phone about 30 minutes later. McGruder was more than happy to talk. "It wasn't really weird," McGruder said. "One of my good friends is friends with Chester. He said Chester was going to give me a call. I had seen him play before when he was at Illinois. I was cool with it. I was sitting on my couch watching TV. He was just asking me about my situation. I said, 'Yeah, I'll stick around. I love K-State.'" The rest, as they say, is history. Weber became K-State's head coach a few days later, and he was so impressed by Frazier's connections (and overall basketball knowledge) that he figured he would be a good recruiter that he offered him a position on his staff. Frazier moved to Manhattan earlier this week and is excited to get started. He was also nice enough to share a few of his thoughts on his new gig. What attracted you to this job? Being an assistant at this level was an opportunity I couldn't pass up. You know, when I was in Germany playing Coach and I kind of talked about it. But as time went on we got more serious about it. No regrets? No, I know I wanted to coach even though I still had the opportunity to play. But in the future I think coaching will benefit me more sooner rather than later. So you aren't going to miss playing? I'm done, man. I've hung my shoes up. I'm ready to