BEFORE NEBRASKA
Braden Frager was a three-year performer at Lincoln Southwest High School under Coach Alex Bahe before reclassifying into the class of 2024. A three-star recruit by On3, 247Sports and Rivals, Frager was ranked among the top-200 players in the country before he reclassified to the class of 2024. A two-time honorable-mention all-state performer by the Lincoln Journal Star, he averaged 18.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game in 2023-24, as the Silver Hawks went 15-8 and lost in the district finals. A first-team Heartland Athletic Conference pick, he closed the year with a flourish, totaling at least 20 points in six of the final eight contests, including a school-record 39-point performance at Kearney. It was one of three 30-point games that Frager had in 2023-24, as he also recorded four double-doubles in his final season at the school. Frager earned honorable-mention all-state honors as a sophomore in 2022-23, averaging 11.4 points and 7.0 rebounds per game as Lincoln Southwest went 15-9 and reached the district finals. Frager shot 48 percent from the field, including 42 percent from 3-point range. He helped Lincoln Southwest to three straight district finals appearances during his high school career. In the classroom, he was a three-year member of the honor roll at Lincoln Southwest. Frager played for the ETG Midwest AAU program for Coach Ryan Reeder, averaging 15.0 ppg during his final season of AAU basketball. Frager selected Nebraska over Creighton and Iowa State.
PERSONAL
The son of Jodi Frager and Rick and Jean Frager, Braden was born on Nov. 10, 2006, in Liberty, Mo. he has an older sister (Izzy), a younger brother (Brecken) and two stepsisters (Sydney and Anna). Braden has not declared a major at Nebraska.