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Penn State guard Tim Frazier out for year with torn Achilles tendon

Tim Frazier

Penn State star guard Tim Frazier will miss the remainder of the 2012-13 season with a torn left Achilles tendon, Penn State associate director of communications Brian Siegrist announced via Twitter Tuesday afternoon.

Frazier went down with the injury early in the first half of Penn State’s loss to Akron Sunday in Puerto Rico.

Frazier, a 6-1 senior, is arguably a Top-15 point guard in the country who was averaging 16.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game so far this season. He was a First Team All-Big Ten selection in the preseason.

Alongside fellow guard D.J. Newbill, the Nittany Lions had one of the conference’s stronger backcourt tandems and were off to a 2-2 start.

If there is a silver lining for Frazier, though, it is early enough in the season for him to apply for a medical redshirt, which would preserve his year of eligibility and allow him to possibly return for the 2013-14 season.

Daniel Martin is a writer and editor at JohnnyJungle.com, covering St. John’s. You can find him on Twitter:@DanielJMartin_