| Bobby Frasor |
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NOTING FRASOR
Started every game at point
guard as a freshman but suffered
through an injury-plagued sophomore
campaign • Missed 10 games
over two different stretches, but was
never completely healthy • Can play
either guard position, as he is an excellent
ball-handler and shooter •
One of the best leaders on the team
• Has 182 assists and 96 turnovers
in two seasons • Career highs include
17 points (NC State), 12 assists
and five steals (Saint Louis).
SOPHOMORE SEASON
(2006-07)
Had 46 assists and 21 turnovers •
Played in 28 games • Had more assists
than turnovers in 15 games •
Averaged 17.4 minutes in the first
seven games and 7.7 minutes in 21
games after injuring his foot • Attempted
only eight free throws all
year • Missed 10 games in two different
stretches due to an injured
right foot • Started at the point in the
first five games through the Preseason
NIT, came off the bench against
Ohio State and Kentucky, then sat
out six games due to a sore right
foot and bruised hip • Had a season-high
five assists against Winthrop •
Hit a career-high three three-point
field goals vs. Gonzaga • Hit two
three-pointers and had three assists
and no turnovers in 18 minutes
against Ohio State • Played seven
minutes against Penn on Jan. 3, his
first action since the Kentucky
game on Dec. 2 • Came off the
bench to hit a three-pointer and another
long jumper from the wing to
cut Penn's 10-point lead in half •
Re-injured his right foot on a drive
to the basket in the final minute of
the first half in the loss at Virginia
Tech on Jan. 13 • Sat out the second
half of that game plus the next four
games • Returned to action against
Miami on Jan. 31 when he played
nine minutes and had two assists
and two turnovers against the Canes
• Key contributor in win at Duke •
Had two steals, an assist and no
turnovers in 12 minutes, his longest
stint since the Kentucky game on
December 2 • Was on the floor as
the Tar Heels came from nine points
down to within two points • Had a
steal and lay-up in that span, his
first field goal since the Florida
State game on Jan. 7 • Had four assists,
his best showing since he had
four and five assists in the first two
games of the season, and three
points in win over NC State • Had
five points, three assists, no
turnovers and two steals in 14 minutes
at Maryland • Highest scoring
output in an ACC game this year •
At Georgia Tech, he started for the
first time since the Tennessee game
on Nov. 24 • Scored three points
and had one assist in nine minutes •
Had three points and two assists in
86-72 win over Duke • Fast break
assist to Hansbrough for three-point
play gave UNC a 53-48 lead after
Duke pulled within two points midway
through the second half • Had
five points against Boston College
in the ACC Tournament semifinals •
Hit both of his three-point attempts.
FRESHMAN SEASON
(2005-06)
One of two Tar Heels (with
Tyler Hansbrough) on the 2006
ACC All-Freshman Team • Third
Tar Heel point guard to make the
ACC Freshman Team (Ed Cota in
1997 and Raymond Felton in
2003) • Fourth in the ACC in assists
with 4.4 per game and fourth
in assist-error ratio • Started all 31
contests at the point • Averaged one
turnover every 11.4 minutes of action
• Had more assists than
turnovers in 24 games (and in nine
of the last 11 contests) • Made 34
for 44 from the free throw line
(77.3 percent) • Scored in double
figures seven times with a high of
17 vs. NC State • Had a season-high
12 assists vs. Saint Louis.
Game Highlights
November: Had seven points
and only two turnovers in 33 minutes
against All-America Dee
Brown in the 68-64 loss to Illinois
• Helped limit Brown to three assists,
five turnovers and 0 for 6
from three-point-range.
December: Had nine points,
two assists and two turnovers in the
win at Kentucky • Scored seven of
his nine points in the second half
(hit a long three-pointer, a flying
drive across the lane and two key
free throws with 28 seconds to
play) • Handed out 12 assists
against just two turnovers and was
UNC's defensive player of the
game in win over Saint Louis • The
12 assists equaled the third-most
ever by a Tar Heel freshman and
were the second-most by an ACC
player in 2005-06 • Had a season-high
seven turnovers in the loss at
USC.
