Melvin Frazier Explained

Melvin Frazier
Position:Shooting guard / small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:215
League:LBL
BAL
Team:Al-Ahly Ly
Birth Date:30 August 1996
Birth Place:New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
High School:L. W. Higgins (Marrero, Louisiana)
College:Tulane (2015–2018)
Draft Year:2018
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:35
Draft Team:Orlando Magic
Career Start:2018
Years1:
Team1:Orlando Magic
Years2:20182020
Team2:Lakeland Magic
Years3:20212022
Team3:Oklahoma City Blue
Years4:2022
Team4:Iowa Wolves
Team5:Oklahoma City Thunder
Years6:2022
Team6:→Oklahoma City Blue
Years7:2022
Team7:Raptors 905
Years8:2022–2023
Team8:Westchester Knicks
Years9:2023–2024
Team9:Delaware Blue Coats
Years10:2024–present
Team10:Al-Ahly Ly
Highlights:
  • Second-team All-AAC (2018)
  • AAC Most Improved Player (2018)

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.

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. As a junior, Frazier had 10 games where he scored at least 20 points, including a career-high 28 points against Memphis. 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

NBA

Regular season

|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Orlando| 10 || 0 || 4.4 || .333 || .000 || .250 || .5 || .1 || .1 || .0 || 1.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Orlando| 19 || 0 || 6.6 || .441 || .500 || .500 || .5 || .2 || .5 || .1 || 2.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Oklahoma City| 3 || 0 || 40.0 || .271 || .048 || .714 || 4.3 || .5 || .3 || .0 || 10.7|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 32 || 0 || 9.1 || .340 || .209 || .533 || .9 || .2 || .3 || .1 || 2.7

Playoffs

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019| style="text-align:left;"| Orlando| 3 || 0 || 5.0 || .400 ||  - || .500 || 1.3 || .0 || .3 || .0 || 1.7

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16| style="text-align:left;"| Tulane| 34 || 11 || 19.5 || .401 || .286 || .516 || 3.1 || .7 || .9 || .3 || 5.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17| style="text-align:left;"| Tulane| 30 || 28 || 30.2 || .438 || .264 || .667 || 4.6 || 1.5 || 1.9 || .5 || 11.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| Tulane| 30 || 30 || 34.4 || .556 || .385 || .712 || 5.6 || 2.9 || 2.2 || .7 || 15.9|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 94 || 69 || 27.7 || .481 || .312 || .653 || 4.4 || 1.7 || 1.6 || .5 || 10.6

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Notes and References

  1. News: Duncan. Jeff. Tulane's Melvin Frazier: Overlooked recruit to NBA Draft prospect. May 9, 2018. The Times-Picayune. March 1, 2018.
  2. News: Smith. Guerry. Tulane's Melvin Frazier declares for NBA draft, leaves open possibility to return. May 9, 2018. The Advocate. March 27, 2018.
  3. Web site: Men's Basketball Individual Awards Announced. American Athletic Conference. May 9, 2018. March 6, 2018.
  4. News: Dabe. Christopher. Melvin Frazier hires agent for NBA draft, forgoes final Tulane season. May 9, 2018. The Times-Picayune. May 2, 2018.
  5. Web site: John. Denton. Magic Continue to Add Length in Second Round. NBA.com. June 22, 2018. June 22, 2018.
  6. Web site: Magic Sign Melvin Frazier Jr.. NBA.com. July 6, 2018. July 6, 2018.
  7. Web site: Thunder's Melvin Frazier: Signed by Thunder. CBSSports.com. December 3, 2020. December 9, 2020.
  8. Web site: Melvin Frazier: Let go by Thunder. CBSSports.com. December 6, 2020. December 9, 2020.
  9. News: Melvin Frazier: Joins OKC Blue in bubble. CBSSports.com. January 28, 2021. November 9, 2021.
  10. Web site: 2021-22 NBA G League Transactions. NBA.com. February 21, 2022.
  11. Web site: Thunder Signs Melvin Frazier Jr. to Two-Way Contract. NBA.com. April 6, 2022. April 6, 2022.
  12. Web site: 2022-23 NBA G League Transactions. NBA.com. December 28, 2022.
  13. Delaware Blue Coats. time for camp.️ #GetYourCoatsOn. 1718729617358418138. blue_coats. October 29, 2023. November 10, 2023.
  14. Web site: Yusuf. Abduljalil. Melvin Frazier Jr. joins Ahly Benghazi. AfroBasket.com. June 18, 2024. June 24, 2024.