Channing Thomas Frye (born May 17, 1983, in White
Plains, New York) is an American professional
basketball player with the NBA's Portland Trail
Blazers. His positions are center and power forward.
He attended the University of Arizona. Standing at 6
ft 11 in and 248 lb, Frye was expected to be a high
pick in the 2005 NBA Draft. He was selected 8th
overall by the New York Knicks, and was the first
college senior to be selected in that draft.
Channing Frye was named the Rookie of the Month for
November 2005 along with the New Orleans/Oklahoma
City Hornets' Chris Paul.
Frye attended Hendrix Jr. High School and later St.
Mary's Prep School in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was
an all-state and all-metro area player. Frye then
spent a full four seasons at the University of
Arizona beginning in 2001 and ending in 2005. Frye
was an integral part of the Arizona team that went
to the Elite Eight in the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I
Basketball Championship but was defeated by
Illinois.
