Yannick Franke
No. 5 – Trefl Sopot | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | PLK FIBA Europe Cup |
Personal information | |
Born | Haarlem, Netherlands | May 21, 1996
Nationality | Dutch |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2013 | ZZ Leiden |
2013–2015 | Rotterdam |
2015–2016 | Donar |
2016 | Bisons Loimaa |
2017 | Zadar |
2017–2018 | Aquila Trento |
2018–2019 | Pieno žvaigždės |
2019–2020 | Hamburg Towers |
2020 | SLUC Nancy |
2020–2021 | Start Lublin |
2021 | Pieno žvaigždės |
2021–present | Trefl Sopot |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Yannick Ayrton Franke (born May 21, 1996) is a Dutch professional basketball player for Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League and the Netherlands. Franke usually plays as shooting guard and occasionally as point guard.
Professional career[]
Franke started his professional career with the Dutch powerhouse ZZ Leiden in the 2013–14 season. In December he transferred to lower-ranked Challenge Sports Rotterdam, where he could get more playing time.
In the 2014–15 season, Franke had a break-out year. He was the youngest scoring champion in the history of the Dutch DBL, after he recorded 19.6 points per game at age 19.[1] He also won the DBL MVP Under 23 and DBL Most Improved Player Awards.
For the 2015–16 season, Franke signed with Donar Groningen.[2] On 15 February 2016, Franke left Donar.[3]
On February 29, 2016, he signed for the remainder of the season with Bisons Loimaa in Finland.[4]
On September 20, 2016, Franke signed with Promitheas Patras in Greece,[5] but left the team without appearing in a single game. On October 16, 2016, he signed a three-year contract with AEK Athens in Greece,[6] but was released on November 25, without appearing in an official game of the team.[7] On January 11, 2017, he signed with Croatian club Zadar.[8] On March 31, 2017, he left Zadar after averaging 6 points and 2 rebounds per game in the ABA League.[9]
On August 11, 2017, Franke signed a two-year deal with Italian club Aquila Basket Trento.[10] In the 2017–18 LBA season, Franke reached the finals with Trento, where it lost to Olimpia Milano.
In October 2018, Franke signed with Pieno žvaigždės of the Lithuanian LKL.[11]
On July 12, 2019, Franke signed a one-year contract with Hamburg Towers of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[12]
On August 8, 2020, Franke signed with SLUC Nancy of the French LNB Pro B.[13]
On December 17, 2020, Franke signed with Start Lublin.[14]
On August 2, 2021, he has signed with Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League.[15]
International career[]
Franke made his debut for the Dutch national basketball team on 31 July 2015 in a 55–59 loss against Germany.[16] Franke was a member of the Dutch team that played at EuroBasket 2015, where the team had a 1–4 record. Franke played in one game, a 72–78 loss against Croatia, and he scored 3 points in the match.[17]
Honours[]
Individual[]
- DBL All-Rookie Team: 2014–15
- DBL Most Improved Player: 2014–15
- DBL MVP Under 23: 2014–15
- DBL All-Star: 2015
- DBL scoring champion: 2014–15
References[]
- ^ "Topscorer DBL" (in Dutch). J-dus.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Donar strikt met Yannick Franke Nederlands toptalent" [Donar signs Dutch top talent in Franke] (in Dutch). NU.nl. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Yannick Franke per direct weg bij Donar" [Yannick Franke leaves Donar] (in Dutch). OOG TV. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Yannick Franke Biisoneihin" [Yannick Franke is a Bison] (in Finnish). Bisons.fi. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Promitheas lands Yannick Franke". Sportando.com. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Yannick Franke inks with AEK Athens". Sportando.com. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Yannick Franke, AEK Athens part ways". Sportando.com. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Zadar ink two foreign players – Franke and Janev are coming to Višnjik". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Yannick Franke leaves KK Zadar". Sportando.com. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Trento signs Yannick Franke to a two-year deal". Sportando.com. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Yannick Franke naar Litouwen". basketbalnieuws.com (in Dutch). 10 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "Hamburg Towers". Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Yannick Franke clôture le recrutement". 8 August 2020.
- ^ "MKS Start Lublin signs Yannick Franke". Sportando.
- ^ "Yannick Franke zagra w Treflu". plk.pl (in Polish). August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ "Yannick Franke" (in Dutch). Oranjebasketball.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Yannick Franke". EuroBasket 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
External links[]
- 1996 births
- Living people
- ABA League players
- Aquila Basket Trento players
- BC Pieno žvaigždės players
- Bisons Loimaa players
- B.S. Leiden players
- Donar (basketball club) players
- Dutch men's basketball players
- Dutch expatriate basketball people
- Dutch Basketball League players
- Feyenoord Basketball players
- Hamburg Towers players
- SLUC Nancy Basket players
- KK Zadar players
- Point guards
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Haarlem
- Trefl Sopot players