Trent Frazier


Trent Frazier is an American college basketball player for the Illinois Fighting Illini of the Big Ten Conference. Trent Frazier is teammates with players Brandon Lieb, Kofi Cockburn, Coleman Hawkins, Adam Miller, Tyler Underwood, Connor Serven, Jermaine Hamlin, André Curbelo, Damonte Williams, Giorgi Bezhanishvili, Jacob Grandison, and Austin Hutcherson.

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.
After his official visit to Illinois, Frazier verbally committed to the program and former head coach John Groce on August 21, 2016. During his recruitment, Frazier considered offers from Baylor, Maryland, Kansas State, and Seton Hall. 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.
In March 2017 Frazier reaffirmed his decision to play college basketball at Illinois after John Groce was fired and head coach Brad Underwood was hired away from Oklahoma State. 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 Wisconsin at the State Farm Center. 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 Kiwane Garris 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 Big Ten Conference 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 Ayo Dosunmu as a junior, averaging 9.1 points and 1.9 assists per game.

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