Jermelle “Speedy” Fraser enters his first season as an assistant men's basketball coach at Blinn College.

Prior to arriving at Blinn, the Bronx, N.Y., native served as an assistant coach at LeMoyne College in Syracuse, N.Y. Fraser assisted in recruiting and player development, along with game and practice planning. He helped develop freshman Christian Davis, who was selected to the NorthEast-10 Conference All-Rookie Team.

Fraser has coached and played in several countries internationally. He served as a head coach at the NBA Basketball School in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 2020. He helped develop grassroots and high school boys basketball players and ensured high-quality programming and training. Additionally, he evaluated players' skill level at the end of each term.

Fraser spent the 2019-20 academic year as an assistant coach and player development coach at Montverde Academy in Monteverde, Florida. He coached and facilitated skills based trainings four NBA first-round draft picks: Cade Cunningham (No. 1 overall to the Detroit Pistons), Scottie Barnes (No. 4 to the Toronto Raptors), Moses Moody (No. 14 to the Golden State Warriors), and Dayron Sharpe (No. 29 to the Phoenix Suns, traded to Brooklyn Nets). He assisted with daily coaching and practice sessions for a team which featured eight high-major Division I prospects in total. He also provided video breakdown of practice and games for analysis.

In 2019, Fraser served as a coach at the Zaza Pachulia Basketball Academy in Tblisi, Georgia. He was an academy coach for the U18 and U20 teams with both teams winning the Georgian Championships. Fraser also worked in player development with U16, U18, and U20 national team players along with Sandro Mamukelashvili, who was selected in the second round of the 2021 NBA Draft.

In 2018, Fraser was a skills coach at the Hoop Group Skills Camp in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Working with Hall of Fame coach Bob Hurley and eight-time National High School Coach of the Year Kevin Boyle, he assisted with in-game coaching and skill development. He also spent time at the NBA Basketball School in Kartepe, Turkey, as a skills coach.

From 2011 to 2017, Fraser worked with Big Apple Sports under longtime New York City coach and scout Thomas "Tippy" McTernan. Fraser oversaw the player development program, helped coordinate the annual college exposure event, and scouted and evaluated talent. More than 300 players from his time with the organization went on to play at the collegiate level.

Fraser began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at State University of New York Maritime College during the 2010-11 academic year. He assisted with skill development, scouting reports, and game day preparation and video.

Fraser started his professional playing career with KB Drita in Gjilan, Kosovo, in 2013-14. He averaged 18.7 points and 4.5 assists per game. While with the team, Fraser worked with youth players in the program. He then played for BK Flames NH Ostrava in Ostrava, Czech Republic, in 2015-16. He played point guard and was a volunteer youth trainer. Fraser wrapped up his playing career with Malbas in Malmo, Sweden, in 2017-18. He ranked in the top 10 in assists in the Superettan League. As the head coach of the U16 and U19 teams, he led the teams to the 2017 Skanes District Championship and the 2018 Lundaspelen semifinals.

Fraser attended SUNY Maritime College, where he was a 2011 graduate and received a bachelor's degree in International Trade and Transportation. On the court, Fraser led a remarkable resurgence at SUNY Maritime. In just three seasons, the Privateers more than doubled the win total from the five years combined before his arrival. The program averaged 15.7 wins per season, appeared in three consecutive Skyline Conference tournament semifinals and the ECAC Postseason Tournament in 2008-09 for the second time in college history. Additionally, the stretch is one of the most successful by winning percentage in school history.