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One of the fastest and quickest players in the nation and possessing a team-best 34-inch vertical, Tim Frazier used his explosive athleticism to post a break-out season in 2011-12 that earned him first-team All-Big Ten honors and a place among the nation's elite guards. The wiry, 6-1 Houston, Texas native led the nation accounting for a 57 percent of the Lions' offense last year while leading the Big Ten in assists (6.2) and finishing second in scoring (18.8) and steals (2.4). He set a Penn State season assist record with 198 and finished fifth among major conference players with 17 20-point games. A two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree who is pursuing a degree in supply chain and information systems management, Frazier made an equally big mark with his charismatic and vocal leadership as the Nittany Lions became his team and coach Patrick Chambers pushed him to the forefront on and off the floor. He will enter his final campaign just 30 points shy of becoming the Lions' 30th 1,000-point scorer and just the seventh to post 1,000 points and 400 assists. He stands 157 assists shy of eclipsing the Penn State career assist record of 600, set by Freddie Barnes in 1992, and could end his career among Penn State's top five in career scoring, assists and steals and as just the second Lion to post 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists.
"Tim is the fastest player I have ever coached and I have coached some fast players. He's faster than Kyle Lowry (Villanova) who's in the NBA now. He has to be a scoring point guard but he is also going to have to get some guys like Cam and Billy some open shots too. He is going to be our captain and we are going to have to push the ball because that is our strength and to not do so would be taking away from his strength."
- Patrick Chambers
2011-12 • JUNIOR
Frazier became just the sixth Nittany Lion to earn first-team All-Big Ten honors (media), was the first Lion ever selected to the Big Ten All-Defensive team, earned Basketball Times' Northeast All-District selection and was a second-team NABC All-District pick after posting one of the best statistical seasons in Penn State history...Named John Lawther Team MVP...Became the first Lion to lead the Big Ten in assists and just the third the lead the conference in steals in conference games...His 19.6 ppg average in conference play was just 0.4 shy of earning the Big Ten scoring title...Finished the year first in assists (5.6), first in steals (2.4), second in scoring, second in minutes played (38.0) and third in free throw percentage (87.4) in Big Ten Conference games...Just the third Lion to lead the team in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals in the same season and the first to post a top 10 season in the Penn State record books in scoring, assists and steals in the same year...198 assists set a new Lion season record, eclipsing the previous mark of 189 in six fewer games...His 6.2 apg in all games ranked 14th in the NCAA and set a new Penn State season-best...Ranked second in the Big Ten scoring 18.8 ppg overall and posted the seventh-best point total in Lion history with 602 - just the fifth PSU player to eclipse 600 points in a season...Posted 76 steals on the year, the sixth-best season total in PSU history and highest in a decade...Was one of two NCAA Div. I players to average at least 17 points and six assists per game in 2011-12...19.6 ppg in conference games was the fifth-best mark in league play among major conference players...Second in the Big Ten and fifth among major conference players with 17 20-point games (12 in Big Ten play)...Led the nation accounting for 57 percent of the Lions' offense with his combined field goals (208) and assists (198)...First Lion ever to post at least 500 points, 150 assists and 50 steals in a season...The fourth guard in the modern era to lead PSU in rebounding...Improved his scoring average by 12.5 ppg, the largest increase in the Big Ten on the year and second-largest in the last 15 seasons in the conference...Posted five double-doubles, the fifth-most in the Big Ten and most for a Lion since 2008...Became the first Lion to log at least 170 assists in a season twice in their career...Averaged 19.5 ppg in true road games, a mark that led all major conference players and tied for 15th-best in Div. 1...Scored in double-digits in 22-straight games to end the year and 30 total on the season, despite being the nearly singular focus of opposing defenses...Led PSU in scoring in 25 games, including 14 of 18 conference games...Thirteen times exceeded his scoring average in Big Ten play...Averaged 21.0 ppg while shooting 46 percent in nine Big Ten road games...Scored a career-high 30 points on 10-of-16 shooting and added a career-best six steals (the second most for a Lion in a Big Ten game) at Nebraska (1/11)...Posted a career-high 11 assists vs. Youngstown State (11/23)...Posted double-digit assists in three games and posted eight or more in 10 games...Twice posted a career-high 11 rebounds (at Saint Joseph's and vs. Cornell), part of three games with double-digit boards...Nearly posted a triple-double going 7-of-7 from the floor and 8-of-8 from the foul line for 23 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists in a win over Nebraska (2/11)...Sank a 12-foot, game-winning floater with eight seconds to play to break a tie game and give Penn State a 54-52 victory over No. 22 Illinois (1/19)...Hit 10-of-16 for 24 points at Purdue (2/29)...Scored 26 points on 4-of-6 from three in a first round Big Ten Tournament loss to Indiana (3/8)...Earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition for the second year.
