Ricky Frazier
Encyclopedia
Ricky Frazier is a drafted American
professional basketball
player who was cut before ever playing. He was drafted by the National Basketball Association
's Chicago Bulls
in 1982. After transferring from St. Louis University in 1980, he played on three Big Eight Conference
championship and NCAA Tournament
teams at Missouri
until 1982. He led the Tigers in scoring in 1980 and '81, and formerly held the school record for field goal percentage in a season. He was selected to Missouri's "Team of the Decade" for the 1980s.
United States
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professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player who was cut before ever playing. He was drafted by the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
's Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
in 1982. After transferring from St. Louis University in 1980, he played on three Big Eight Conference
Big Eight Conference
The Big Eight Conference, a former NCAA-affiliated Division I-A college athletic association that sponsored football, was formed in January 1907 as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association by its charter member schools: the University of Kansas, University of Missouri, University...
championship and NCAA Tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
teams at Missouri
Missouri Tigers
The Missouri Tigers athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of the University of Missouri, located in Columbia, Missouri, United States...
until 1982. He led the Tigers in scoring in 1980 and '81, and formerly held the school record for field goal percentage in a season. He was selected to Missouri's "Team of the Decade" for the 1980s.
Honors
- All-Big Eight (1981, '82)
- All-District (1981, '82)
- Big Eight "Player of the Year" (1982)
- All-American (1982)
- Missouri's "Team of the Decade" (1980s)
- Mizzou Basketball All-Century Team