Chester Frazier Returns to Virginia Tech

Former West Virginia University men's basketball coach Chester Frazier is heading back to Blacksburg and reuniting with Mike Young

West Virginia University assistant coach Chester Frazier | Christopher Hall - West Virginia on SI

Former West Virginia University men's basketball assistant coach Chester Frazier is returning to Mike Young’s staff at Virginia Tech where he previously spent two seasons with the Hokies men’s basketball program.

Frazier was in Morgantown last season under former WVU head coach Darian DeVries where he helped build and then guide the Mountaineers to a 19-13 record, 10 more wins the previous season, and posted a 10-10 conference record.

Prior to West Virginia, Frazier spent three seasons at his alma mater Illinois as an assistant for Brad Underwood. The Illini went to the Elite Eight this past season after a second-round appearance 2022 a season prior.

While at Virginia Tech, he helped guide the Hokies to a third-place finish in the ACC in 2021 and an NCAA tournament appearance.

Frazier spent seven seasons as an assistant at Kansas State for former Illini head coach Bruce Weber. The Wildcats captured a pair of Big 12 championships during that stretch (2013, 2019 and a trip to the Elite Eight in 2018 that included an upset victory over No. 5 seed Kentucky.

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