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Yannick Ayrton Franke (born May 21, 1996) is a Dutch professional basketball player for PAOK Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. He also represents the Netherlands national basketball team in international competition. Franke mainly plays at the shooting guard position and occasionally as a point guard.

Yannick Franke
Franke playing for the Netherlands in 2016
No. 0 – PAOK Thessaloniki
PositionShooting guard / Point guard
LeagueGreek Basket League
BCL
Personal information
Born (1996-05-21) May 21, 1996 (age 26)
Haarlem, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
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–presentPAOK Thessaloniki
Career highlights and awards
  • DBL All-Rookie Team (2014)
  • DBL Most Improved Player (2015)
  • DBL MVP Under 23 (2015)
  • DBL All-Star (2015)
  • DBL scoring champion (2015)

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 Liga ACB.[16]

On July 11, 2022, Franke signed with PAOK of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League.[17]


International career


Franke made his debut for the Dutch national basketball team on 31 July 2015 in a 55–59 loss against Germany.[18] 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.[19]


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). August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  16. Skerletic, Dario (March 31, 2022). "MoraBanc Andorra lands Yannick Franke". Sportando. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  17. Chorozoglou, Panagiotis. "O Yannick Franke στον ΠΑΟΚ mateco". PAOK BC. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  18. "Yannick Franke" (in Dutch). Oranjebasketball.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  19. "Yannick Franke". EuroBasket 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2017.



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Yannick Ayrton Franke (* 21. Mai 1996 in Haarlem, Niederlande) ist ein niederländischer Basketballspieler.
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