Melvin Frazier

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Melvin Frazier
Melvin Frazier 2020.jpg
Al-Ahly Ly
Position Shooting guard / small forward
League LBL
BAL
Personal information
Born (1996-08-30) August 30, 1996 (age 28)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight215 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 career2018–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
  • Second-team All-AAC (2018)
  • AAC Most Improved Player (2018)
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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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Early life

Frazier 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

Frazier 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

On 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

Legend
  GPGames 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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 Orlando 1004.4.333.000.250.5.1.1.01.5
2019–20 Orlando 1906.6.441.500.500.5.2.5.12.1
2021–22 Oklahoma City 3040.0.271.048.7144.3.5.3.010.7
Career3209.1.340.209.533.9.2.3.12.7

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019 Orlando 305.0.400–.5001.3.0.3.01.7

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16 Tulane 341119.5.401.286.5163.1.7.9.35.2
2016–17 Tulane 302830.2.438.264.6674.61.51.9.511.5
2017–18 Tulane 303034.4.556.385.7125.62.92.2.715.9
Career946927.7.481.312.6534.41.71.6.510.6

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Smith, Guerry (March 27, 2018). "Tulane's Melvin Frazier declares for NBA draft, leaves open possibility to return". The Advocate . Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Men's Basketball Individual Awards Announced". American Athletic Conference . March 6, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  4. ↑ Dabe, Christopher (May 2, 2018). "Melvin Frazier hires agent for NBA draft, forgoes final Tulane season". The Times-Picayune . Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ Denton, John (June 22, 2018). "Magic Continue to Add Length in Second Round". NBA.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Magic Sign Melvin Frazier Jr". NBA.com. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Thunder's Melvin Frazier: Signed by Thunder". CBSSports.com. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Melvin Frazier: Let go by Thunder". CBSSports.com. December 6, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Melvin Frazier: Joins OKC Blue in bubble". CBSSports.com. January 28, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  10. ↑ "2021-22 NBA G League Transactions". NBA.com. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Thunder Signs Melvin Frazier Jr. to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  12. ↑ "2022-23 NBA G League Transactions". NBA.com. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  13. ↑ Delaware Blue Coats [@blue_coats] (October 29, 2023). "time for camp.🏕️ #GetYourCoatsOn" (Tweet). Retrieved November 10, 2023– via Twitter.
  14. ↑ Abduljalil, Yusuf (June 18, 2024). "Melvin Frazier Jr. joins Ahly Benghazi". AfroBasket.com. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
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