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Wilbert Frazier
Personal information
Born (1942-08-24) August 24, 1942 (age 82)
Minden, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolMinden (Minden, Louisiana)
CollegeGrambling State (1961–1965)
NBA draft1965: 2nd round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the San Francisco Warriors
Playing career1965–1970
PositionPower forward / center
Number24, 30
Career history
1965San Francisco Warriors
1965–1966New Haven Elms
1966–1967Harrisburg Patriots
1967–1968Houston Mavericks
1968–1969New York Nets
1969–1970Hartford Capitols
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× First-team All-SWAC (1963–1965)
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points1,500 (9.8 ppg)
Rebounds1,087 (7.1 rpg)
Assists171 (1.1 apg)
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Wilbert Bennie Frazier (born August 24, 1942 – January 19, 2018) was an American former basketball player. Frazier played college basketball for the Grambling State Tigers[1] where he was a first-team All-Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) selection from 1963 to 1965.[2]

Professional career

Frazier was drafted by the San Francisco Warriors in second round of the 1965 NBA draft with the 12th overall draft pick.[3] He appeared in two games for the Warriors.

Frazier spent the following two seasons playing in the Eastern Professional Basketball League for the New Haven Elms and the Harrisburg Patriots.[4]

In 1967, he joined the Houston Mavericks of the American Basketball Association. He was their third leading scorer for the 1967–68 season, averaging 12.4 points along with 8.8 rebounds per game. Following the season, he was traded to the Kentucky Colonels for Kendall Rhine.[5] In October 1968, he was again traded, this time to the New York Nets for DeWitt Menyard.[6] He played one season for the Nets and was waived in October the following year.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Wilbert Frazier". Thedraftreview.com. 1942-08-24. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  2. ^ "Warriors sign Wilbert Frazier". The Spokesman-Review. 24 August 1965. p. 5. Retrieved 3 September 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Don Selby (7 May 1965). "Warriors clean up in draft". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 65, 70. Retrieved 3 September 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Wilbert Frazier career and yearly minor league basketball statistics at StatsCrew.com". StatsCrew.com. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  5. ^ Lou Younkin (8 September 1968). "Basketball Colonels champing at the bit". The Courier-Journal. p. C10. Retrieved 3 September 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Nets trade for Frazier". Longview News-Journal. 11 October 1968. p. 2C. Retrieved 3 September 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Frazier, Ivory waived by Nets". The Miami Herald. 1 October 1969. p. 2F. Retrieved 3 September 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "Carolina Cougars Year-to-Year Rosters". Remember the ABA. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
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