Alexander Demetri Franklin (born July 11, 1988) is a Puerto Rican-American professional

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player for Gigantes de Carolina of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He is best known for his college career at

Siena College Siena College is an American private Franciscan college in Loudonville, New York. Siena was founded by the Order of Friars Minor in 1937. The college was named after Bernardino of Siena, a 15th-century Italian Franciscan friar and preacher. St ...

and as a member of the

Puerto Rican national team Puerto, a Spanish word meaning ''seaport'', may refer to: Places *El Puerto de Santa María, Andalusia, Spain *Puerto, a seaport town in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines *Puerto Colombia, Colombia *Puerto Cumarebo, Venezuela *Puerto Galera, Orient ...

. Franklin, a

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from

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, played at Siena from 2006 to 2010. In his time there, he led the Saints to three

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(MAAC) titles and was named the MAAC Player of the Year and an AP honorable mention All-American as a senior in 2009–10. He left the school with 1,730 points and 930 rebounds for his career. Following college, Franklin played professionally in Spain and France as well as several teams in Puerto Rico's Baloncesto Superior Nacional. In 2012, Franklin led the Mayagüez Indians to its first championship and was named playoff MVP. In February 2015, he signed with Maccabi Ra'anana of Israel. In May 2015, he signed with Vaqueros de Bayamón of Puerto Rico. Franklin, whose mother is Puerto Rican, first played for Puerto Rico's national team at

2012 Centrobasket The 2012 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2012 Centrobasket, was the regional championship of FIBA Americas for Central America and Caribbean subzone, played June 18–24, 2012. The top four teams qua ...

. On August 19, 2014, Franklin was named to Puerto Rico's squad for the

2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. Hosted by Spain, it was the last tournament to be held on the then-current four-year cycle ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Franklin, Alex 1988 births Living people 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Abejas de León players American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Atléticos de San Germán players Baloncesto Superior Nacional players Basketball players from Pennsylvania CB Peñas Huesca players CB Tarragona players Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in basketball Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games JA Vichy players Real Estelí Baloncesto players Maccabi Ra'anana players Puerto Rican expatriate basketball people in Nicaragua Puerto Rican men's basketball players Siena Saints men's basketball players Small forwards Soles de Mexicali players Sportspeople from Reading, Pennsylvania Puerto Rican expatriate basketball people in Israel Puerto Rican expatriate basketball people in Mexico American expatriate basketball people in Nicaragua Brujos de Guayama players Vaqueros de Bayamón basketball players Gigantes de Carolina basketball players