When Steve Kerr blew out his knee in the 1986 World Championships, Lute Olson famously said, “I hope Bruce Fraser is ready to be our point guard.” Fraser was then a junior college recruit from Long Beach, California, and although he didn’t become a starter at the UA, he was a good teammate and has always been part of Kerr’s inner circle and Olson’s basketball family. Fraser went on to coach for Larry Brown at Indiana and for Quin Snyder at Missouri before becoming a scout for the Suns, and Kerr, then Phoenix’s GM. At 48, Fraser is now Kerr’s player development coach at Golden State.
Ex-Cats Fraser, Kerr reunite at Golden State
From left: Bruce Fraser, Steve Kerr and Tom Tolbert react after losing the game in overtime. University of Arizona vs. UTEP, March 13, 1987.
