.jpg) Frazier in March 2020 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 29, 1945 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 | |
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| 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 | |
| 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.