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Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
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Born | Tampa, Florida, U.S. | March 8, 1994||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school |
Montverde Academy ( Montverde, Florida) | ||||||||||||||
College | Florida (2012–2015) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2015: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Los Angeles D-Fenders | ||||||||||||||
2016 | Iowa Energy | ||||||||||||||
2016 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Scaligera Basket Verona | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | ||||||||||||||
2019– 2020 | Houston Rockets | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | →Rio Grande Valley Vipers | ||||||||||||||
2021 | Delaware Blue Coats | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Perth Wildcats | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Illawarra Hawks | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Sichuan Blue Whales | ||||||||||||||
2024 | NBA G League Ignite | ||||||||||||||
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Michael Frazier II (born March 8, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the NBA G League Ignite of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Florida Gators.
In the 2013–14 season, Frazier scored eleven three-pointers in a win against South Carolina, setting a school record. [1] [2] He also set a school record for made three-pointers in a season (118). [3] His junior season was derailed significantly by a high-ankle sprain suffered in the game against Kentucky. [4]
On March 27, 2015, Frazier declared his eligibility for the 2015 NBA draft. [5]
After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Frazier joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2015 NBA Summer League. [6] On August 25, 2015, he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. [7] However, he was later waived by the Lakers on October 20 after appearing in four preseason games. [8] On October 31, he was acquired by the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Lakers. [9] On November 24, he made his professional debut in a 94–90 win over the Oklahoma City Blue, recording three points, two rebounds and one assist in four minutes. [10]
On January 16, 2016, Frazier was traded to the Iowa Energy in exchange for a 2016 second-round pick and the returning player rights to Kendrick Perry. [11] Two days later, he made his debut for Iowa in a 98–94 loss to Raptors 905, recording one assist and one steal in nine minutes. [12] On March 6, he was waived by Iowa. [13]
On March 10, 2016, Frazier was acquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. [14] The next day, he made his debut for Fort Wayne in a 106–99 loss to the Westchester Knicks, recording three points in 12 minutes off the bench. [15]
In July 2016, Frazier played for the Orlando Magic at the 2016 NBA Summer League. [16]
On August 9, 2016, Frazier signed with Scaligera Basket Verona of the Italian Serie A2 Citroën. [17]
On June 27, 2017, Frazier signed with German club MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg. [18] However, on August 12, 2017, Ludwigsburg voided Frazier's contract [19] after he suffered a potential career-ending quad injury. [20]
In October 2018, Frazier joined the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. [21] In 45 games during the 2018–19 season, he averaged 16.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.5 steals. [22] He was named the G League's Most Improved Player [23] and helped the Vipers win the G League championship. [24] In game three of the Finals series against the Long Island Nets, he scored 24 points with nine rebounds, six assists, two steals and a block in 45 minutes. [25]
On April 6, 2019, Frazier signed with the Houston Rockets. [26] [27] [28] He did not play for the Rockets to complete to the 2018–19 NBA season. [16]
Frazier was released by the Rockets on October 18, 2019, but was re-signed to a two-way contract two days later. [29] He split the 2019–20 NBA season with the Rockets and Vipers. [16]
In January 2021, Frazier joined the Delaware Blue Coats for the G League hub season. [16]
In August 2021, Frazier played for the Phoenix Suns at the 2021 NBA Summer League. [16]
On October 15, 2021, Frazier signed with the Perth Wildcats in Australia for the 2021–22 NBL season. [30]
On November 21, 2022, Frazier signed with the Illawarra Hawks in Australia for the rest of the 2022–23 NBL season. [31] On January 6, 2023, he sustained a severe arm injury in a game against the Adelaide 36ers. [32] He was subsequently ruled out for the rest of the season. [33] He averaged 17.5 points in eight games for the Hawks. [33]
Frazier signed with French team Metropolitans 92 following the NBL season, [34] but never debuted for the team. [35]
On November 4, 2023, Frazier signed with the Sichuan Blue Whales of the Chinese Basketball Association. [36] He left the team after three games. [35]
On January 10, 2024, Frazier signed with the NBA G League Ignite. [37]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019–20 | Houston | 13 | 0 | 11.2 | .249 | .174 | .643 | .8 | .3 | .1 | .0 | 2.1 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019–20 | Houston | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | .250 | .500 | – | 1.0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .8 |
Frazier represented the U-19 United States national team at the 2013 U-19 World Championship held in Czech Republic, where they won the gold medal. Over nine tournament games, he averaged 6.7 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. [38]