Wilbert Frazier
| 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 |
| Selected by the 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 and awards | |
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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 | |
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]
Professional career
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]Source[9]
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965–66 | San Francisco | 2 | 4.5 | .000 | .500 | 2.5 | .5 | .5 | |
| 1967–68 | Houston (ABA) | 76 | 28.0 | .411 | .500 | .606 | 8.8 | 1.4 | 12.4 |
| 1968–69 | N.Y. Nets (ABA) | 75 | 18.3 | .424 | – | .619 | 5.5 | .9 | 7.4 |
| Career (ABA) | 151 | 23.1 | .416 | .500 | .611 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 9.9 | |
| Career (overall) | 153 | 22.9 | .415 | .500 | .610 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 9.8 | |
Playoffs
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Houston (ABA) | 3 | 28.3 | .448 | .000 | .429 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 9.7 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Wilbert Frazier". Thedraftreview.com. August 24, 1942. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ "Warriors sign Wilbert Frazier". The Spokesman-Review. August 24, 1965. p. 5. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Don Selby (May 7, 1965). "Warriors clean up in draft". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 65, 70. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wilbert Frazier career and yearly minor league basketball statistics at StatsCrew.com". StatsCrew.com. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ Lou Younkin (September 8, 1968). "Basketball Colonels champing at the bit". The Courier-Journal. p. C10. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nets trade for Frazier". Longview News-Journal. October 11, 1968. p. 2C. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frazier, Ivory waived by Nets". The Miami Herald. October 1, 1969. p. 2F. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carolina Cougars Year-to-Year Rosters". Remember the ABA. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ "Will Frazier NBA/ABA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
External links
[edit]- 1942 births
- Living people
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Louisiana
- Centers (basketball)
- Grambling State Tigers men's basketball players
- Harrisburg Patriots players
- Hartford Capitols players
- Houston Mavericks players
- New Haven Elms players
- New York Nets players
- Power forwards
- Sportspeople from Minden, Louisiana
- San Francisco Warriors draft picks