I was really looking forward to getting back to the East Coast. K-States not an easy place to recruit to, so I had to branch out and find some players in some unfamiliar places, man. Both Hawkins and Curbelo are becoming the focus of refereeing, which industry is attempting, per NCAA direction, to clean up the ungentlemanly aspects of the college game. Shoot, we go out to Maui and beat Michigan State who was No. We learned after the game that Trent Frazier hasnt been practicing much. This was a 14-12 group last season, which was good enough to barely sneak into the playoffs. But the Baltimore native was. Chester Frazier always seemed destined to coach. Illinois basketball has a familiar face who is entering the professional ranks in a different country. After the Illini fired coach John Groce and brought in Brad . Thats why Belo and ColeHawk get technicals for taunting. Frazier, who averaged 4.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists at Illinois, was thought of as a defensive player, and that has carried into his coaching acumen as well. As of right now, he is an assistance coach at Virginia Tech under head coach Mike Young. He didnt bail on the team when things got tough. Whats it been like to do your job from home during this quarantine? He has that pitbull mentality and really has an incredible story coming out of the Dominican Republic. Niccol Moretti: Illinois Basketballs Latest Commit. FMP Meridian ranked No. In his role, Mr. Frazier represented the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and agency leadership to create and maintain dialog with interagency partners, private sector and non-governmental entities, and leadership for institutions of higher education to generate awareness on key national security issues. That wouldve been a really good game. Omar altered shots and grabbed the rebounds those alterations produced. FMP Meridian is getting a playmaker in former Illinois basketball guard Trent Frazier. That is the day Trent Frazier would pledge his talents to the Orange and Blue. Additionally, Underwood will hopefully return all of his talented freshmen and bring in some important pieces. Opirnije: https://t.co/r3ahdNFuzj#kkfmp #panteri pic.twitter.com/bHbYS1cXTF. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. Nobody knows. He's achieved great success, as a player here and as a coach at both Kansas State and Virginia Tech. The game was so fast coming in for me and a bunch of the young guys. Illinois guard Trent Frazier (1) drives under pressure from Kansas State guard Mark Smith during the first half of Tuesday's NCAA college basketball game in Kansas City, Mo. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Additionally, Illinois plays Michigan this week. I didnt get no tutorial, just get on the road and find some players. Additionally, they blew an early season game to a mediocre Indiana squad. If Feliz can continue to play his aggressive style on offense while also being a pitbull of a defender, it is not out of the realm of possibility to make a Summer League Roster to showcase these skills. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. The team has a winning record, however Real Madrid and FC Barcelona sit a top of the league by 4 games from Felizs squad. Below, you can see how his scoring abilities has translated to the professional ranks. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Slot to Illinois Fighting Illini Newsletter. Most infamously, this strategy saw Richard Pitino not seeming to know who DaMonte Williams was just 15 minutes after DaMonte Williams had vanquished Pitinos Gophers. Frazier served in a complementary role to Ayo Dosunmu as a junior, averaging 9.1 points and 1.9 assists per game. truly lacked a veteran ball-handler and a guy who just seems to bring it every single day. You should hope that those TV commentators are talking about it in March. Alfonso Plummer has taken over the Trent Frazier Role as contemplated in 2017. With a young team that has been very inconsistent, I worry how Illinois comes out. Thats pretty much how Brad Underwood laid it out in his Sunday press conference. For another, they live in an enormous apartment building with a thousand strangers. Frazier played under legendary hoops coach and 8A coach of the year, Matt Colin.[1][2]. Like DaMonte Williams, hes been a team leader, and an indispensable part of recent Illini success. Player of the Game: Trent Frazier - Yeah, it would be easy to give this to the All-American because Ayo Dosunmu ended with 22 points, six rebounds and seven assists. I wanted to play, but there was no way I was playing in the NCAA Tournament. That would make them easier to scout, and less exciting to watch. Ayo (Dosunmu) had a great season. Rutgers controlled Friday nights game from the get go. We just started turning the ball over. 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I got through it and had a much better senior year.. I mean, we beat people. A teammate that has had a major impact for the Illini is, Frazier is not going anywhere. Its not Covid, unless the current strain mimics influenzas bone pain, fever and listlessness. Trent has played exceptionally well in a featured role. To be honest, this game timing matches that game against Rutgers in 2017 after an emotional senior night performance at home against Michigan State. He clearly has the ability to score coupled with a strong defensive IQ. In addition to Frazier not bailing on the team, Coach Underwood brought in more talent when Frazier was a sophomore. Hes exactly the kind of student-athlete that you want to root for, both in life and on the court. On Friday night, it was announced that Trent Frazier had signed on with FMP Meridian of the Adriatic League in Europe. I would say since hes been eight months, hes been kind of dropping the ball in the hoop. Despite rolling out a young team, Illinis has picked off top-10 teams in UCLA and Texas. These kind of games are tough for any squad. [9] Frazier served in a complementary role to Ayo Dosunmu as a junior, averaging 9.1 points and 1.9 assists per game. We went 16-16 this year, but when we got the job last April, the whole starting five they lost from a Sweet Sixteen team. If there was a shoulder component, it was obscured by Trents practice jersey. