Yannick Ayrton Franke (born May 21, 1996) is a Dutch professional basketball player for ONVO Büyükçekmece of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He also represents the Netherlands national basketball team in international competition. Franke mainly plays at the shooting guard position.
.jpg) Franke playing for the Büyükçekmece Basketbol in 2024 | |
| No. 5 – ONVO Büyükçekmece | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Basketbol Süper Ligi |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 21, 1996 Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| 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 |
| 2021–2022 | Trefl Sopot |
| 2022 | Andorra |
| 2022–2023 | PAOK Thessaloniki |
| 2023–2024 | Palencia |
| 2024–present | Büyükçekmece Basketbol |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Professional career
editFranke 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]
On February 29, 2024, he signed with ONVO Büyükçekmece of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[20]
International career
editFranke made his debut for the Dutch national basketball team on 31 July 2015 in a 55–59 loss against Germany.[21] 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.[22]
Family
editFranke 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 [23] 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. [24]
Honours
editIndividual
edit- 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
- LKL Newcomer of the Year: 2018–19
- Eurobasket.com LKL All-Imports team: 2018–19
- Eurobasket.com All-BBL Honorable mention: 2019–20
- GBL All-Star: 2022
References
edit- ^ "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). 2 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (31 March 2022). "MoraBanc Andorra lands Yannick Franke". Sportando. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Chorozoglou, Panagiotis. "O Yannick Franke στον ΠΑΟΚ mateco". PAOK BC. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Yannick Franke (ex PAOK) is a newcomer at Palencia". Eurobasket. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "El Zunder Palencia se refuerza con Yannick Franke". ACB.com (in Spanish). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Buyukcekmece signs Yannick Franke". Sportando. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Yannick Franke" (in Dutch). Oranjebasketball.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Yannick Franke". EuroBasket 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Wie wij zijn". Oranje Basketball (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "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.