Academy of Art University Athletics

2023-24: 2023-24 All-PacWest Third Team ... Started in 28 of 29 games for the Urban Knights and totaled 826 minutes played … totaled 323 points, 98 rebounds, 59 assists, 45 steals, and seven blocks … shot 48.3 percent (114-for-236) from the field and 41.5 percent (44-for-106) on attempted three-pointers … scored in the double-digits 17 times … Game averages: Minutes – 28.5 … Points – 11.1 … Rebounds – 3.4 … Assists – 2.0 ... Game Highs: Minutes – 42 (2/10 vs FPU) … Points – 22 (2/03 at Point Loma) … Rebounds – 8 (12/1 vs. Jessup) … Assists – 5 (four times) … Steals – 5 (11/24 vs. Saint Martin's).

2022-23: Appeared in 32 games for the Urban Knights, starting seven of those contests and totaling 794 minutes played … totaled 229 points, 76 rebounds, 64 assists, 43 steals, and three blocks … shot 44.0 percent (77-for-175) from the field and 36.0 percent (27-for-75) on attempted three-pointers … scored in the double-digits 10 times … Game averages: Minutes – 27.1 … Points – 7.2 … Rebounds – 2.4 … Assists – 2.0 ... Game Highs: Minutes – 35 (1/02 at FPU) … Points – 21 (2/11 vs. Domincan) … Rebounds – 6 (1/19 vs. CUI) … Assists – 6 (2/14 vs. UCSC) … Field goals made – 6 (2/11 vs. Domincan) … Steals – 5 (11/13 vs. SSU).

Previous Experience: Spent the previous season at Independence Community College where he totaled 410 points in 31 games played ... Averaged above 40 percent from both the field (45.0 percent) and three-point range (40.7 percent), and ended his only campaign with 93 assists (3.0 per game) and 40 steals ... Prior to Independence, spent the previous two years at LSU-Alexandria where he led team with 15.2 points per game on 54.3 percent shooting, including a conference-leading 23.6 ppg in league play ... Paced the team in scoring in just 19 games, and he also topped the Generals in field goals made (102) and assists per game (3.7) ... Led the league with 6.6 assists per game in league-only games ... Was named the Red River Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year, First Team All-RRAC, and the conference's Offensive Player of the Year ... Attended Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School where he played varsity basketball for four years prior to graduating in 2019 ... Has appeared for other basketball clubs such as the New Orleans Rising Stars and the L.A. Supreme.

Personal: Mother is Collette Franklin and father is Rodney Franklin ... Has one brother and two sisters ... Favorite sports moment is winning the championship during his 10th grade season with De La Salle in New Orleans ... Favorite movie is Juwanna Mann ... Favorite food is red beans ... Favorite genres of music are Hip-Hop/Rap and R&B.