Article: The Daily Oklahoman Mel Bracht column: Fraschilla goes international.

Byline: Mel Bracht

Jun. 23--Fran Fraschilla will use his knowledge of the international players as an analyst on ESPN's coverage of the NBA draft.

Fran Fraschilla will switch from his usual role of analyzing Big 12 basketball to evaluating international players for ESPN's coverage of the NBA draft Wednesday night.

Fraschilla said following international basketball has become a yearlong hobby for him.

"I'm at a point now that I know some of the best 15-, 16-, and 17-year-old players in the world and I just track them until these guys become draft eligible," he said.

Fraschilla, a former college basketball coach at Manhattan, ...

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