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THE STORYLINE Tim Frye is a walk-on guard who owns freshman athletic and sophomore academic status. He was originally set to walk-on to the team during his freshman season but an ACL injury forced him to use the year as rehabilitation. HIGH SCHOOL A 2006 graduate of Mars High School in Mars, Pa. where he played for Head Coach Rob Carmody...Concluded his career as the Mars High School all-time leading scorer with 1,261 points during his four-year varsity career...Scored 400 points during his senior season...Topped the 1,000-point career mark with a 21-point performance vs. Kittaning...Scored 29 points as a senior against Ringgold High School...Named a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Player to Watch...Named All-Allegheny Conference and All-County...Sat out the majority of his junior year with a torn ACL injury...Finished with over 500 points as a sophomore...Also competed in track & field and football...Placed fourth in the WPIAL Class 2A meet with a 6-0 high jump...Named All-Conference in football as a wide receiver...Caught 20 passes for 403 yards and four touchdowns as a senior. PERSONAL Born Tim Paul Frye on August 28, 1987 in Latrobe, Pa....Son of Paul Frye and stepfather Steve Tritch and Tami Tritch...Has a sister, Liz...Uncle Dave Frye played basketball at Providence and uncle Tom Albright played football at Indiana State...Most gratifying moment in sports was breaking his high school's career scoring record...Person in history he would most like to meet: Muhammad Ali...Best job ever held: working with his father...Is the first Pitt player to wear No. 24 since Marcus Bowman (2002-05)...Best athletes who he has ever competed against include Greg Oden and Greg Paulus at a Houston AAU Tournament...Pre-business major. |
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