Rolando Frazer

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Rolando Frazer
Personal information
Born (1958-07-03) July 3, 1958 (age 65)
TDK Manresa
1989–1995Polluelos de Aibonito
1996–1997Capitanes de Arecibo
1997–2001Avancinos de Villalba / Maratonistas de Coamo
Career highlights and awards
Career
Points
12,096 (20.1 ppg)
Rebounds6,153 (10.2 rpg)
Assists943 (1.6 apg)
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Medals
Representing  Panama
Men's basketball
CentroBasket
Gold medal – first place
1981 San Juan

Rolando Frazer Thorne (born July 3, 1958 in

Briar Cliff Athletic Hall of Fame, in 1991.[1]

College career

Frazer, originally a native of

All-American as a freshman, when he averaged 15.6 points per game, as a sixth man
. He led the nation (all divisions) in scoring his junior year, when he averaged 36.4 points per game. He averaged 30.1 points per game as a senior, when the Chargers finished with a 27–3 record, and were the number one rated team in the final NAIA top twenty poll.

Overall, in 118 games played, Frazer averaged 26.2 points, 9.4 rebounds per game, and 1.7 assists per game, and shot 60.5 percent from the floor,[2] during his college career. He owns 14 of Briar Cliff's top twenty-five individual scoring performances, including his career best 56-point outburst against Northwestern, on February 13, 1980. Frazer also continues to hold the Chargers' career rebounding record, with 1,110 total rebounds. In 1981, Frazer shared the George Clarkson Award with Drake's Lewis Lloyd. The Clarkson Award is presented annually to Iowa's best collegiate basketball player.

At Briar Cliff, he was a three-time NAIA First Team All-American, and he concluded his college career as the state of Iowa's all-time scoring leader, with 3,078 total points scored (he is currently 2nd all-time).[3] He was the first player in the history of Iowan college basketball, to score at least 3,000 total career points, and he is the only Briar Cliff athlete to have been recognized as a three-time First Team NAIA All-American. During Frazer's illustrious college career, Briar Cliff posted an overall record of 101–17. Frazer was cited in numerous national publications throughout his career. The February 2, 1981, issue of Sports Illustrated, featured Frazer in a college basketball article entitled, "Pride of the Panama Pipeline."[4]

Professional career

Frazer was selected in the 4th round (number 83 overall), in the

Argentine Club Championship team Obras Sanitarias
.

Frazer played most of his career in the

TDK Manresa, where he averaged 25.3 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, in 95 games played.[7][8]

National team career

Frazer first gained a spot on the

1981 CentroBasket
.

Frazer led Panama to an all-time best ninth place finish at the

the tournament's most valuable player.[10] He also played at the 1986 FIBA World Championship, where he averaged 19.8 points per game.[11]

Along with Mario Butler, he led Panama to become a competitive national team in the 1980s. In 1987, Frazer returned to the United States, to represent Panama at the 1987 Pan American Games, at Indianapolis.

Post playing career

After he retired from playing professional basketball, Frazer became a

basketball referee.[12]

References

  1. ^ "charger hall of fame".
  2. ^ Consulting, Fine Line Websites & IT; Review, The Draft (January 17, 2009). "Rolando Frazer". The Draft Review.
  3. ^ BRIAR CLIFF BASKETBALL - ROLANDO FRAZER.
  4. ^ "Pride of the Panama pipeline". Sports Illustrated Vault | Si.com.
  5. ^ "After Graduation".
  6. ^ "Baloncesto Superior Nacional | Jugador". www.bsnpr.com.
  7. ^ ROLANDO FRAZER.
  8. ^ "Historial estadístico - Frazer, R." (in Spanish).
  9. ^ "archive.fiba.com: 1982 World Championship for Men". archive.fiba.com.
  10. ^ "archive.fiba.com: Key Figures". archive.fiba.com.
  11. ^ "Rolando Frazer profile, World Championship for Men 1986". FIBA.COM.
  12. ^ "Rolando Frazer sigue conectado al básquet como árbitro". El Nuevo Día. September 16, 2017.

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