When you match the kind of person he is with the ability to play, you know, we will make sure that people do not forget who Oscar Frayer was because he was very, very special,” Knight said. “He is a once in a lifetime generational talent for me, I feel. “It was like he got to the pinnacle of everything he was trying to do at the time, he got his degree on the biggest stage of college basketball and, you know, 48 hours later he’s not picking up the phone,” Knight said.Īlthough his talents on the court were undeniable, Knight says Frayer was a celebrity among his Bay Area and Arizona communities because of how much everyone loved him off the court. Grand Canyon senior Oscar Frayer died early Tuesday morning in a car accident near Lodi, Calif., three days after he started for the Antelopes in their first-ever NCAA tournament game. Frayer graduated from Moreau Catholic High School in Hayward. It’s an emotional 180 that Knight says he is still trying to process. WACHoopsDigest BREAKING - According to sources, Grand Canyon forward Oscar Frayer has passed away from injuries sustained in a car accident. The elder Oscar Frayer died in a car accident when young Oscar was 7, according to a story on the athletics department website. “Super proud of you son, can’t wait to see you when you get back … and then to not being able to see him, it’s devastating,” Knight said. Knight coached Fryer at Moreau Catholic High School in Hayward and had known Frayer since he came to Knight’s basketball camps years before high school. Grand Canyon basketball player Oscar Frayer died from a car accident, three days after the Antelopes played in the NCAA Tournament for the first time. Frayer and GCU would each make their first trip to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.Ī dream come true for a player and those who helped get him there. He decided to go back and finish his degree and play.” I cannot put into words the hurt and sadness we all feel. He was the heartbeat of our team with his vibrant, energetic personality. We love O, GCU head coach Bryce Drew said in a release put out by the school.
GCU lost to 2-seed Iowa to end a historic season.
“The more I talked to him the more I’m like ‘I really like this kid’,” said Frank Knight, Frayer’s basketball coach. And Oscar Frayer and the Lopes got to play in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. CHP: 3 people killed, 2 CHP officers injured in north San Joaquin County crash on I-5
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