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2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 4
Oscar Frayer
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-6 / 191
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Oakland, Calif.
- High School:
- Moreau Catholic
- Major:
- Communications
Bio
#O4Ever - Oscar tragically passed away on March 23, 2021 in a car accident, just days after playing for the Lopes in the NCAA tournament.
| Read | GCU mourns passing of Frayer Frayer makes most of second chance Watch | Remembering Oscar Frayer Frayer's return to the court |
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Career Summary
- Appeared in 121 games over his four seasons to rank fourth all-time in appearances.
- Finished fourth in the D-I era in scoring at 970 career points.
- Ended career in second for 3-point makes in the D-I era with 144 behind only Josh Braun's 257. His mark also ranked fourth all-time.
- GCU's career blocks leader in the D-I era with 93 and second in steals with 118 behind only DeWayne Russell's 119.
- Was among the team's top-five scorers in three of his four seasons.
- Was given opportunity by first-year Lopes coach Bryce Drew to return to program. "It’s a blessing and an honor. Getting through all the trials and tribulations that I went through last year, being able to come back and finish out something I started four years ago is a blessing for sure.”
- Led GCU with 32 made 3-pointers.
- Was named to the Preseason All-WAC second team.
- Nearly recorded a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds in a win over Nevada on Dec. 11.
- Had season high of 14 points against San Francisco on Dec. 20.
- Was academically ineligible.
- Logged career-high 30 starts.
- Averaged 7.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 0.9 steals and 0.8 blocks in 25.7 minutes per game with 34 percent 3-point shooting.
- Set career highs for points (18 vs. California Baptist on Feb. 21), rebounds (10 at Kansas City on Feb. 14), steals (three vs. New Mexico State on March 16) and blocks (three at West Virginia on March 20).
- Was the Lopes' fifth-leading scorer at 9.6 points per game. Appeared in 33 games, including 28 starts.
- Became known as GCU's human highlight reel, earning WAC Top Play honors on seven occasions.
- Had a putback dunk at Illinois go viral, being featured on Bleacher Report and SportsCenter.
- Carved out role as GCU's best perimeter defender and was often assigned to the opponent's top scorer. Named to All-WAC Defensive Team.
- Knocked down a career-high four 3-pointers as a part of a 19-point performance against Norfolk State on Nov. 20, 2017.
- Set a new career high with 23 points in a narrow loss at New Mexico State on Feb. 10, 2018.
- Appeared in 31 games, including 25 starts. Logged 24.6 minutes per game and averaged 7.9 points and 4.5 rebounds.
- Tallied eight points, five rebounds and two blocks in his GCU debut at Duke on Nov. 12, 2016.
- Scored in double figures for the first time in his second career game with 13 points and seven rebounds against Penn State on Nov. 15, 2016.
- Logged his first career double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds against Chicago State on Jan. 28, 2017.
- Was the team's second-leading scorer with a season-high 19 points in GCU's home win over San Diego State on Dec. 7, 2016. Connected on two 3-pointers in the final four minutes to give the Lopes a late lead.
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- Averaged 15.0 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.6 blocks for the 25-5 Mariners as a senior in 2015-16.
- Named to the Contra Costa Times All-East Bay Team, San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro Team and Prep2Prep All-North Coast Section Team as a senior.
Personal |
- The son of Oscar Frayer and Bionca Sparrow.
- Also considered Oregon State, Nevada and Saint Mary’s.
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