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| Brother Rice Crusaders | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Chicago Catholic League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1986-10-31)October 31, 1986 (age 38) Blue Island, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 209 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Brother Rice (Chicago, Illinois) |
| College | North Carolina (2005–2009) |
| NBA draft | 2009:undrafted |
| Playing career | 2009–2011 |
| Position | Point guard /shooting guard |
| Number | 4 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2009–2010 | BC Levski Sofia |
| 2010–2011 | Achilleas |
| As coach: | |
| 2011–2012 | North Carolina (video coordinator) |
| 2012–2014 | UAB (director of operations) |
| 2015–present | Brother Rice HS |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Robert John Frasor (born October 31, 1986) is an American former professionalbasketball player, former college coach and currently a head high school coach. He was born inBlue Island, Illinois to Bob and Donna Frasor. His father won 298 games in 27 years as head basketball coach atEisenhower High School. Bobby Frasor played atNorth Carolina from 2005 to 2009 as bothpoint guard andshooting guard.[1]
Frasor attendedBrother Rice High School from 2001 to 2005, and was coached by Pat Richardson. Throughout those years, Frasor was a success both on the basketball court and in the classroom. Academically, Frasor was a member of theNational Honor Society and a four-year member of the "high honors," which means he averaged a 3.9 or highergrade point average (GPA). On the basketball court, Frasor began to stand out as a junior when he averaged twelve points and five assists on a team that finished the season 26–2. The following year, Frasor's senior season, he averaged 21 points, five rebounds and seven assists along with being named theChicago Catholic League Player of the Year. In his total time at Brother Rice, he earned all conference honors three times and earned all-state honors twice. Before making the bridge from his high school career to his college career at theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Frasor earnedMcDonald's All-American honors along withEA Sports All-American honors.[2]
Frasor averaged 27.5 minutes, 6.4 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 4.4 assists to end hisfreshman season.[3] He started all 31 games at point guard. His season high in scoring took place againstNorth Carolina State as he put up 17 points, and his season-high twelve assists took place againstSaint Louis. He was fourth in theAtlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in assists and also fourth in the ACC in assist-to-error ratio. With these numbers, he, along with teammateTyler Hansbrough, were members of the 2006 ACC All-freshman team.[1]
Frasor completed hissophomore season averaging 10.1 minutes, 2.4 points, 0.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 0.8 turnovers per game.[3] He played in 28 games as a sophomore however his playing time significantly decreased after returning from multiple foot injuries. He missed ten games in two different stretches due to an injured right foot and later in the season missed six games for a sore right foot and bruised hip.[1]
Although embattled by more injuries, Frasor ended hisjunior campaign averaging 16.3 minutes, 3.2 points, 1.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 0.8 turnovers.[3] While only playing in twelve games, he saw action at both shooting guard and point guard and also earned defensive player of the game eight of his twelve games. However, during the second half of theNevada game on December 27, 2007, Frasor tore his leftanterior cruciate ligament (ACL) while going for a steal. He then was forced to go through reconstructive surgery on January 14, 2008, and missed the remainder of his junior season. Despite suffering from a season-ending injury, Frasor was still able to win the team's scholar-athlete award for the 2007–08 season. He was cleared by doctors to play in early July to begin preparing for hissenior season.[1]
In a season ending with victory in theNCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, Frasor completed the season averaging 17.4 minutes, 2.6 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 0.7 turnovers. He went undrafted in the2009 NBA draft.[3]
Following the completion of his college career, Frasor joinedBC Levski Sofia, which plays in theBalkan League andBulgarian National League, which went on to win the basketball Bulgarian Cup. For the 2010–11 season, Frasor signed withCypriot teamAchilleas Kaimakliou.[4]
In 2011, Frasor retired from basketball and joinedRoy Williams' staff as assistant video coordinator.[5] In 2012, he was hired by the University of Alabama at Birmingham head basketball coachJerod Haase as the director of operations with the goal being to groom him to be a Division I coach.[6] He coached for seven years at his alma mater, Brother Rice High School.[7]Frasor won two regional titles in two of his first three seasons and compiled an overall record of 143-56 in seven seasons. The Crusaders won a pair of Catholic League championships under Frasor.[1]