2010-11 • SOPHOMORE
Frazier emerged as a playmaker and scorer ranking third in Big Ten games posting 5.5 assists per contest and second with a 2.36 assist-to-turnover ratio...started 33 contests on the year and played in all 34 averaging 30.8 minutes per game and posting 6.3 ppg, 5.1 apg and 3.9 rpg on the season...173 assists on the year rank as the fifth-most in Penn State history and he led the team with 35 steals...posted seven double-digit scoring outings on the year, all after January 1, and emerged as a potent force in the Lions' run to the Big Ten Tournament Championship game and the NCAA Tournament, posting 10 ppg, 5.9 apg and 4.6 rpg over the final 11 contests...posted six or more assists in 14 games, including a career-high 10 to go along with 10 points for his first career double-double in a victory at Northwestern (2/24)...posted 15 points, seven assists and five rebounds in the Lions' 66-64 NCAA Tournament loss to Temple (3/17)...was stellar with a career-high 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting to go with a career-best eight rebounds and six assists in 39 minutes of a 61-48 victory over Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals (3/12)...posted 12 points on 2-of-2 from three and 5-of-7 overall and six rebounds in a loss at Wisconsin (2/20)...had 12 points, on a career best 10-of-13 from the foul line, and seven assists in a victory over Northwestern (2/13) and 12 points and team-high seven boards in a loss at Illinois (2/1)...posted 11 points, six rebounds and five assists at No. 2 Ohio State (1/15)...became the team's defensive stopper...held No. 16 Illinois' leading scorer Demetri McCamey to 10 points on 3-of-8 shooting and added a career-best eight rebounds, two steals and four assists in a 57-55 upset win...developed his offensive repertoire over the summer drilling with Nittany Lion great Joe Crispin, the Lions' third all-time career scorer...earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
2009-10 • FRESHMAN
Frazier quickly became an integral part of the Nittany Lion rotation playing in all 31 games and making his first career start in the fifth game of the season vs. Davidson (11/22)...he started 10 games overall on the year, including eight straight during the non-conference season, while playing 18.4 minutes per game...he finished second on the team with 23 steals and 73 assists and had a 1.4 assist-to-turnover ratio for the year...averaged 5.0 points and 2.3 rebounds per game...posted his first career points in the Lions' second game of the season vs. Robert Morris (11/16) and went on to post a season high 19 points on 4-of-5 shooting from three while running the point-guard position for 30 minutes...posted three double-digit scoring games on the year including 18 points on 4-of-8 from the floor and 8-of-9 from the line with seven assists in a victory over Gardner-Webb (12/19) and 11 points and a season high five assists in a 69-66 victory at Virginia (11/30)...spurred a 13-2 Penn State run to start the second half in that victory...led the team in assists eight times and in steals seven...posted six games with five or more assists...Had a season high five boards in three games...scored nine points on 4-of-4 from the floor in just 11 minutes of a 79-60 victory over Northwestern (2/28)...averaged nearly eight points a game in three games at the Charleston Classic...posted a team-high 34-inch vertical and 10.3 second lane agility time in pre-season workouts, equaling the 2009 NBA Combine best in vertical jump and bettering the Combine's best lane agility time of 10.44.
HIGH SCHOOL
Frazier averaged 15.5 points, 7.7 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3.6 steals per game in leading Strake Jesuit to a 37-1 record in his senior campaign...led Strake to the state semi-finals, becoming the first private school to reach that far...he was named the No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2009 out of Texas by the TexasHoops.com... ranked No. 13 among point-guards in the class of 2009 by ESPN and given an overall grade of 89, which ranked among the top 115, 2009 prospects nationally by ESPN...led the Crusaders to two district titles and was named MVP and All-Greater Houston Player of the Year his senior season...Rated a three star recruit by the Rivals national recruiting service...A four-year starter and three-year captain...averaged 11.5 points and 5.5 rebounds a game as a junior and was selected the District 17-5A Defensive Player-of-the-Year after posting 98 steals, an average of three per game...helped his Strake team to a 27-7 mark while scoring more than 20 points in four games and posting double-digit rebounds in five...the second leading scorer on the team behind 6-5 senior forward Joey Brooks who signed to play at Notre Dame...played on the Houston Elite AAU team that produced Bradley University players Anthony Thompson, Eddren McCain and Chris Roberts...also lettered in football and track...Graduated Cum Laude.
PERSONAL
Born on Nov. 1, 1990 in Houston, Texas...the son of Billy and Janice Frazier...has an older brother, William, and sister, Krystal...Krystal was an All-Conference USA selection averaging better than 13 ppg at Rice and also earned National Cheerleader Association All-America honors four times as captain of her nationally competitive high school cheerleading team.
