Men's Basketball HC Ryan Frazer Leaves PCC After 3 Seasons

In a little more than three years, head coach Ryan Frazer turned the Pasadena City College men's basketball team into one of the top programs in Southern California. Frazer's successful time at PCC though is coming to an end as he said he has accepted the position as an assistant coach at NCAA Division I University of Montana. 

PCC will name an interim head coach soon for the 2025-2026 season. Frazer officially resigned his position as an instructor/coach in the PCC Kinesiology, Health & Athletics Division. 

Frazer took a 1-26 program in 2021-22 and came ever-so-close to reaching the that season's 3C2A State Tournament in 2023. He guided the Lancers to their most successful season since 2003-2004 as the team finished 22-9, second place in the South Coast Conference North Division, earning the #12 seed in the SoCal Regional Playoffs. From there, PCC won two postseason games over #21 Cerro Coso and an upset of #5 San Diego Miramar. In the regional finals, PCC took #4 San Bernardino Valley to the final minute before the Wolverines edged the Lancers at the finish, 63-58. 

Frazer guided the play of All-State honorable mention wing Jonathan Tchengang, who along with point guard Jayden Winfrey each made the All-South Coast Conference North Division Team. All-SCC HM center Nigel Wilson recently was awarded the CalHOPE Courage Award for March, 2023, in overcoming depression to achieve his goals. Besides making the postseason run, PCC's season was highlighted by an 11-game win streak and a final state #22 ranking. 

In 2023-24, Frazer's Lancers went 19-11, earned the #15 SoCal seed and won a first round playoff over Los Angeles Southwest before losing in the regional semifinals to #2 San Diego City. The team once again finished in second place in the SCC North. All-SCC First Team guard Myles Watkins soared to heights as he became the #18 PCC all-time leading scorer in reaching 901 points. Another All-SCC First Teamer Deen Abdur-Rahmann received an All-State honorable mention. Abdur-Rahmann is a member of the 600-point club while conference HM Shant Chenorhavorian joined the 500-point club. 

This past season in '24-25, Frazer directed a PCC team that finished 18-12, earned the #15 SoCal seed and won a first round playoff over Cuesta before losing in the regional semifinals at #2 Citrus. All-State and All-SCC First Team honors went to wing Dylan Swillis, who finished as PCC's #21 All-Time Leading Scorer, and All-SCC First Team point guard Jalen Vazquez led the state in assists while finishing second in all-time assists for a single season and career at PCC.

Frazer finished his 3-year run directing the Lancers with a 59-32 overall record (.648 win percentage). He also reached milestone win #100 as a HC.

Prior to PCC, Frazer coached underdog MiraCosta College, the #21 SoCal seed, to advance all the way to the 2022 state tournament. Eventual champion City College of San Francisco ended the Spartans run, 81-72, in the state quarterfinals. Frazer's team led at one point 39-27 over the state's #1 team and handed the Rams a rare halftime deficit at 41-36. 

Despite making it into the postseason as the second lowest seed, Frazer coached MiraCosta to beat #12 Cerro Coso, 93-70, in the first round of regional play, then shocked both No. 5 Santiago Canyon in Round 2, 84-74, and No. 4 San Diego City, the PCAC champions, in the regional finals, 68-64. 

Prior to MiraCosta, Frazer was an assistant coach at Antelope Valley College for three seasons, assisting the Marauders to a 68-26 record, which included back-to-back Western State Conference Championships. 

In 2015-17, Frazer spent two seasons as the top assistant at Cal State Dominguez Hills, helping place three Toros on the 2017 All-CCAA Team and serving as their lead recruiter. He also has 4-year university experience while being an assistant coach at Chico State in 2010-11. 

And now Frazer returns to the 4-year university level to assist with the Montana Grizzlies, working under head coach Travis Decuire.