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Frankie Fidler Named to Julius Erving Award Preseason Watch List
10/30/2024 1:35:00 PM | Men's Basketball
East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State men's basketball senior forward Frankie Fidler was one of 20 players selected to the Watch List for the Julius Erving Award by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Wednesday.
The annual Julius Erving Award, named after the Class of 1993 Hall of Famer and 16-year professional basketball player, celebrates its 11th year by recognizing the top small forwards in Division I men's basketball.
Fans can support their favorite player by participating in Fan Voting starting Friday, November 1. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the 2025 Julius Erving will be narrowed to 10, and then in late February, to just five. In March, the five finalists will be presented to Erving and the Hall of Fame's selection committees, where winners will be selected.
Fidler was one of four players from the Big Ten selected to the watch list.
A 6-7, 217-pound forward, Fidler spent three years at Omaha and was named First Team All-Summit Conference in 2023-24 after averaging 20.1 points per game, 6.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. He started all 33 games for the Mavericks, connecting on 45.2 percent of his field goals, 35.6 percent of his 3-point attempts and a team-best 85.4 percent of his free throws (216-of-253). Fidler scored in double figures 31 times, scored at least 20 points 17 times, had four games with at least 30 and registered five double-doubles. Overall last year, he set new single-season highs in 3-point field goals made (52), free throws made (216), rebounds (207), rebounds per game (6.3), assists (86), steals (41), points (664) and points per game.
Nationally, Fidler ranked six in all of Division I in free throws made, No. 22 in total points and No. 31 in points per game.
A native of Bellevue, Neb., Fidler became the third Omaha player in program history to earn all-district honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches, earning second team honors. Fidler became the 43rd player in Omaha history to reach the 1,000-point mark for his career last year and left the program ranked sixth all-time in scoring and third among those who played since the program moved to the Division I level with 1,507 points.
Michigan State opens the 2024-25 regular season on Monday, Nov. 4, hosting Monmouth University at the Breslin Center. The game tips off at 7 p.m. and will be available on B1G+.
The annual Julius Erving Award, named after the Class of 1993 Hall of Famer and 16-year professional basketball player, celebrates its 11th year by recognizing the top small forwards in Division I men's basketball.
Fans can support their favorite player by participating in Fan Voting starting Friday, November 1. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the 2025 Julius Erving will be narrowed to 10, and then in late February, to just five. In March, the five finalists will be presented to Erving and the Hall of Fame's selection committees, where winners will be selected.
Fidler was one of four players from the Big Ten selected to the watch list.
A 6-7, 217-pound forward, Fidler spent three years at Omaha and was named First Team All-Summit Conference in 2023-24 after averaging 20.1 points per game, 6.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. He started all 33 games for the Mavericks, connecting on 45.2 percent of his field goals, 35.6 percent of his 3-point attempts and a team-best 85.4 percent of his free throws (216-of-253). Fidler scored in double figures 31 times, scored at least 20 points 17 times, had four games with at least 30 and registered five double-doubles. Overall last year, he set new single-season highs in 3-point field goals made (52), free throws made (216), rebounds (207), rebounds per game (6.3), assists (86), steals (41), points (664) and points per game.
Nationally, Fidler ranked six in all of Division I in free throws made, No. 22 in total points and No. 31 in points per game.
A native of Bellevue, Neb., Fidler became the third Omaha player in program history to earn all-district honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches, earning second team honors. Fidler became the 43rd player in Omaha history to reach the 1,000-point mark for his career last year and left the program ranked sixth all-time in scoring and third among those who played since the program moved to the Division I level with 1,507 points.
Michigan State opens the 2024-25 regular season on Monday, Nov. 4, hosting Monmouth University at the Breslin Center. The game tips off at 7 p.m. and will be available on B1G+.
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