J. J. Frazier | |
Position: | Point guard |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 10 |
Weight Lbs: | 155 |
League: | National Basketball League |
Team: | Guangxi Rhinos |
Birth Date: | 19 September 1995 |
Birth Place: | Savannah, Georgia |
Nationality: | American |
High School: | Faith Baptist Christian Academy (Ludowici, Georgia) |
College: | Georgia (2013–2017) |
Draft Year: | 2017 |
Career Start: | 2017 |
Years1: | 2017–2018 |
Team1: | JDA Dijon |
Years2: | 2018 |
Team2: | Memphis Hustle |
Years3: | 2018 |
Team3: | Treviglio |
Years4: | 2018 |
Team4: | NPC Rieti |
Years5: | 2019–2020 |
Team5: | Scafati |
Years6: | 2020–2021 |
Team6: | Treviglio |
Years7: | 2021–2022 |
Team7: | Samsunspor |
Years8: | 2022–2023 |
Team8: | Skyliners Frankfurt |
Years9: | 2023–2024 |
Team9: | Bornova Belediyespor |
Years10: | 2024–present |
Team10: | Guangxi Rhinos |
Highlights: |
James "J. J." Frazier Jr. (born September 19, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Guangxi Rhinos of the National Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Georgia Bulldogs.
Frazier attended Faith Baptist Christian Academy, where he grew from 5'2 as a freshman and became their lead guard.[1] He was a three-star prospect and signed with Georgia.
He averaged 9.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game as a sophomore. In August 2015, Frazier was arrested for two driving-related offenses.[2] As a junior, Frazier averaged 16.9 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.[3] He was named to the Second Team All-SEC.[4] As a senior, Frazier averaged 18.8 points, 4.2 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 1.85 steals per game per game and was named to the First Team All-SEC.[5] During a five-game stretch in February 2017 following an injury to Yante Maten, he averaged 29.6 points per game.[6]
After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Frazier signed with JDA Dijon in France in July 2017.[7] In 16 games, Frazier averaged 8.2 points, 2.6 assists and 2.3 rebounds in 20.9 minutes per game. In February 2018, he was signed by the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League. Frazier later joined Treviglio of the Italian Serie A2 Basket. In eight games with the team, Frazier posted 24.1 points, 4.4 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.38 steals in 32.5 minutes per game, including a 32-point game against Latina Basket on April 8, 2018.[8] He played with NPC Rieti before suffering a season-ending injury four games into the season. On June 28, 2019, Frazier signed a two-year deal with Givova Scafati.[9] After posting 37 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists against Bergamo Basket 2014, he was named MVP of Serie A2 for the 14th day on December 24, 2019.[10] Frazier averaged 18.2 points per game for Scafati. He returned to Treviglio on July 18, 2020.[11] Frazier averaged 15.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game. On August 30, 2021, he signed with Samsunspor of the Turkish Basketball First League.[12]
On August 6, 2022, he has signed with Skyliners Frankfurt of the Basketball Bundesliga.[13]