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Chester Frazier: Yeah, he loves it, man. The two-time team captain and two-time Big Ten All-Defensive Team selection still ranks seventh all-time at Illinois with a total of 484 assists. Trent Frazier, I recruited Trent Frazier at Kansas State, so I keep up with him. You and Trent Meacham, Demetri McCamey, Mike Davis, Mike Tisdale. Copyright 2023 Armchair illini. Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress. Chester Frazier: Man, I got thrown right into the fire. Missing a point guard has ruined many a basketball teams unit productivity since the days of Steve Lanter. The fact that Illinois basketball has recovered from losing Andre Curbelo is well, is it surprising? Married to Marie Love Nurney on February 1, 1919 in Portsmouth, Virginia. They helped increase the learning curve tremendously.. On June 10, 2022, Frazier signed a contract with Serbian team FMP for the 202223 season. It was as if coaching occurred in the locker room. Budget & Testimony. Now, Frazier is about to enter his 10th season as an assistant coach following seven seasons at Kansas State and two at Virginia Tech. He thinks too much sometimes, and thats not something that can be undone. This page was last edited on 3 February 2023, at 20:48. Despite a couple of other members of the Illinois class of 2017 decided to back out of their commitment, Frazier continued strong and was determined to suit up for the Illini. He was a career 35.1% three-point shooter for the Illini as well. That much we know. While we didnt get to the pinnacle of the college basketball world this season, you will always be a champion in the minds and hearts of Illini Nation. Trent Frazier, however, rode out the course. Lon Kruger brought Texas Pan American to Champaign, because he coached there. Chester Frazier: Eerie. In March 2017 Frazier reaffirmed his decision to play college basketball at Illinois after John Groce was fired and head coach Brad Underwood was hired away from Oklahoma State. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports, Oct 11, 2022; Minneapolis, Minnesota, US; Illinois women s head coach Shauna Green speaks to the media during the Big Ten media days at Target Center. Illinois guard Trent Frazier is still using crutches after suffering a left leg injury on Monday, Illini head coach Brad Underwood said on Thursday during a virtual call with reporters, but the. Then I think one of the young guys who actually transferred (Alan Griffin) was coming on late. However, Frazier is the heart and soul of this Illinois team and he's now in the top-10 in points in school history. After each of their marquee wins, they come out to lose their next games. Not only is he, but Kofi Cockburn is also declaring the NBA Draft. Then you put Giorgi and big Kofi together, thats scary. Regardless, Andres Feliz deserves a lot of flowers for his time as an Illini. This is the perfect Illini basketball possession of 2021-22. cfrazie2@illinois.edu. But just a few years after graduating at Illinois,Frazier was hired by Weber as a full-time assistant coach at Kansas State. Many players feel that their time there is coming to an end, but they are ready to start the next chapter of their career. Trent Frazier doesn't get the national attention Cockburn or even Curbelo have earned, and last season Ayo Dosunmu overshadowed him as well. Frazier joined Virginia Tech in 2019 when Mike Young was announced as head coach of Virginia Tech. We graduated the same year from Illinois, and we both have two toddlers. Being familiar with those guys and Coach Weber, it made the job easy.. Belos problem should be the subject of a dissertation. Youd want to know where Andre Curbelo thought he was headed when he barrelled into pairs & threes of taller defenders. Though they may be primed for another successful season, they blew a big opportunity to further the progress they have already made as a program. Were still building this thing from the ground up, and were still putting the pieces together.. Here are some highlights from his junior season, since his regular season for 2020-21 season arent posted yet. Illinois senior guard Trent Frazier was selected to play in the 2022 NABC Reese's Division I College All-Star Game held at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Friday. Frazier and Smith were teammates with the Fighting Illini during the 2017-18 season. Frazier had indicated that both his connections to his future teammates at Illinois and that Underwood had recruited Frazier while he was head coach at Stephen F. Austin were factors in the decision to remain committed to Illinois. Are you coaching your boy? and 2 phone numbers associated with Trent in area codes such as 352, 305. [6] Frazier's 32 points were the third most points ever scored by a freshman in a single game in Illinois history, trailing only Deon Thomas and Kiwane Garris who are the first and second all-time leading scorers at Illinois. This place means a great deal to him, having sweat equity in our program. Words cannot explain the significance that Trent Frazier has had on the program. At that point, it made sense just to get to the East Coast and work for a guy like Mike Young who has some success at Wofford and is known as a really good offensive coach.. His most favorite memory about high school was hitting the game winning free throw with :00.4 seconds left to secure the championship for Wellington as a sophomore. He served a year as a graduate assistant and video coordinator with Illinois (2010-11) under his former head coach Bruce Weber between stints of playing professionally in Germany. Trent Frazier #1 of the Illinois Fighting Illini drives to the basket against Fatts Russell #4 of the Maryland Terrapins during the first half at State Farm Center on January 