Nat Frazier
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 18, 1935 Tuskegee |
| Coaching career ( Virgina Wave | |
| 1985–1989 | Morgan State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1979–1980 | Washington Metros (president) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NCAA Division II tournament (1974) 2 MEAC regular season (1974, 1976) MEAC tournament (1976) | |
| Awards | |
| AP College Division National Coach of the Year (1974) | |
Nathaniel Frazier (April 18, 1935 – September 22, 2019) was an American basketball coach. He was head men's coach at Morgan State University, where in 1974 he led the program to the Division II national championship.
Frazier played college basketball for Tuskegee University, where he was twice named to the All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference team. After several years coaching high school basketball in New York and New Jersey and reviving a master's degree from the City College of New York, Frazier launched his college career as an assistant for Delaware State.[1] He then joined the Illinois staff as an assistant in 1967, at a time when few African-American coaches could be found on Big Ten coaching staffs.[2]
In 1971, Frazier was named head coach at
Frazier left the Bears in 1977 to join
Frazier died on September 22, 2019, in Columbia, Maryland, at age 84.[2][6]
References
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Nathaniel "Nat" Frazier obituary". donaldsonlaurel.com. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
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- ^ John O'Connor (19 September 1984). "Is world ready for WABA?". Richmond Times-Dispatch. pp. D1, D6. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
