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  Ricky Franklin
Ricky Franklin

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Milwaukee, Wis.

High School:
Riverside

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 200

Position:
Guard

Major:
Sociology

Ricky Franklin Career and Game-By-Game Stats

• Career Overview
Starts this season with 791 career points and 348 career rebounds.

• 2008-09 Season Notes
Played in 30 games, making 27 starts ... tallied 15 double-figure point efforts ... averaged 14.6 ppg over his last eight games ... shot 49 percent from three-point range during that span ... scored 18 points to go with six assists in a win over Cal Davis Nov. 15 ... added 14 points at Iowa State the next day ... earned a spot on the all-tournament team at the World Vision Classic ... collected a double-double of 13 points and 13 rebounds vs. Bradley Dec. 20 ... tallied 13 points and eight rebounds in a victory over Loyola Jan. 28 ... recorded 13 points and eight rebounds at Cleveland State Feb. 12 ... tallied 14 points at Youngstown State two days later ... scored 11 points and seven rebounds in a win over #21 Butler Feb. 18 ... totaled 14 points vs. North Dakota State Feb. 21 ... collected 18 points while making five 3-pointers in a loss at Wright State Feb. 26 ... poured-in a game-high 19 points in a win at Detroit two days later ... also made five 3-pointers in that game ... tossed in 18 points to go with nine rebounds in a league tournament win over Loyola March 3.

• 2007-08 Season Notes
Inside Wisconsin Sports Third Team All-State ... appeared in all 30 games, starting 26 contests ... reached double figures 14 times, including 11 times in league play ... knocked home the game-tying three-pointer with 0.7 seconds remaining in a victory at Ball State Nov. 14 ... scored 14 points and grabbed six rebounds at Marquette Nov. 30 ... tossed in 13 points at Wyoming Dec. 29 ... poured in a collegiate-high 24 points in a win over Wright State Jan. 3 ... knocked in five 3-pointers in the victory ... scored 16 points to go with eight assists in a win at Green Bay Jan. 19 ... led the way with 18 points in a win over Cleveland State Jan. 26 ... knocked in a game-tying three-pointer with under a second to play vs. Butler Feb. 12 ... scored 16 points and had six rebounds vs. Loyola Feb. 28 ... collected 17 points against Loyola March 4 in the first round of the league tournament.

• 2006-07 Season Notes
Started 23 games ... reached double figures in points 10 times ... reached double figures eight times in the last 16 games ... scored 13 points vs. Washington State Nov. 11 ... led the way with 13 points in a win over South Dakota St. Nov. 22 ... scored 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds in a win over Detroit Jan. 4 ... collected 18 points and eight rebounds at Youngstown State Jan. 13 ... tallied 14 points in a win over UIC Jan. 17 ... had 13 points vs. Wright State Jan. 21 ... tossed in 17 points at Butler Feb. 3 ... led the way with 17 points in a win at Green Bay Feb. 24 ... scored 16 points in a league tournament game at UIC Feb. 27.

• 2005-06 Season Notes
Sat out due to NCAA Initial Eligibility Standards.

• Riverside High School
Wisconsin Basketball Coaches' Association/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel first-team all-state performer ... Wisconsin AP second-team all-state honoree ... rated as the third-best player in Wisconsin by the Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook ... averaged 20 ppg during his senior season ... also contributed 10 rebounds and seven assists.

• Personal
Son of Dolly Franklin ... has a son, Ricky Lenmond Franklin, Jr. ... has been a Boys and Girls Club gym advisor at the Hillside Boys and Girls Club ... has spent time as an eighth-grade basketball coach at St. Marcus.

2008-09 Season Highs
Points	 19 @ Detroit 2/28
Rebounds	 13 vs. Bradley 12/20
Assists	 6 vs. UC Davis 11/15
Steals	 2 - 8 times
Blocks	 1 - 5 times
3-Point	 5 - 2 times
Minutes	 40 @ UIC 12/30

UWM Career Highs Points 24 vs. Wright St. 1/3/08 Rebounds same Assists 8 @ Green Bay 1/19/08 Steals 4 vs. N. Iowa 11/17/08 Blocks 2 - 3 times 3-Point same - 1 time Minutes same