Wilbert Frazier
American basketball player
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Wilbert Bennie Frazier (born August 24, 1942 – January 19, 2018) was an American professional 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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 24, 1942 Minden, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | January 19, 2018 (aged 75) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Minden (Minden, Louisiana) |
| College | Grambling State (1961–1965) |
| NBA draft | 1965: 2nd round, 9th overall pick |
| Drafted by | San Francisco Warriors |
| Playing career | 1965–1970 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Number | 24, 30 |
| Career history | |
| 1965 | San Francisco Warriors |
| 1965–1966 | New Haven Elms |
| 1966–1967 | Harrisburg Patriots |
| 1967–1968 | Houston Mavericks |
| 1968–1969 | New York Nets |
| 1969–1970 | Hartford Capitols |
| Career highlights | |
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| Career NBA and ABA statistics | |
| Points | 1,500 (9.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,087 (7.1 rpg) |
| Assists | 171 (1.1 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
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]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA/ABA
Source[9]
