| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1945-02-18)February 18, 1945 |
| Died | May 6, 2012(2012-05-06) (aged 67) Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Wheat Ridge (Wheat Ridge, Colorado) |
| College | Colorado (1965–1968) |
| NBA draft | 1968: 3rd round, 27th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Cincinnati Royals |
| Playing career | 1968–1969 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 17 |
| Career history | |
| 1968–1969 | Cincinnati Royals |
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| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Patrick Edward Frink (February 18, 1945 – May 6, 2012) was an Americanbasketball player. He played one season in theNational Basketball Association (NBA).
Pat Frink grew up inWheat Ridge, Colorado, in a single-parent family with his older brother, Mike, and their mother, Madge, who worked several jobs at a time. The brothers never knew their father.[1]
Frink attendedWheat Ridge High School, where he starred as a 6'4" shooting guard. He earned all-state honor and all American honors.
He played collegiately at theUniversity of Colorado from 1965 to 1968. There he played alongside his older brother, Mike Frink. For his career, he scored 1,288 points (17.4per game) and grabbed 251rebounds (3.4 per game). He led the team in scoring all three seasons he played for the Buffs.[2]
He was named second team All-Big Eight Conference his junior and senior years and was a second teamAcademic All-American in 1968.[3]
Following his graduation from Colorado, Frink was drafted by theCincinnati Royals in the third round (27th pick) of the1968 NBA draft. He played one season for the Royals, appearing in 48 games and averaging 2.1 points per game in1968–69. He scored a career single-game best 17 points on January 9, 1969, against theSeattle SuperSonics.[4] An ankle injury kept him out of the next season, and his NBA career was over.
One of his teammates was legendary hall-of-famerOscar Robertson who, despite playing with Frink for only one season, became lifelong friends with Frink and appeared at basketball camps run by Pat and Mike Frink.[5]
After his basketball career ended, he focused on caring for his daughter, Kody, who was born with Rett syndrome and had a life expectancy of about seven years. She was 21 when she died in 2000.
He lived on a ranch inTucson, Arizona, and taught classes at an Indian reservation school. He ran a homeless shelter in Denver for 15 years,[5] and pastored the homebound and hospitalized elderly Catholic community in Boulder as a layman at Sacred Heart Church for 12 years.[6]
Frink died on May 6, 2012, in a single-vehicle accident outsideTucson, Arizona. He was 67. He was buried near his mother and daughter at the family cemetery on his ranch.[6][7]
Pat Frink was survived by four sons, Shane, Gant, Garrett and Dylan, one daughter, Shalom, and eight grandchildren; Maxwell, Madalyn, Caleb, Mackenzie and four others.[6]
| 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 |
Source[8]
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968–69 | Cincinnati | 48 | 7.6 | .340 | .793 | .9 | 1.1 | 2.6 |