Yannick Ayrton Franke (born May 21, 1996) is a Dutch professional
basketball
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player for
PAOK Thessaloniki of the
Greek Basket League
The Greek Basket League (GBL), often also referred to as the Greek A1 Basketball League, or Greek Basketball Championship (originally called Panhellenic Basketball Championship), and also known as the Stoiximan Basket League for sponsorship reaso ...
. He also represents the
Netherlands national basketball team
The Netherlands men's national basketball team ( nl, Het Nederlands nationaal basketbalteam) represents the Netherlands in international basketball matches. The national team is governed by Basketball Nederland.
The Dutch have reached the Euro ...
in international competition. Franke mainly plays at the
shooting guard
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position and occasionally as a
point guard
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.
Professional career
Franke started his professional career with the Dutch powerhouse
ZZ Leiden
ZZ Leiden Basketball, also known as Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden, is a basketball club based in Leiden, Netherlands. The club plays in the BNXT League, the domestic first tier league. Their home games are played at Vijf Meihal, which has 2,000 seats.
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in the 2013–14 season. In December he transferred to lower-ranked
Challenge Sports Rotterdam
Feyenoord Basketball, for sponsorship reasons known as Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball, is a Dutch professional basketball club based in Rotterdam. The team plays in the BNXT League and plays its home games at the Topsportcentrum next to De K ...
, 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. He also won the
DBL MVP Under 23
The Dutch Basketball League (DBL) Most Valuable Player Under 23 is an award that is yearly given to the best player under age 23 in the DBL, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands
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and
DBL Most Improved Player
The Dutch Basketball League Most Improved Player is an award that is yearly given to the most improved player in the DBL, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands
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Awards.
For the 2015–16 season, Franke signed with
Donar Groningen
Donar, also known as Donar Groningen, is a professional basketball club based in Groningen, Netherlands. The club competes in the BNXT League and its home arena is MartiniPlaza, which has a seating capacity of 4,350 people.
Donar is one o ...
. On 15 February 2016, Franke left Donar.
On February 29, 2016, he signed for the remainder of the season with
Bisons Loimaa
LoKoKo Bisons Loimaa is a Finnish professional basketball club that is based in Loimaa.
History
The club was established in 1964 as Loimaan Korikonkarit. The team was renamed Bisons after it was promoted to the Korisliiga in 2011. The team won ...
in Finland.
On September 20, 2016, Franke signed with
Promitheas Patras in Greece, but left the team without appearing in a single game. On October 16, 2016, he signed a three-year contract with
AEK Athens
A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...
in Greece, but was released on November 25, without appearing in an official game of the team.
On January 11, 2017, he signed with Croatian club
Zadar
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. On March 31, 2017, he left Zadar after averaging 6 points and 2 rebounds per game in the
ABA League
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.
On August 11, 2017, Franke signed a two-year deal with Italian club
Aquila Basket Trento
Aquila Basket Trento, also known for sponsorship reasons as Dolomiti Energia Trento, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Trento, Trent, Trentino.
It was founded in 1995 as an amalgamation of two local clubs, going from the amateur ...
. In the
2017–18 LBA season
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, Franke reached the finals with Trento, where it lost to
Olimpia Milano
Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, commonly known as Olimpia Milano or as EA7 Emporio Armani Milan after its title sponsor, is an LBA Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy. Its colors are white and red, and the team is sometimes ...
.
In October 2018, Franke signed with
Pieno žvaigždės
Pieno žvaigždės is one of the biggest dairy products companies group in Lithuania, uniting Mažeikiai dairy, Kaunas dairy, Pasvalys
Pasvalys () is a town in Panevėžys County, Lithuania, located near the bank of the Svalia River.
Histo ...
of the Lithuanian
LKL.
On July 12, 2019, Franke signed a one-year contract with
Hamburg Towers
Hamburg Towers, for sponsorship reasons named Veolia Towers Hamburg, is a professional basketball team, based in Hamburg, Germany. The Towers are currently playing in the Basketball Bundesliga, after promoting from the ProA in 2019.
