Frazier Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week
December 26, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Freshman from Florida scored 22 points in Illinois' Braggin' Rights win over Mizzouri
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Fighting Illini freshman Trent Frazier (Wellington HS, Wellington, Fla.) was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Tuesday after leading Illinois to a win over border rival Missouri in the annual Braggin' Rights game in St. Louis.
» Scored a career-high 22 points, with game-high three steals, one rebound, one assist and one block in a 70-64 win vs. Missouri in St. Louis
» Helped lead Illinois to a fifth-straight win in the annual Braggin' Rights game by scoring the team's final seven points
» Went 10-of-11 from the free throw line, setting a new career high, and made four straight free throws in the closing seconds to seal the win
» Scored in double figures for the fourth consecutive game and has averaged 17.8 points per game during the stretch
» Earns his first career Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor
» Last Illinois Freshman of the Week: Jalen Coleman-Lands (Feb. 29, 2016)
Frazier and the Illini return to action Saturday afternoon when Grand Canyon comes to State Farm Center (3 pm CT, stream on BTNPlus). Tickets are on sale now.
Trent Frazier of @IlliniMBB earned his first #B1GMBBall Freshman of the Week honor after scoring a career-high 22 points to lead the Fighting Illini to a fifth-straight Braggin' Rights win https://t.co/dBEYLrugkb pic.twitter.com/NTeQAxdGCP
— Big Ten Men's Hoops (@B1GMBBall) December 26, 2017
Trophy about taller than me, but number ???? #BragginRights???? pic.twitter.com/aDaK3yepP0
— Trent (@_Trentfrazier1) December 24, 2017
#Illini highlights from #BragginRights pic.twitter.com/AWs7x5BwZY
— Illini Basketball (@IlliniMBB) December 24, 2017
