In a glowing MSNBC piece about Jimmer Fredette, sports writer Matt James reveals where Jimmer got his name. While it is well known that Fredette's mother named him James but then nicknamed him "Jimmer," it turns out that she did not invent the nickname.
A high school classmate of hers had a little brother named James, who had been nicknamed "Jimmer" by his uncle. Today, that kid -- now 53-year-old Jimmer St. Clair -- compares himself to the other Jimmer by saying "we're nice guys and we're both religious," but readily admits that Fredette is better at basketball.
The MSNBC article says winning the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament would make Jimmer Fredette a superstar. I suspect that he and his BYU teammates have their sights set a little higher than round two.
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