| Chester Frazier |
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AT ILLINOIS
2007-08 Junior: Appeared in 34 of 35 games on the season, starting 29 times ... Led the Illini and ranked seventh in the Big Ten in minutes played, averaging 33.4 mpg ... Averaged 4.9 points on the year ... Led the Illini and ranked sixth in the Big Ten in assists with 3.6 apg ... Third on the team with average of 4.9 rebounds ... Ranked 20th in the conference and first among Big Ten point guards in rebounding ... Was the team's leading rebounder in seven games ... Ranked ninth in the conference with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.6 on the year ... Scored a season-high 19 points at Hawaii on Nov. 16 ... Had a career-high 13 rebounds vs. Wisconsin on Feb. 20 ... Scored a game-winning reverse layup against Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament Opening Round on March 13.
2006-07 Sophomore: Big Ten All-Defensive Team selection ... Despite battling a number of injuries, played in all but two games on the season, starting 28 times at point guard ... Averaged 7.2 points and 4.5 rebounds in 31.5 minutes per game ... Scored in double figures 12 times on the season, led by a career-high 21 points vs. Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament Opening Round (March 8) ... Had career highs of seven field goals and five 3-pointers in that performance vs. Penn State ... Ranked fourth on the team in rebounding (4.5 rpg) and was Illinois' leading rebounder in seven games ... Fourth in the Big Ten in assists, averaging 4.5 apg ... Sixth in the league in steals, averaging 1.5 spg ... Sixth in the conference with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.8 on the year ... Pulled down a season-high 11 rebounds vs. Belmont on Dec. 17 ... Reached double figures in assists three times on the season, led by a career-high 11 assists vs. Bradley on Nov. 25 and vs. IUPUI on Dec. 6 ... Had a career-high four steals at Michigan State on Jan. 14 ... MVP of Chicago Invitational Challenge ... Hit game-winning basket with 18 seconds left vs. Miami (OH) on Nov. 24.
2005-06 Freshman: Reserve point guard played in 27 games, averaging 13.4 minutes per contest ... Owned an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.4 on the season (50 assists/21 turnovers) ... Had a season-high eight assists vs. Tennessee-Martin on Dec. 30 ... Scored a season-high six points at Northwestern on Jan. 21 ... Totaled a season-high five rebounds in three games; vs. Rutgers (Nov. 26), vs. Southeast Missouri State (Dec. 28) and vs. Indiana (Feb. 19) ... Missed five games in December with a strained quadriceps muscle.
PREP SCHOOL
Attended Notre Dame Preparatory School in Fitchburg, Mass. as a fifth-year player during the 2004-05 season ... Coached by Bill Barton ... Averaged 16 points and seven assists ... Second-team All-Prep by Scout.com ... Top-50 Prep by Hoop Scoop ... Notre Dame posted a 23-12 record, playing one of the toughest schedules in the country, and advanced to the semifinals of the NEPSAC Class A Tournament ... During the summer of 2005, traveled to Europe with the Sport Tours International All-Stars Team, ranking third on the team in scoring with an average of 10.8 points during the six-game tour.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Lake Clifton-Eastern High School, where he was coached by Herman Harried ... Averaged 16 points, eight assists, six rebounds and two steals as a senior, earning first-team All-Baltimore City/County honors and second-team All-Metro accolades by the Baltimore Sun ... Helped lead Lake Clifton-Eastern to a 19-5 record and a final ranking of 10th by the Baltimore Sun ... Selected to play in the Charm City Challenge, an annual game featuring all-stars from Baltimore against U.S. all-stars ... Played for the Cecil-Kirk AAU program out of Maryland, coached by Anthony Lewis ... Cecil-Kirk was runner-up at the Las Vegas 2004 Main Event and won the Las Vegas 2004 National Youth Basketball Championships.
PERSONAL
Born April 14, 1986 ... Son of Peggy Lynch and the late Chester Frazier Sr. ... Majoring in recreation management ... Has three brothers and three sisters ... First Baltimore native ever to sign with the Fighting Illini ... Hobbies include playing table tennis, watching movies and reading ... Credits his brothers with most influencing his basketball career ... Favorite athlete is Detroit Pistons point guard Chauncey Billups "because he can take over a game at any time with or without scoring."
Frazier's Career Statistics:
Year G-GS MIN/Avg. FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR-TOT/Avg. PF-DQ A/Avg. TO B/Avg. S/Avg. PTS/Avg.
2005-06 27-0 363/13.4 10-48/.208 5-32/.156 9-18/.500 8-37-45/1.7 33-0 50/1.9 21 2/0.1 7/0.3 34/1.3
2006-07 33-28 1038/31.5 72-203/.355 34-106/.321 60-101/.594 50-100-150/4.5 60-0 148/4.5 81 6/0.2 48/1.5 238/7.2
2007-08 34-29 1136/33.4 57-169/.337 25-91/.275 27-52/.519 35-130-165/4.9 77-1 122/3.6 76 5/0.1 28/0.8 166/4.9
Totals 94-57 2537/27.0 139-420/.331 64-229/.279 96-171/.561 93-267-360/3.8 170-1 320/3.4 178 13/0.1 83/0.9 438/4.7
