Melvin Jamon Frazier Jr. (born August 30, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Al-Ahly Ly of the Libyan Division I Basketball League (LBL) and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He played college basketball for the Tulane Green Wave.
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| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| League | LBL BAL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 30, 1996 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | L. W. Higgins (Marrero, Louisiana) |
| College | Tulane (2015–2018) |
| NBA draft | 2018: 2nd round, 35th overall pick |
| Selected by the Orlando Magic | |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018–2020 | Orlando Magic |
| 2018–2020 | →Lakeland Magic |
| 2021–2022 | Oklahoma City Blue |
| 2022 | Iowa Wolves |
| 2022 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2022 | →Oklahoma City Blue |
| 2022 | Raptors 905 |
| 2022–2023 | Westchester Knicks |
| 2023–2024 | Delaware Blue Coats |
| 2024–present | Al-Ahly Ly |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Early life
editFrazier attended L. W. Higgins High School. He played AAU basketball for Team NOLA and Wings Elite, where he was a defensive force but secondary scorer to Marlain Veal. Frazier was ranked the fourth best prospect in Louisiana by The Times-Picayune as a senior. He chose Tulane over offers from Arkansas, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.[1]
College career
editFrazier was coach Ed Conroy's highest-rated recruit but had a relatively quiet freshman season, averaging 5.2 points per game.[2] When Mike Dunleavy Sr. arrived as coach in his sophomore season, he worked to improve Frazier's shooting mechanics and dribbling skills.[1] Frazier averaged 11.5 points per game as a sophomore. He was named AAC player of the week for the first time on November 20, 2017.[3] As a junior, Frazier had 10 games where he scored at least 20 points, including a career-high 28 points against Memphis.[3] He sustaining a chest contusion early in the game against Temple on February 4 and missed a game.[2] Frazier was named to the Second Team All-AAC as well as the Most Improved Player.[3] He averaged 15.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.1 steals per game as a junior, while shooting 55.8 percent from the floor and 39 percent from behind the arc.[1] After the season he declared for the 2018 NBA draft but did not immediately hire an agent. He was considered to be a borderline first round prospect.[2] In May, Frazier signed with Thad Foucher of Wasserman Media Group, thus ending his collegiate eligibility.[4]
Professional career
editOn June 21, 2018, Frazier was drafted by the Orlando Magic with the 35th overall selection in the 2018 NBA draft.[5] On July 6, 2018, the Magic announced that they had signed Frazier.[6]
On December 3, 2020, Frazier signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder,[7] but was waived three days later.[8] He joined the Oklahoma City Blue in 2021.[9]
On February 21, 2022, Frazier was traded to the Iowa Wolves in exchange for Robert Woodard II.[10]
On April 6, 2022, Frazier signed a two-way contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder.[11]
For the 2022–23 season, Frazier joined Raptors 905.
On December 28, 2022, Frazier was later traded to the Westchester Knicks in exchange for Jeremiah Tilmon.[12]
On October 29, 2023, Frazier joined the Delaware Blue Coats.[13]
On June 18, 2024, Frazier signed with Al-Ahly Ly of the Libyan Division I Basketball League.[14]
Career statistics
edit| 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 |
NBA
editRegular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Orlando | 10 | 0 | 4.4 | .333 | .000 | .250 | .5 | .1 | .1 | .0 | 1.5 |
| 2019–20 | Orlando | 19 | 0 | 6.6 | .441 | .500 | .500 | .5 | .2 | .5 | .1 | 2.1 |
| 2021–22 | Oklahoma City | 3 | 0 | 40.0 | .271 | .048 | .714 | 4.3 | .5 | .3 | .0 | 10.7 |
| Career | 32 | 0 | 9.1 | .340 | .209 | .533 | .9 | .2 | .3 | .1 | 2.7 | |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Orlando | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | .400 | – | .500 | 1.3 | .0 | .3 | .0 | 1.7 |
College
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Tulane | 34 | 11 | 19.5 | .401 | .286 | .516 | 3.1 | .7 | .9 | .3 | 5.2 |
| 2016–17 | Tulane | 30 | 28 | 30.2 | .438 | .264 | .667 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | .5 | 11.5 |
| 2017–18 | Tulane | 30 | 30 | 34.4 | .556 | .385 | .712 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 2.2 | .7 | 15.9 |
| Career | 94 | 69 | 27.7 | .481 | .312 | .653 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | .5 | 10.6 | |
References
edit- ^ a b c Duncan, Jeff (March 1, 2018). "Tulane's Melvin Frazier: Overlooked recruit to NBA Draft prospect". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ a b c Smith, Guerry (March 27, 2018). "Tulane's Melvin Frazier declares for NBA draft, leaves open possibility to return". The Advocate. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Men's Basketball Individual Awards Announced". American Athletic Conference. March 6, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ Dabe, Christopher (May 2, 2018). "Melvin Frazier hires agent for NBA draft, forgoes final Tulane season". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ Denton, John (June 22, 2018). "Magic Continue to Add Length in Second Round". NBA.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ "Magic Sign Melvin Frazier Jr". NBA.com. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- ^ "Thunder's Melvin Frazier: Signed by Thunder". CBSSports.com. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ "Melvin Frazier: Let go by Thunder". CBSSports.com. December 6, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ "Melvin Frazier: Joins OKC Blue in bubble". CBSSports.com. January 28, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 NBA G League Transactions". NBA.com. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ "Thunder Signs Melvin Frazier Jr. to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ "2022-23 NBA G League Transactions". NBA.com. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ Delaware Blue Coats [@blue_coats] (October 29, 2023). "time for camp.🏕️ #GetYourCoatsOn" (Tweet). Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Abduljalil, Yusuf (June 18, 2024). "Melvin Frazier Jr. joins Ahly Benghazi". AfroBasket.com. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
- Tulane Green Wave bio
- NBADraft.net profile