Phoenix Suns 2010-11 Media Guide - NBA Media Central
Phoenix Suns 2010-11 Media Guide - NBA Media Central
Phoenix Suns 2010-11 Media Guide - NBA Media Central
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Players<br />
42<br />
Channing<br />
Frye<br />
Center 6-<strong>11</strong> 245 Current <strong>NBA</strong> Season: 6<br />
Born: 5/17/83, White Plains, NY College: Arizona<br />
Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 14, 2009<br />
Status: Signed through 2013-14; Player Option: 2014-15<br />
2009-10<br />
Proved to be one of the <strong>NBA</strong>’s top free-agent signings, expanding his game and receiving the playing time to<br />
become one of the league’s best three-point shooters and most improved players… In his fifth career season and<br />
first with his hometown team, averaged <strong>11</strong>.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and a career-high 0.91 blocks in a career-high<br />
27.0 minutes while playing in a career-best 81 games (41 starts)… Registered the largest increase in three-point<br />
field goals made from one season to the next in <strong>NBA</strong> history (minimum 50 games played), racking up a teamleading<br />
172 three-pointers (4th-<strong>NBA</strong>) after making <strong>11</strong> threes in 63 games in 2008-09… Previous record was held<br />
by Antoine Walker, an increase of 148 from 1999-00 to 2000-01 (73 to 221)… Was remarkably efficient, shooting<br />
a career-high 43.9 percent from long range (6th-<strong>NBA</strong>, 2nd-team)… Entered 2009-10 with 20 threes made in his<br />
four-year career (278 games) and then reached 20 three-pointers made in his seventh game as a Sun on Nov. 8<br />
at Washington… Surpassed his single-season career-high of <strong>11</strong> three-pointers in his third game as a Sun… Quickly<br />
endeared himself to <strong>Suns</strong> fan by making a then career-high six three-pointers in each of his first two home games<br />
(consecutive games: Oct. 30, Nov. 1), becoming the first center in <strong>NBA</strong> history to make six or more three-pointers<br />
in two-straight games… Just the sixth Sun in franchise history to accomplish the feat (Leandro Barbosa, Jim<br />
Jackson, Dan Majerle, Steve Nash, Wesley Person)… Tallied an <strong>NBA</strong>-leading six games of six or more three-pointers<br />
made, most by a Sun since Raja Bell in 2006-07… That included a career-high seven made threes March 3 at LA<br />
Clippers… Entered the season having made multiple threes in a single game twice in his career, something he did<br />
45 times (35-10) with the <strong>Suns</strong> in 2009-10… Set career highs in total minutes played (2190), field goals made<br />
(317), field goals attempted (703), total rebounds (427), assists (<strong>11</strong>3) and blocks (74)… Averaged double-figure<br />
scoring for the second time in his career and for the first time since 2005-06, his rookie season with the Knicks<br />
(12.3)… Started the first 41 games of the season, averaging 12.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 31.0 minutes while<br />
shooting 44.9 percent from the field, including 43.2 percent from three-point range… Came off the bench in every<br />
game he appeared in after Jan. 16, averaging 10.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 23.0 minutes while shooting 45.3<br />
percent overall and 44.8 percent from three-point range in 40 appearances as a reserve… Tallied a single-season<br />
career-high <strong>11</strong> 20-point efforts (7-4), surpassing his previous high of 10 in 2005-06, including a season-high 26<br />
points Dec. 30 vs. Boston… Consecutive 20-point efforts twice (Oct. 30-Nov. 1; Jan. 25-26), something he had<br />
not done since 2006-07… Scored in double figures 47 times (34-13) after doing so eight times in 2008-09… Six<br />
double-digit rebounding efforts (5-1) and four double-doubles (3-1) and now has 13 double-doubles for his career…<br />
One 20-point, 10-rebound game (1-0), the third of his career… At home, averaged 12.3 points and 2.4 threes<br />
made (5th-<strong>NBA</strong>) on 47.3 percent shooting from three-point range… Missed one game due to an <strong>NBA</strong> suspension<br />
on March 12 (0-1)... Participated in the <strong>2010</strong> Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout at All-Star Weekend in Dallas...<br />
Signed a five-year contract extension on July 8, <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
Pro Career<br />
# 8<br />
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION<br />
2006 <strong>NBA</strong> All-Rookie First Team selection as a Knick after averaging a career-high 12.3 points and career-high 5.8<br />
rebounds in 65 games (14 starts)... Finished fifth in voting for the 2006 T-Mobile Rookie of the Year award…<br />
T-Mobile Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for November.<br />
CAREER NOTES<br />
Five-year <strong>NBA</strong> veteran originally selected with the eighth overall pick in the 2005 <strong>NBA</strong> Draft by the New York<br />
Knicks… Spent first two career seasons with New York (2005-07) before being acquired by the Portland Trail Blazers<br />
with Steve Francis for Zach Randolph, Freddy Jones, and Dan Dickau on June 28, 2007... Joined his third team<br />
after signing with <strong>Phoenix</strong> as an unrestricted free agent on July 14, 2009… Best statistical seasons came with<br />
consistent minutes in his first two <strong>NBA</strong> campaigns when he averaged 10.8 points and 5.6 rebounds in 25.3 minutes<br />
in 137 games combined in 2005-06 and 2006-07… During his decorated rookie season, registered 10 games of<br />
20-plus points and two 30-plus scoring games, notched four 10-plus rebound games and totaled three doubledoubles…<br />
Over 65 games (14 starts) in his rookie season with the Knicks averaged 12.3 points and 5.8 rebounds<br />
in 24.2 minutes, shooting 47.7 percent (305-for-640) from the field and 82.5 percent (189-for-229) from the
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