Yannick Franke

Yannick Ayrton Franke (born May 21, 1996) is a Dutch professional basketball player for Palencia of the Liga ACB. He also represents the Netherlands national basketball team in international competition. Franke mainly plays at the shooting guard position.

Yannick Franke
Franke playing for the Netherlands in 2016
No. 0 – Palencia Baloncesto
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1996-05-21) May 21, 1996
Haarlem, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013ZZ Leiden
2013–2015Rotterdam
2015–2016Donar
2016Bisons Loimaa
2017Zadar
2017–2018Aquila Trento
2018–2019Pieno žvaigždės
2019–2020Hamburg Towers
2020SLUC Nancy
2020–2021Start Lublin
2021Pieno žvaigždės
2021–2022Trefl Sopot
2022Andorra
2022–2023PAOK Thessaloniki
2023–presentPalencia
Career highlights and awards

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 signed with Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League.[15]

On March 2, 2022, he signed with MoraBanc Andorra of the Spanish Liga ACB.[16]

On July 11, 2022, Franke signed with PAOK of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League.[17] In 31 domestic league games, he averaged 15.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 turnovers, playing around 27 minutes per contest.

On July 27, 2023, Franke signed with Palencia of the Liga ACB.[18][19]

International career

Franke made his debut for the Dutch national basketball team on 31 July 2015 in a 55–59 loss against Germany.[20] 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.[21]

Family

Franke comes from a much-lauded basketball family. Father Rolf Franke was eight times Dutch basketball champion in the 1990s, played 60 international matches for the Netherlands [22] and was the coach of ZZ Leiden from 2018 to 2020. Grandfather Wim Franke was regarded as one of the best basketball players in the country in the 1960s and made 47 international appearances. [23]

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Topscorer DBL" (in Dutch). J-dus.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. "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.
  3. "Yannick Franke per direct weg bij Donar" [Yannick Franke leaves Donar] (in Dutch). OOG TV. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  4. "Yannick Franke Biisoneihin" [Yannick Franke is a Bison] (in Finnish). Bisons.fi. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  5. "Promitheas lands Yannick Franke". Sportando.com. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  6. "Yannick Franke inks with AEK Athens". Sportando.com. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  7. "Yannick Franke, AEK Athens part ways". Sportando.com. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  8. "Zadar ink two foreign players – Franke and Janev are coming to Višnjik". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  9. "Yannick Franke leaves KK Zadar". Sportando.com. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  10. "Trento signs Yannick Franke to a two-year deal". Sportando.com. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  11. "Yannick Franke naar Litouwen". basketbalnieuws.com (in Dutch). 10 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  12. "Hamburg Towers". Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  13. "Yannick Franke clôture le recrutement". 8 August 2020.
  14. "MKS Start Lublin signs Yannick Franke". Sportando.
  15. "Yannick Franke zagra w Treflu". plk.pl (in Polish). 2 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  16. Skerletic, Dario (31 March 2022). "MoraBanc Andorra lands Yannick Franke". Sportando. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  17. Chorozoglou, Panagiotis. "O Yannick Franke στον ΠΑΟΚ mateco". PAOK BC. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  18. "Yannick Franke (ex PAOK) is a newcomer at Palencia". Eurobasket. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  19. "El Zunder Palencia se refuerza con Yannick Franke". ACB.com (in Spanish). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  20. "Yannick Franke" (in Dutch). Oranjebasketball.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  21. "Yannick Franke". EuroBasket 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  22. "Wie wij zijn". Oranje Basketball (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  23. "Netherlands Basketball Star Franke: Every Time I Put On The Oranje Shirt, It's Something I Dreamed Of Since I Was A Kid" (in Italian). Boxscore. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
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