Walt Frazier

Walt Frazier
	Frazier in March 2020
Personal information
Born	March 29, 1945 (age 79); Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	David T. Howard (Atlanta, Georgia)
College	Southern Illinois (1963–1967)
NBA draft	1967: 1st round, 5th overall pick
	Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career	1967–1979
Position	Point guard
Number	10, 11
Career history
1967–1977	New York Knicks
1977–1979	Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards
	2× NBA champion (1970, 1973); 7× NBA All-Star (1970–1976); NBA All-Star Game MVP (1975); 4× All-NBA First Team (1970, 1972, 1974, 1975); 2× All-NBA Second Team (1971, 1973); 7× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1969–1976); NBA All-Rookie First Team (1968); NBA anniversary team (50th, 75th); No. 10 retired by New York Knicks; NIT champion (1967); NIT MVP (1967); No. 52 retired by Southern Illinois Salukis;
Career statistics
Points	15,581 (18.9 ppg)
Rebounds	4,830 (5.9 rpg)
Assists	5,040 (6.1 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
	Basketball Hall of Fame as player
	College Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2006

Walter "Clyde" Frazier Jr. (born March 29, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As their floor general and top perimeter defender, he led the New York Knicks to the franchise's only two championships (1970 and 1973), and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987. Upon his retirement from basketball, Frazier went into broadcasting; he is currently a color commentator for telecasts of Knicks games on the MSG Network. In 1996, Frazier was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 50th Anniversary Team.^[1] In October 2021, Frazier was again honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.^[2]Walt Frazier was also named the MVP of the first of two All-Star games played between ABA and NBA players in May of 1971.

[1] "NBA at 50: Top 50 Players | NBA.com". NBA.com.

[2] "NBA's 75 Anniversary Team Players | NBA.com". NBA.com.

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Personal information
Frazier in March 2020
Born	(1945-03-29) March 29, 1945 (age 79) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	David T. Howard (Atlanta, Georgia)
College	Southern Illinois (1963–1967)
NBA draft	1967: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career	1967–1979
Position	Point guard
Number	10, 11
Career history
1967–1977	New York Knicks
1977–1979	Cleveland Cavaliers

Career highlights and awards
2× NBA champion (1970, 1973) 7× NBA All-Star (1970–1976) NBA All-Star Game MVP (1975) 4× All-NBA First Team (1970, 1972, 1974, 1975) 2× All-NBA Second Team (1971, 1973) 7× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1969–1976) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1968) NBA anniversary team (50th, 75th) No. 10 retired by New York Knicks NIT champion (1967) NIT MVP (1967) No. 52 retired by Southern Illinois Salukis

Career statistics
Points	15,581 (18.9 ppg)
Rebounds	4,830 (5.9 rpg)
Assists	5,040 (6.1 apg)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006