Robert John Frasor (born October 31, 1986) is a retired American professional

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player, former college coach and currently a head high school coach. He was born in

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to Bob and Donna Frasor. His father won 298 games in 27 years as head basketball coach at Eisenhower High School. Bobby Frasor played at

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from 2005 to 2009 as both point guard and shooting guard.

High school career

Frasor attended Brother 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 the

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and a four-year member of the "high honors," which means he averaged a 3.9 or higher

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(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 the

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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 the

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, Frasor earned

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honors along with

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All-American honors.

Collegiate career

Freshman season

Frasor averaged 27.5 minutes, 6.4 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 4.4 assists to end his

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season. He started all 31 games at point guard. His season high in scoring took place against

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as he put up 17 points, and his season-high twelve assists took place against Saint Louis. He was fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in assists and also fourth in the ACC in assist-to-error ratio. With these numbers, he, along with teammate

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, were members of the 2006 ACC All-freshman team.

Sophomore season

Frasor completed his

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season averaging 10.1 minutes, 2.4 points, 0.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 0.8 turnovers per game. 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.

Junior season

Although embattled by more injuries, Frasor ended his junior campaign averaging 16.3 minutes, 3.2 points, 1.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 0.8 turnovers. 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 the

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game on December 27, 2007, Frasor tore his left

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(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 his

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season.

Senior season

In a season ending with victory in the

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, 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 the

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Professional career

Following the completion of his college career, Frasor joined

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, which plays in the

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and Bulgarian National League, which went on to win the basketball Bulgarian Cup. For the 2010–11 season, Frasor signed with

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team Achilleas Kaimakliou.

Coaching career

In 2011, Frasor retired from basketball and joined Roy Williams' staff as assistant video coordinator. In 2012, he was hired by the University of Alabama at Birmingham head basketball coach

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as the director of operations with the goal being to groom him to be a Division I coach. He now coaches at his alma mater, Brother Rice High School.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Frasor, Bobby 1986 births Living people Achilleas Kaimakli players American expatriate basketball people in Bulgaria American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus American men's basketball players Basketball players from Illinois BC Levski Sofia players High school basketball coaches in Illinois McDonald's High School All-Americans North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) People from Blue Island, Illinois Point guards Shooting guards Sportspeople from Cook County, Illinois