OFFICIAL: DeVries Adds Chester Frazier to the Staff

West Virginia head coach Darian DeVries names Chester Frazier as associate head coach

On Thursday, West Virginia University men’s basketball head coach Darian DeVries named Chester Frazier as associate head coach.

“Chester is an unbelievable basketball coach,” DeVries said. “He is a relentless worker who is incredibly talented. Chester has been a winner everywhere he has been, and he builds strong relationships with his players. He is an awesome family man, and we certainly welcome him, his wife, Sarah, and children to Morgantown. Chester will be a tremendous fit for our basketball program.”

Frazier spent the last two seasons at his alma mater Illinois after serving two seasons at Virginia Tech under Mike Young. The Illini went to the Elite Eight this past season after a second-round appearance 2022 a season prior. He helped guide Virginia Tech to a third-place finish in the ACC in 2021 and an NCAA tournament appearance.

Previously, 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.

The Baltimore native was a four-year letterwinner for the Fighting Illini from 2006-09 and a two-time team captain. Frazier was a two-time Big Ten All-Defensive Team selection and earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors and was voted team MVP as a senior, leading the Big Ten with 5.3 assists per game and owned a 2.4 assist-to-turnover ratio. He also averaged 5.7 points and was one of the best rebounding point guards nationally, averaging 4.8 per game.