January: Scored a season-high
17 points, 15 of which came in the
second half, and had four assists in
the win over No. 12 NC State •
Made 6 of 9 from the floor and 4
of 6 from the free throw line •
Came into the game with only
seven free throw attempts in the
first 10 games • Scored nine consecutive
UNC points over a span of
four-plus minutes that left the Tar
Heels with a 69-65 lead with 3:41 to play • Hit a three from the corner
with 5:36 left after NC State cut a
seven-point UNC lead to two • Had
a key offensive rebound with less
than a minute to play in win at Virginia
Tech • Scored five points and
had nine assists without any
turnovers in win over Arizona • Hit
25-foot three-pointer just before
the half to give UNC an eight-point
lead • Was his second turnover-free
game of the year • Singled out by
Roy Williams for his outstanding
defense, especially in helping to
hold Hassan Adams to 12 points,
7.9 below his average.
February: Hit a three-pointer
from the corner with 1:54 to play
to help clinch the win at Maryland
• Had 16 points (second-highest
total of year) and three steals, but
had four turnovers and no assists
(first time in 2005-06) in win over
Clemson • Season-high 7 for 8
from the free throw line • Had 13
points, two assists and no turnovers
in the win at Miami • Was third
straight game scoring in double
figures • Scored 10 points in the
final 10:29, including seven points
in the final 5:13 • Three-pointer
broke 56-all tie and sparked 13-2
Tar Heel run • Hit driving lay-up
after Miami pulled within five and
had back-to-back short jumpers
around the 2:00 mark to seal the
win • Had eight assists (ACC season
high) and two steals in win
over Georgia Tech • Matched his
season-high with five rebounds
and added five points, two assists
and five turnovers in win at Wake
Forest • Steal and dunk (first of
season) was part of comeback from
nine points down in second half •
Was Carolina's defensive player of
the game • Did not score, but had
six assists and only two turnovers
in win at NC State • Carolina had
24 assists and six turnovers, its
fewest in 300 games dating back to
1997 • Carolina's defensive player
of the game in the 81-57 win over
Maryland on Feb. 26 as the Tar
Heels held the Terps to less than 30
percent shooting in both halves •
Had six points on two three-pointers
with four assists, one turnover
and three steals.
March: Had 10 points, five assists
and two steals in win at No. 1
Duke • Hit a pair of second-half
three-pointers, then converted both
ends of a 1-and-1 with 24 seconds
to play after Duke cut an 11-point
lead down to just three • Scored
nine points, all in the second half,
in Carolina's 69-65 win over Murray
State in the first round of the
NCAA Tournament • Hit a three-pointer
from the right corner with
2:43 to play to give UNC a 65-61
lead.
PREP/PERSONAL
Chicago Catholic League
Player of the Year • Played at
Brother Rice High School in
Chicago and was coached by Pat
Richardson • Earned McDonald's
All-America and EA Sports All-
America honors • Three-time all-conference
and two-time all-state •
Led Brother Rice to Elite Eight
(Class AA quarterfinals) and
scored 16 in quarterfinal loss to
eventual state champion Glenbrook
North • Averaged 21 points,
five rebounds and seven assists as a
senior • Missed eight games as a
senior due to injury • Averaged
12.9 points and five assists as a
junior on a team that went 26-2 •
National Honor Society member •
Four-year member of "High Honors,"
students with 3.9 or higher
grade point averages • His dad won
398 games in 27 years as coach at
Eisenhower High School • Has
three older sisters (Alison played
volleyball at Northern Illinois,
Lindsay played volleyball at Western
Michigan, Jenna attended Illinois
State) • Born Robert John
Frasor on October 31, 1986 • Son
of Bob and Donna Frasor • His
cousin Jason Frasor pitches for the
Toronto Blue Jays • Last name is
pronounced FRAY-zer (rhymes
with razor).
