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Arizona basketball: 30 Greatest Wildcats of all time

By Shereen Rayan

TUCSON, AZ - SEPTEMBER 22: Former Arizona Wildcats basketball coach Lute Olson waves to fans as he walks with wife Kelly Pugnea during the first half of the college football game against the Utah Utes at Arizona Stadium on September 22, 2017 in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
TUCSON, AZ - SEPTEMBER 22: Former Arizona Wildcats basketball coach Lute Olson waves to fans as he walks with wife Kelly Pugnea during the first half of the college football game against the Utah Utes at Arizona Stadium on September 22, 2017 in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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Arizona Basketball Greatest Player No. 10 – Channing Frye

Position: Power Forward

Years at Arizona: 2001-2005

College Stats: 13.5 pts, 7.3 reb, 1.3 Ast, 1.3 stl, 0.6 blk

College Awards: 

2005 NCAA Tournament All-Region
1st All-Pac-12 Team 2004, 2005
2002 Pac-10 All-Freshman Team
2001 McDonald’s All-American.

NBA Draft:  2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall Selected by the New York Knicks
Years in the NBA: 14

NBA Awards: 

2006 NBA All-Rookie 1st team
2016 NBA Champion

Channing Frye is an NBA Champion and he just announced his retirement last month after 14 years playing in the NBA for seven teams. Frye will retire from the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team he won the 2015 NBA Championship with along with former Wildcat Richard Jefferson and LeBron James. Rich already reached out to him on Twitter and reminded him he can work their Road Trippin’ podcast.

https://twitter.com/Rjeff24/status/1101712201902186496

At Arizona, the McDonald’s All-American and Arizona native (Phoenix), he shot a career 56.2%, never dipping below 54% in any season. He ranks No.2 in blocked shots (253). Frye arrived in Tucson as a player that would need development but ended up a star that ended up an NBA top-ten pick.

Frye played with current Lakers assistant coach Isaiah Fox and head coach Luke Walton as well as Gilbert Arenas and Jason Gardner. His last game for Arizona was in the Elite eight where his team lost to Illinois after scoring 24 points, grabbing 12 rebounds and blocking six shots.

Frye was the first college senior selected in the 2005 NBA Draft at No. 8 overall. In his rookie season, he played so well he earned a spot on the All-Rookie first team.

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