Just three days after playing in his first NCAA tournament, Grand Canyon’s Oscar Frayer died Tuesday morning in a car accident.
The 23-year-old was traveling with his sister, Andrea Moore, 28, and another passenger on I-5 SB south of Walnut Grove Road when his Subaru collided with the back of a U.S. car. California Highway Patrol next door. from the road that helps a disabled tractor-trailer around 2:30 p.m. The Subaru crashed into a tree and burst into flames.
The three passengers were pronounced dead at the scene, according to a CHP statement.
“We love O,” Grand Canyon coach Bryce Drew said in a statement. “It was the beat of our team with its vibrant and energetic personality. I can’t express in words the pain and sadness we all feel, but we know it’s in heaven and that makes us very happy to know that we will be together again. “
Frayer, a senior striker known as the “High Flyer,” posted eight points, five assists and three blocks on Saturday in the Antelopes’ loss that ended the season by 86-74 against Iowa in the NCAA tournament. He finished his NCAA career with the school record for blocked shots (93), while finishing fourth in points (970) and three points (144).
The native of Oakland, California, graduated with a degree in Communications and began GCU in April.