Tim Frazier

Tim Frazier (born November 1, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A.

Frazier played high school basketball for Strake Jesuit College Preparatory and competed at the collegiate level with Penn State as a point guard.

Frazier was born on November 1, 1990, in Houston, Texas, to Billy and Janice.

He started playing basketball when he was five years old.

He would knock down the trophies of his sister and challenge his sister Krystal to games.

His sister later said, "Most people learn basketball early on with a one-on-one kind of mentality... Tim at an early age didn't have that. He always wanted to make the team better and do whatever it takes to help the team out. He is such a true point guard."

In his childhood, he was considered too small for contact sports but was noted for his quickness, which helped him thrive as a guard on the court.

Frazier attended Strake Jesuit College Preparatory in Houston, Texas.

He completed his junior year with 11.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 3.0 steals per game.

Frazier was named District 17-5A Defensive Player of the Year.

In his senior season, he averaged 15.5 points, 7.7 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 3.6 steals per game, leading the team to a 37–1 record.

He helped them become the first private school to reach the state tournament's semifinals.

Frazier commented on his final year with Strake Jesuit in an interview with BlueWhiteIllustrated.com.

"My game, I don't know, it just hit that next level," he said.

After completing his senior year with Strake Jesuit, Frazier was ranked the 20th-best point guard of his class, the 110th-most-valuable player overall, and a three-star recruit by Rivals.com.

According to TexasHoops.com, he was the best recruit in the state, and the Houston Chronicle labeled him the Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

Frazier played with the Houston Elite Amateur Athletic Union team, which had produced players such as Anthony Thompson, Eddren McCain and Chris Roberts, all of whom attended Bradley University.

He graduated high school cum laude.

On October 23, 2008, Frazier verbally committed to the Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team.

He said to Scout.com, "I decided to be a Nittany Lion because I felt it was a great fit for me. Penn State has great academics as well as a great basketball team and that's what I was looking for."

Frazier also said that he had a "great time" on his official visit and all his relatives supported the decision.

He received offers from various other schools across the country, including Bradley, Colorado State, New Mexico State, Santa Clara, Stanford, Stephen F. Austin, and UTEP.

Frazier was also visited by San Diego, TCU, and Penn State, spanning from September to October 2008.

After the move was made official, head coach Ed DeChellis said, "We are very excited to have Tim join our program. He is a very fast, quick player with tremendous speed in the backcourt and a good shooter. He possesses the kind of athleticism that Stanley Pringle does. He can get in the lane and find open guys and is a great drive and kick passer and he can score. He is a very good on-the-ball defender and a tremendous athlete and we think he really solidifies our backcourt for the future."

Prior to the start of his freshman year, Frazier recorded a team-high 34-inch vertical in Penn State's preseason workouts.

He also matched the 2009 NBA Draft Combine record, and surpassed the event's best lane agility time.

Frazier did not participate in Penn State's exhibition opener against Slippery Rock.

Coach DeChellis said, "Billy Oliver, Sasa [Borovnjak], Tim Frazier, Jermaine Marshall, they haven't played in this yet, so it was important just to get out there."

In his first official appearance against Pennsylvania, Frazier added 2 assists and 1 rebound in a scoreless performance.

He was only allowed 8 minutes of play time.

He scored his first points against Robert Morris the following contest, with a game-high 19 points off the bench.

He shot 6-of-11 from the field, and 4-of-5 on three-pointers.

Frazier also contributed 3 assists, 2 rebounds, and 1 steal in 30 minutes on the court.

DeChellis said, "(Tim) is a hard guy to contain. If he starts making perimeter shots, then we're that much better. We've seen him where he can make shots in practice and do pretty well. We just needed to get him some confidence and get him into the flow."

The game would remain a season high for him under the scoring category.

Frazier was awarded his first start as a shooting guard on November 22, 2009, against Davidson; he registered 7 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals.

He recorded a season-high 34 minutes.

He finished the 2009–10 season averaging 5.0 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.7 steals, and 1.7 turnovers.

He earned various accolades with Penn State, including first-team All-Big Ten and All-Big Ten Defensive team honors, both as a junior in 2012.

Frazier has played nine seasons in the NBA, with eight different franchises.