Trent Frazier (born September 8, 1998) is an American professional

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player for

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and the VTB United League. He played

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for

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High school career

As a sophomore, Frazier led Wellington High School to an 8A Florida High School Athletic Association basketball state championship, and hit the game-winning free throw with 0.4 seconds left for a 57–56 victory over Hagerty High School. Frazier played under legendary hoops coach and 8A coach of the year, Matt Colin. During his senior season, Frazier averaged 27.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists, leading Wellington to a 27–4 record and Florida Class 9A State Semifinals appearance.

Recruiting

After his official visit to Illinois, Frazier verbally committed to the program and former head coach

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on August 21, 2016. During his recruitment, Frazier considered offers from Baylor,

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, Kansas State, and Seton Hall. In March 2017, Frazier reaffirmed his decision to play college basketball at Illinois after John Groce was fired and head coach

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was hired away from

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. Frazier had indicated that both his connections to his future teammates at Illinois and that Underwood had recruited Frazier while he was head coach at Stephen F. Austin were factors in the decision to remain committed to Illinois.

College career

On February 8, 2018, Frazier scored a career high 32 points against

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at the

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. Frazier's 32 points were the third most points ever scored by a freshman in a single game in Illinois history, trailing only Deon Thomas and

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who are the first and second all-time leading scorers at Illinois. He also scored 27 points against Iowa, including a buzzer beating three to send the game into overtime. During his freshman season, Frazier led all

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freshman in scoring, assists, steals and three-pointers made per game, earning both conference All-Freshman team honors and Honorable Mention honors. Frazier averaged 12.5 points, 3.1 assists and 1.8 rebounds per game as a true freshman. As a sophomore, he averaged 13.7 points, 2.6 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game. Frazier served in a complementary role to

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as a junior, averaging 9.1 points and 1.9 assists per game. During the 2021–22 season Frazier reached the #5 spot on Illini men's basketball career scoring list. He was named to the Second Team All-Big Ten.

Professional career

On June 10, 2022, Frazier signed a contract with Serbian team FMP for the 2022–23 season. On February 2, 2023, Frazier signed a contract with Russian team

for the end of season.

Career statistics

College

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, 31 , , 30 , , 30.4 , , .327 , , .309 , , .853 , , 2.2 , , 1.9 , , .9 , , .0 , , 9.1 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 31 , , 30 , , 34.7 , , .397, , .328 , , .833 , , 2.8 , , 4.1 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , 11.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 157 , , 138 , , 30.9 , , .390 , , .351 , , .776 , , 2.4 , , 2.9 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , 11.4

References

External links

Illinois Fighting Illini bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Frazier, Trent 1998 births Living people 21st-century African-American sportspeople ABA League players American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Serbia American men's basketball players American sportspeople of Puerto Rican descent Basketball players from Florida BC Zenit Saint Petersburg players Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball players KK FMP players Point guards Puerto Rican men's basketball players