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Channing Thomas Frye (born May 17, 1983 in White Plains, New York) is an NBA player with the New York Knicks. His positions are center and power forward. He attended the University of Arizona. Standing at 6 ft 11 in and 248 lb, Frye was expected to be a high pick in the 2005 NBA Draft. He was selected 8th overall by the New York Knicks, and was the first college senior to be selected in that draft. Channing Frye was named the Rookie of the Month (for games played in November) along with New Orleans Hornets Chris Paul.

Frye attended Hendrix Jr. High School and later St. Mary's Prep School in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was an all-state and all-metro area player. Frye then spent a full four seasons at Arizona beginning in 2001 and ending in 2005. Frye was an integral part of the Arizona team that went to the Elite Eight in the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship but was defeated by Illinois.

Frye scored his career high of 30 points (14-18FG, 2-2FT), along with 7 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 assist in his first match up with the number one pick from the 2005 NBA Draft, Andrew Bogut. He matched his career high on January 6, against the Washington Wizards, shooting 11-13 from the floor and 7-8 from the free throw line. He is considered to be one of the best rookies from the 2005 NBA Draft and is consistently ranked high in the NBA Rookie Rankings : . On March 21, 2006, Channing sprained his left knee ligament in a game against the Toronto Raptors when Raptor guard Andre Barrett lost his balance and smashed his shoulder into Frye's knee. Channing will miss the rest of the 2005-2006 NBA season.

Channing Frye, Nate Robinson, and David Lee are the current rookies playing for the New York Knicks.

Channing, who is arguably the second best rookie in the NBA right now, has already set up charities in his name for MS, as well as been in advertisements for the Knicks and New York City.

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Athletes - Channing Frye

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