Kavossy Franklin

Summary

Kavossy Franklin (born July 18, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player who is most known for his time spent in the Australian National Basketball League.

Kavossy Franklin
Personal information
Born (1975-07-18) July 18, 1975 (age 48)
Houston, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight85 kg (187 lb)
Career information
High schoolAlief Hastings (Houston, Texas)
College
NBA draft1999: undrafted
Playing career1999–2010
PositionPoint guard
Career history
1999–2000Black Hills Gold
2000Washington Congressionals
2000–2001Mulhouse
2002Adirondack Wildcats
2002–2003Sydney Kings
2004–2005Hunter Pirates
2005–2006Skyliners Frankfurt
2006–2007South Dragons
2007–2008Wollongong Hawks
2008Vaqueros de Bayamón
2008–2009Wollongong Hawks
2010Harbour Heat
Career highlights and awards

Franklin completed his college career at Augusta State University in 1999. Upon leaving college, he played in the International Basketball Association and the United States Basketball League, as well as in France for Mulhouse.

In 2002, Franklin moved to Australia and joined the Sydney Kings, helping the Kings win a championship in 2002–03.[1] For the 2004–05 season, he returned to Australia and joined the Hunter Pirates. In March 2005, he signed with Skyliners Frankfurt for the rest of the season. He continued on with Frankfurt in 2005–06.

In 2006, Franklin returned to Australia and joined the South Dragons for the 2006–07 season. In 2007–08 and 2008–09, he played for the Wollongong Hawks. During the 2008 off-season, he also had a stint in Puerto Rico with Vaqueros de Bayamón. In 164 NBL games over five seasons, Franklin averaged 19.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.[2]

In March 2010, Franklin signed with the Harbour Heat for the 2010 New Zealand NBL season.[3] He appeared in 17 of the team's 18 regular season games, averaging 16.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game.[4] The Heat qualified for the playoffs and faced the Hawke's Bay Hawks in the quarter-finals. However, Franklin and teammate Corey Webster missed the game after they were stood down for disciplinary reasons. Without the pair, the Heat were defeated 82–77.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ Goorjian is king of the NBL but not the coaches, his peers decide
  2. ^ Player statistics for Kavossy Franklin
  3. ^ Harbour Heat Ready to Light up the NBL
  4. ^ 2010 Bartercard NBL Team Stats (Round 16) (p. 21)
  5. ^ Injured Devendorf back to lead Saints challenge

External links edit

  • Kavossy Franklin at nbl.com.au
  • Kavossy Franklin at beko-bbl.de
  • Kavossy Franklin at sports-reference.com