2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 8
Frankie Fidler
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 217
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bellevue, Neb.
- High School:
- Bellevue West
- Prev School:
- Omaha
Bio
Senior (2024-25): Appeared in all 37 games, starting seven times … Averaged 7.0 points per game (seventh on the team), while adding 3.3 rebounds in 16.2 minutes per game … Shot 39.0 percent from the floor (80-of-205) and hit 86.1 percent of his free throws (87-of-101) … Third on the team in free throws made (87) and third in free throws attempted (101) … Scored in double figures 12 times … Led the team in scoring twice and in rebounding once … In Big Ten games, averaged 5.7 points and 3.4 rebounds in 14.9 minutes … Started the first seven games of the season before coming off the bench for the first time in an overtime win against North Carolina (11/27) in the Maui Invitational, playing a season-high 27 minutes with 13 points and 3 rebounds … Scored a season-high 18 points, connecting on 8-of-13 shots from the floor, grabbed 7 rebounds and tied his career-best with 4 steals in a win over Penn State (1/15) … Scored 15 points and grabbed a season-high 8 rebounds against Kansas (11/12) in the Champions Classic … Handed out a season-high 5 assists in a win at Rutgers (1/25) … Selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court, recognizing players with a 3.2 cumulative grade-point average or higher.
At Omaha (2021-24): 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 … Fidler 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) … He 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, 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 sixth in all of Division I in free throws made, No. 22 in total points and No. 31 in points per game … 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 in 2023-24 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 … He also became the first player at Omaha since they moved to Division I to score at least 600 points … As a sophomore in 2022-23, led the team in nearly every category, including minutes played (1073), average minutes (33.5), field goals made (152), free throw percentage (.887), points (469) points per game (14.7), total rebounds (185), rebounds per game (5.8), and steals 39…Was second on the team with 17 blocks and 86 assists … Scored a season-high 33 points on a season-high 12 field goals vs. St. Thomas (Feb. 2) … Recorded double-digit points 25 times, including nine in a row from December 13-January 19 … Topped 20 points eight times, including three straight games from February 11-February 18…Also had five games with at least 10 rebounds … Notched five double-doubles … Named Second Team All-Summit … As a freshman in 2012-22, made 26 starts over 29 appearances ... Led the Mavericks, scoring 12.9 points per game (17th in the league) on 48.6 percent from the field, 42.9 percent from three-point range, and 82.4 percent from the foul line ... Averaged 3.7 rebounds per game, 1.8 assists per game, and 0.8 steals per game … Scored double-figures 19 times and notched two 30-point performances … Dropped a career-high 37 points at North Dakota (Feb. 5) on 12-of-14 from the field and 5-of-5 from deep … It was the most points scored by a freshman in DI basketball for the season ... Scored 34 points in the Summit League quarterfinals vs. South Dakota State (March 5), the second-most points scored by a freshman in tournament history … Delivered the game winning dagger on two occasions … Clinched an Omaha win vs. Kansas City (Jan. 29) with a floater in the paint at the buzzer ... Went on an 11-0 solo run over the final 1:30 and hit the buzzer-beater three to down Denver (Feb. 17).
High School: Three-year letterwinner for coach Doug Woodard at Bellevue West ... As a senior, averaged a team-leading 21.2 points and 6.3 rebounds per game ... Hit 53 percent of his shots from the field, 40 percent from long range and 79 percent from the free throw line ... Had three 30-point games in his senior campaign ... First-team All-Nebraska selection by the Omaha World-Herald and a first-team Super State pick by the Lincoln Journal Star ... Named Most Valuable Player of the Buell/Brosnihan Metro Basketball Coaches Association Boys' All-Star Game ... Helped the Thunderbirds to the 2020 Class A state championship and a 24-3 record in his junior season, averaging 12.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game while shooting 52 percent from the floor ... Second-team Super State selection by the Lincoln Journal Star in 2019-20 ... Garnered an academic all-state award … Played for Coach Mike Mackie in the Team Factory AAU program.
Personal: Frankie Fidler … Born on April 25, 2003 in Bellevue, Neb. … The son of Chris and Sandy Fidler … Has a brother, Louis, and a sister, Ruby … Louis played basketball at Morningside University.
At Omaha (2021-24): 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 … Fidler 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) … He 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, 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 sixth in all of Division I in free throws made, No. 22 in total points and No. 31 in points per game … 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 in 2023-24 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 … He also became the first player at Omaha since they moved to Division I to score at least 600 points … As a sophomore in 2022-23, led the team in nearly every category, including minutes played (1073), average minutes (33.5), field goals made (152), free throw percentage (.887), points (469) points per game (14.7), total rebounds (185), rebounds per game (5.8), and steals 39…Was second on the team with 17 blocks and 86 assists … Scored a season-high 33 points on a season-high 12 field goals vs. St. Thomas (Feb. 2) … Recorded double-digit points 25 times, including nine in a row from December 13-January 19 … Topped 20 points eight times, including three straight games from February 11-February 18…Also had five games with at least 10 rebounds … Notched five double-doubles … Named Second Team All-Summit … As a freshman in 2012-22, made 26 starts over 29 appearances ... Led the Mavericks, scoring 12.9 points per game (17th in the league) on 48.6 percent from the field, 42.9 percent from three-point range, and 82.4 percent from the foul line ... Averaged 3.7 rebounds per game, 1.8 assists per game, and 0.8 steals per game … Scored double-figures 19 times and notched two 30-point performances … Dropped a career-high 37 points at North Dakota (Feb. 5) on 12-of-14 from the field and 5-of-5 from deep … It was the most points scored by a freshman in DI basketball for the season ... Scored 34 points in the Summit League quarterfinals vs. South Dakota State (March 5), the second-most points scored by a freshman in tournament history … Delivered the game winning dagger on two occasions … Clinched an Omaha win vs. Kansas City (Jan. 29) with a floater in the paint at the buzzer ... Went on an 11-0 solo run over the final 1:30 and hit the buzzer-beater three to down Denver (Feb. 17).
High School: Three-year letterwinner for coach Doug Woodard at Bellevue West ... As a senior, averaged a team-leading 21.2 points and 6.3 rebounds per game ... Hit 53 percent of his shots from the field, 40 percent from long range and 79 percent from the free throw line ... Had three 30-point games in his senior campaign ... First-team All-Nebraska selection by the Omaha World-Herald and a first-team Super State pick by the Lincoln Journal Star ... Named Most Valuable Player of the Buell/Brosnihan Metro Basketball Coaches Association Boys' All-Star Game ... Helped the Thunderbirds to the 2020 Class A state championship and a 24-3 record in his junior season, averaging 12.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game while shooting 52 percent from the floor ... Second-team Super State selection by the Lincoln Journal Star in 2019-20 ... Garnered an academic all-state award … Played for Coach Mike Mackie in the Team Factory AAU program.
Personal: Frankie Fidler … Born on April 25, 2003 in Bellevue, Neb. … The son of Chris and Sandy Fidler … Has a brother, Louis, and a sister, Ruby … Louis played basketball at Morningside University.
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