Founded in 2 ...
of the German
Basketball Bundesliga
The Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) (English language: ''Federal Basketball League''), for sponsorship reasons named easyCredit BBL, is the highest level league of professional club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 18 teams. A BBL season ...
(BBL).
On August 8, 2020, Franke signed with
SLUC Nancy
Stade Lorrain Université Club Nancy Basket, commonly referred to as SLUC Nancy Basket, is a French professional basketball club based in Nancy. The club currently competes in the LNB Pro A, the top league in France, and holds two league titles. S ...
of the French
LNB Pro B
The LNB Pro B, commonly known as Pro B, is the French basketball league system, 2nd-tier level men's professional basketball league in France. It is the second division of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB), which has organized the league since t ...
.
On December 17, 2020, Franke signed with
Start Lublin
Start Lublin, more commonly known as Polski Cukier Pszczółka Start Lublin because of sponsporship reasons, is a Polish basketball club based in Lublin. The team plays in the Polish Basketball League (PLK) since 2014. Its home arena is the Globus ...
.
On August 2, 2021, he signed with
Trefl Sopot
Trefl Sopot is a Polish professional basketball team, based in Sopot, Poland. The team plays in the Dominet Bank Ekstraliga, Polish Tauron Basket Liga. The club was founded as the replacement of Asseco Gdynia, Prokom Asseco Sopot that left the ci ...
of the
Polish Basketball League
Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) (English language, English: Polish Basketball League) is a professional men's club basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Poland. It constitutes the first and highest-tier level of the Polish basketball leag ...
.
On March 2, 2022, he signed with
MoraBanc Andorra of the
Liga ACB
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.
On July 11, 2022, Franke signed with
PAOK of the
Greek Basket League
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and the
Basketball Champions League
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.
International career
Franke made his debut for the
Dutch national basketball team
The Netherlands men's national basketball team ( nl, Het Nederlands nationaal basketbalteam) represents the Netherlands in international basketball matches. The national team is governed by Basketball Nederland.
The Dutch have reached the Eur ...
on 31 July 2015 in a 55–59 loss against
Germany
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. Franke was a member of the Dutch team that played at
EuroBasket 2015
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, where the team had a 1–4 record. Franke played in one game, a 72–78 loss against
Croatia
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, and he scored 3 points in the match.
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
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.
Honours
Individual
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DBL All-Rookie Team
The DBL All-Rookie Team is a team constituted by the best rookies in a season of the Dutch Basketball League
The Dutch Basketball League (DBL), formerly the Eredivisie, was the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands, run by th ...
:
2014–15
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DBL Most Improved Player
The Dutch Basketball League Most Improved Player is an award that is yearly given to the most improved player in the DBL, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands
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:
2014–15
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DBL MVP Under 23
The Dutch Basketball League (DBL) Most Valuable Player Under 23 is an award that is yearly given to the best player under age 23 in the DBL, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands
)
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:
2014–15
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DBL All-Star
The Dutch Basketball League All-Star Gala was a yearly basketball event in the Netherlands, organised by the Federatie Eredivisie Basketball (FEB). During the event the yearly All-Star Game was played, which included the best players of a given DB ...
:
2015
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DBL scoring champion
In basketball, points are the sum of the score accumulated through free throws or field goals. The Dutch Basketball League's (DBL) scoring title is awarded to the player with the highest points per game average in a given season.
Scoring leaders
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2014–15
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All Imports team LKL Lithuanian 2018-19
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All German BBL Honorable mention 2019-20
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References
External links
Eurobasket.com profile
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1996 births
Living people
ABA League players
Aquila Basket Trento players
BC Andorra 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 in Estonia
Dutch Basketball League players
Feyenoord Basketball players
Hamburg Towers players
SLUC Nancy Basket players
KK Zadar players
P.A.O.K. BC players
Point guards
Shooting guards
Sportspeople from Haarlem
Trefl Sopot players
Dutch expatriate basketball people in Greece
Dutch expatriate basketball people in Finland
Dutch expatriate basketball people in Croatia
Dutch expatriate basketball people in Italy
Dutch expatriate basketball people in France
Dutch expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
Dutch expatriate basketball people in Andorra
Dutch expatriate basketball people in Poland