6 . It just felt like the walls were crumbling, man. But when Coach Weber gave me the opportunity to jump in at Kansas State, I couldnt turn it down, man. It was a shame that Feliz was never able to enjoy the fruits of the Illinis return to relevance. Fast forward nearly seven months to the day, on March 11, 2017, Illinois basketball fired head coach John Groce. Holtmanns crew has lost the last 9 games and have simply struggled to score the ball. In all these instances, they come out flat and without any grit. The Rutgers game plan, in other words, hit an Omar-shaped wall. His defense on Gophers leading scorer Marcus Carr resulted in just 12 points and a 3-for-11 shooting night. To be honest, his loyalty and pride for the program when we had to undergo being a double digit seed in the big ten tournament was what endeared Trent to fans. I learned a lot through trial and error, man. Right now, every upcoming opponent is studying video from the Bearcats Trouncing. Trent Frazier (born September 8, 1998) is an American college basketball player for the Illinois Fighting Illini of the Big Ten Conference. Brad Underwood scheduled Arkansas State because hes friends with Red Wolves coach Mike Balado. Some of the best Illini players in the history of the program have gone to a different country to play their post-college basketball. [12][13] On February 2, 2023, Frazier signed a contract with Russian team Zenit for the end of season. It happened Friday. I trusted it, and I said, Im not a quitter. So I stuck with it. What did you learn during that time that shapes you as a coach to take away during all of that down experience? This years squad has truly lacked a veteran ball-handler and a guy who just seems to bring it every single day. By his junior year, Frazier let Ayo have the spotlight. A former starting point guard for the Fighting Illini, Frazier returned to his alma mater bringing nearly a decade worth of experience as an assistant coach . Frazier is the 5th leading scorer in program history. Prior to this role, Mr. Frazier has served . And together, especially in the form of a perfect half-court lob to two-handed slam, basketball cannot get more fun. My hand just cracked dead into his leg. Ill be honest, my first practice, man, shoot, I thought we were done after the first 30 minutes. As I stated, hes losing a major scoring machine, Ayo Dosunmu and big man, Kofi Cockburn. Hes around it so much that he almost has no choice but to you like, you know what I mean? CoachFrazierILL. A teammate that has had a major impact for the Illini is Ayo Dosunmu. 7 Iowa, Trent Frazier received some disheartening news. Coleman is a thinker. Maybe, in a few months, Illini basketball will have rekindled your interest, and youll be scrolling the web, trying to find as much content as possible. Andres Feliz has spent his professional basketball career overseas. Illini fans have particularly been reminded of such this year. As a sophomore, he averaged 13.7 points, 2.6 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game. But as soon as hed disappeared into the huddle, he exploded. [10] During the 202122 season Frazier reached the #5 spot on Illini men's basketball career scoring list. It wasnt all rage-filled. A 14-18 record as a freshman, which was followed up by a 12-21 campaign as a . Demetri, me, Trent, you had Calvin on the bench. To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. During his senior season, Frazier averaged 27.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists, leading Wellington to a 274 record and Florida Class 9A State Semifinals appearance. Plummer wants to showcase his PG skills because he knows the NBA isnt interested in SGs my height. Its great to see you have success in this coaching industry. As in Coleman is a little girl, and I can dominate him.. [3] During his recruitment, Frazier considered offers from Baylor, Maryland, Kansas State, and Seton Hall. When Frazier would get to Champaign, things didn't go as well as one would hope in the first couple of seasons. Ohio State has the pieces to give Illinois some trouble. It seems the flu is carving its way through the entire campus, not just the basketball team. Grandison might not be an obscurity to this years #B1G opponents, but the thing that makes him a tough assignment is that he knows how to pick his spots. Im going after a rebound in practice. [6][7] During his freshman season, Frazier led all Big Ten Conference freshman in scoring, assists, steals and three-pointers made per game, earning both conference All-Freshman team honors and Honorable Mention honors. A little active around here, but were making due.. Chester Frazier: Its a little different. I was able to basically move about the country and just build relationships.. And he's back at his alma mater in a situation filled with. Hes been recovering. He won Sundays Actual Journalist award. On February 8, 2018, Frazier scored a career high 32 points against Wisconsin at the State Farm Center. That path includes a number of years overseas, finding a way on a G-league or summer league roster and cashing in on an opportunity when someone gets hurt. Illini Football: Thad Ward is a Homerun Hire, Ready for Love: Illinois Footballs Future RB, Stompin Sencire: Illinois Basketballs Afterburner, Illinois Basketball: 3 Observations from Northwestern, Armchair Prospect Preview: Amani Hansberry. The hard-nosed Illinois guard was never the leading scorer, nor the most athletic on the Illinois basketball team. Additionally, that record includes a loss at home to league-worst Minnesota. The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. The early going of this season was tough, especially for Belo. Trent signed a deal with FMP Meridian in a Serbian basketball league. But again, I think had I been playing we wouldve had a shot to get out of that first weekend. [1], In 2021, Frazier returned to the University of Illinois as an assistant coach. I know it was kind of a retooling year for you guys. 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