League DBL 2015–present Donar Groningen Weight 84 kg Nationality Dutch Name Yannick Franke | Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Role Basketball Player Pro career 2013 Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg) | |
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2013–2015 Challenge Sports Rotterdam | ||
Date of birth May 21, 1996 (age 19) | ||
Yannick Franke - Pieno @ Zalgiris
Yannick Ayrton Franke (born May 21, 1996) is a Dutch professional basketball player for Aquila Basket Trento of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Franke usually plays as shooting guard and occasionally as point guard.
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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. He also won the DBL MVP Under 23 and DBL Most Improved Player Awards.
For the 2015–16 season, Franke signed with Donar Groningen. On 15 February 2016, Franke left Donar.
On February 29, 2016, he signed for the remainder of the season with Bisons Loimaa in Finland.
On September 20, 2016, Franke signed with Promitheas Patras in Greece, 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, but was released on November 25, without appearing in an official game of the team. On January 11, 2017, he signed with Croatian club Zadar. On March 31, 2017, he left Zadar after averaging 6 points and 2 rebounds per game in the ABA League.
On August 11, 2017, Franke signed a two-year deal with Italian club Aquila Basket Trento.
International career
Franke made his debut for the Dutch national basketball team on 31 July 2015 in a 55–59 loss against Germany. Franke was a part of the Dutch team that played at EuroBasket 2015.