) and in Big Ten play (14.1 ppg).
• Improved his scoring average by 4.6 ppg (from 9.4 to 14.0) and his free throw percentage by 13.2 percent (from 70.9 to 84.1 pct.) over his efforts as a sophomore.
• Also paced the Nittany Lions in 3-pointers (1.3 3FGs pg) and ranked second in steals (1.2 spg) and third in assists (2.2 apg).
• Led the Nittany Lions in a team-high 10 games and also paced Penn State on the boards in eight outings and in assists on seven occasions.
• Produced double-figure scoring tallies a team-leading 24 times, including six outings topping 20 points and the aforementioned career-best 25-point dates versus Purdue and Minnesota.
• Among Big Ten leaders, ranked No. 12 in steals (1.2 spg).
• Scored what was then a career-best 22 points and collected a still standing career-most nine rebounds versus Providence.
• Notched back-to-back 23-point efforts against Michigan State and Pitt on Dec. 13 and Dec. 21, respectively.
• Scored 10 of his 25 points against Minnesota by converting on 10-of-13 trips to the line.
• Played all 40 minutes at Michigan, putting up 19 points and grabbing seven boards against the eventual national champions.
2024-25 Season Highlights:
• Saw action in 31 contests, earning a starting nod for 28 of those outings.
• Contributed 9.4 points, 2.0 boards and 1.7 assists in 24.6 minutes of PT per game.
• Tallied 17 double-figure scoring performances, led by a 21-point showing against Oregon.
• Recorded additional season highs of seven rebounds at Iowa, seven assists versus Coppin State and four steals against Virginia Tech.
• Christened his Penn State career with a 10-point showing – his first collegiate double-digit outing – against Binghamton.
• Knocked down 4-of-6 3-point attempts en route to the first 20-point effort – 21 points versus Oregon.
• After reaching double figures five times during the first 12 Big Ten outings, put together five consecutive double-digit games against conference competition from Feb. 15-March 1 and averaged 11.9 ppg over that span.
2023-24 Season Highlights:
• Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for first-year student-athletes.
• Played in 18 games during what was then considered his “redshirt freshman” season on a Tennessee team that reached the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament.
• Averaged 1.7 points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 5.2 minutes of PT per outing.
• Opened his collegiate career with what stood as season-high efforts of seven points, three rebounds, three assists and 16 minutes played against Tennessee Tech.
• Scored an SEC-high five points in five minutes of action against Alabama.
• Logged his first double-digit playing time in SEC play against Vanderbilt.
• Enjoyed an impressive summer in the Vols’ three-game international tour of Italy, averaging 11.0 points and dishing out a team-leading 5.3 assists per contest.
• Posted a double-double of 10 points and 10 assists vs. Lithuania’s U21 National Team.
• One of 35 athletes invited to the 2023 USA Men’s Basketball U19 World Cup training camp in Colorado Springs, Colo.
2022-23 Season Highlights:
• Joined the Volunteers as a mid-year enrollee in January and practiced and traveled with the team throughout the remainder of Tennessee’s Sweet 16 campaign.
High School Highlights:
• Coached by Byron Williams at Word of God Christian Academy in Raleigh, N.C. during the 2021-22 season.
• Because he reclassified and graduated early was ranked in different graduating groups by different scouting services.
• On3.com and 247Sports.com tabbed him as the No. 43 and No. 46 prospect, respectively, in the Class of 2022, while ESPN.com listed him as the No. 38 recruit in the Class of 2023.
• Named to Watch Lists for the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Boys High School Player of the Year and the USA Today Boys Basketball Player of the Year.
• As a junior – his final season of high school hoops – averaged 25.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.9 assists for Word of God Academy, which posted a 21-6 record.
• Played three-plus seasons of prep basketball at Trinity Christian School in Fayetteville before transferring to Word of God Christian Academy.
• In 84 career games with the Crusaders, combined to produce 727 points (8.9 ppg), 275 rebounds (3.4 rpg), 130 assists (1.6 apg) and 84 steals (1.0 spg).
• Averaged 21.6 points, 7.1 boards and 3.2 steals in nine games of the 2021-22 season before transferring to Word of God Academy.
• In 2019-20, contributed 13.2 points. 4.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.7 steals for Trinity Christian, which finished the season with a 26-3 record.
• Helped the Crusaders reach the semifinals of the NCISAA Tournament before falling to Northwood Temple Academy, the eventual state champions.
• In 2018-19, averaged 3.9 points and 2.5 boards to help Trinity Christian post a 21-10 record while reaching the semifinals of the state tournament.
• In 2017-18, averaged 3.4 points and 2.4 rebounds for the Crusaders’ state championship team that posted a 25-6 record.
Personal:
• Born April 13, 2004, Freddie is the son of Frederick Dilione IV and Sophia Dilione and is majoring in Religion.
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