No. 13–Grand Rapids Gold | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | November 17, 2000 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 204 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Cathedral (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
College | |
NBA draft | 2023: undrafted |
Playing career | 2023–present |
Career history | |
2023–present | Grand Rapids Gold |
Armaan Franklin (born November 17, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Grand Rapids Gold of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers and the Virginia Cavaliers.
Franklin was a three-year starter for the Cathedral Irish in Indianapolis, who was coached by Jason Delaney, and led them to a 19–5 record as a junior. He averaged 10.0 points and 3.0 rebounds as a sophomore [1] and 23.0 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game as a junior. Following his junior year, he was part of the core team of Indiana Junior All-Stars was part of the Supreme 15 All-State underclass team as chosen by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association. [2] Franklin averaged 23.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game as a senior in 2018–19. [3] He registered 23 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game as a junior in 2017–18. [3] [4] [5]
Franklin received offers from Indiana, Purdue, Louisville, Ohio State, Clemson, Butler and Xavier among others. [6] He committed to the Hoosiers on September 6, 2018 and signed his letter of intent on November 18, 2018. [7]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Armaan Franklin SG | Indianapolis, IN | Cathedral HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 6, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 140 247Sports: 151 | ||||||
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On July 1, 2019, Franklin enrolled at Indiana University. As a freshman, he started in 9 of 32 games and averaged 3.7 ppg while averaging 13.8 mpg. He scored a season-high 17 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer with 15.7 seconds left against Notre Dame. As a sophomore, he averaged 11.4 ppg and 30.1 mpg while starting 20 out of 22 games. Franklin had one of the best games of his career with 13 points, 8 boards, 5 assists in 40 minutes against Stanford. He also held top-10 recruit Ziaire Williams to 1-of-10 shooting. [8] Franklin shot a team-best 42.4 percent from three-point range for the Hoosiers during his sophomore season. [3] He was Indiana's most consistent shooter of the season. [9] [10] He was also the second-leading scorer for Indiana and one of the Big Ten's most improved players. [10] Highlights of the season included Franklin nailing a dramatic game-winner at the buzzer of a 67–65 upset win over AP No. 8 Iowa. [11]
On March 23, 2021, due to the firing of Indiana head coach Archie Miller, Franklin entered the transfer portal, tentatively ending his career as a Hoosier. [12] [13] But he nearly re-committed to Indiana after the hiring of Mike Woodson, ultimately choosing Virginia over Indiana after also considering Illinois, Louisville and Georgia as transfer destinations. [14] [15] Franklin committed to Virginia sight unseen, without ever visiting the Charlottesville campus, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [14] Franklin, his mother, aunt, his two brothers and his trainer all wrote down what they felt the best destination would be for Franklin's final three years of collegiate eligibility after talking to each staff; all six had Virginia at the top of their lists. [14]
Franklin was eligible for three years of play at Virginia because all Division I athletes who played in the 2020–21 season were granted an extra year of eligibility. [16]
After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Franklin joined the Denver Nuggets for the 2023 NBA Summer League and on July 18, 2023, he signed with them. [17] However, he was waived on October 13 [18] and on October 30, he joined the Grand Rapids Gold. [19]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019–20 | Indiana | 32 | 9 | 13.8 | .348 | .266 | .615 | 1.6 | 1.3 | .3 | .1 | 3.7 |
2020–21 | Indiana | 22 | 20 | 30.1 | .429 | .424 | .741 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .2 | 11.4 |
2021–22 | Virginia | 35 | 34 | 29.5 | .392 | .296 | .760 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .3 | 11.1 |
2022–23 | Virginia | 33 | 33 | 29.5 | .424 | .373 | .709 | 4.1 | 1.4 | .9 | .4 | 12.4 |
Career | 122 | 96 | 25.5 | .405 | .340 | .717 | 3.1 | 1.5 | .8 | .2 | 9.6 |
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