2025-26: Saw role increase dramatically as the season went on, playing nearly every position on the court ... selected for the Horizon League Sportsmanship Award when postseason honors were annoucned ... veteran presence was one of just three players to appear in all 32 games, making the second-most starts (22) of anyone on the roster ... averaged MKE-career bests of 6.8 points and a team-leading 6.3 rebounds per game ... rebounding total finished eighth in the Horizon League ... in league-only games, ranked No. 3 with 7.8 rebounds per contest ... ranked 18th in league-only minutes per game at 30.3 ... shot 56.1 percent (87-of-155) from the floor overall ... posted a team-high five double-doubles on the season ... recorded 11 games of 10-or-more points ... was the team's leading rebounder in eight outings and the leading scorer on a pair of occasions ... chipped in 2 points, 2 rebounds, an assist, and a steal in 9 minutes against Hampton Nov. 3 ... perfect shooting night in the win over Little Rock Nov. 10, going 2-2 FG and 4-4 from the line for a season-best 8 points while adding 4 rebounds in just 14 minutes ... came off the bench to grab a season-high 7 rebounds in just 11 minutes at Wichita State Nov. 22 ... contributed 6 points, 4 rebounds, and season-highs of 3 assists and 2 steals in the win over Dominican Nov. 25 ... put together his best game of the year with a season-high 12 points (4-6 FG) in the win over Robert Morris Dec. 6, adding 6 rebounds ... earned his first start of the season in the win over South Dakota State Dec. 19 and recorded 4 points, 6 rebounds, and a pair of assists on a season-high 22 minutes ... recorded a season-high 8 rebounds in the win at Cleveland State Dec. 21 ... put together his best outing of the season to lead MKE to a win over Purdue Fort Wayne Dec. 29, posting the first double-double of his Panther career with 13 points and 13 rebounds ... the 13 points was a season-high and the 13 boards was an NCAA DI-best (was 11 at GB, 12/2/23) ... went 6-12 from the floor in a season-best 29 minutes ... recorded 10 points and 6 rebounds against Northern Kentucky Jan. 9, reaching the 1,000-point plateau in his collegiate career in the process ... led the charge against IU Indy with his best outing as a Panther Jan. 11, recording his second double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds ... the 19 points topped his former high of 15 (done twice) and the 14 boards topped his former high-water mark of 13 (vs. PFW 12/29) ... went 8-10 from the floor against the Jags in a season-best 34 minutes on the court ... posted his second straight double-double - and third in 7 games - with 13 points and 13 rebounds against Oakland Jan. 15 ... added 3 assists to tie a career-high as well ... chipped in 10 points and tied for the team lead with 7 boards at Robert Morris Jan. 22 ... put together an impressive outing against Cleveland State Feb. 1, nearly recording the sixth triple-double in program history when he finished with 17 points, 9 rebounds, and a career-high 9 assists ... went 5-6 FG and 7-10 FT against the Vikings, playing a career-high 39 minutes ... posted fourth double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds at Northern Kentucky Feb. 7 ... just missed a double-double with 9 points and a team-high 11 boards at IU Indy Feb. 10 ... posted his fifth double-double of the campaign to lead MKE to the win over Youngstown State Feb. 25, finishing with 17 points (6-7 FG/2-2 3FG) and 11 rebounds.
• 2025-26 game-by-game in PDF Format
2024-25: Saw action in 23 games off the bench on the year ... averaged 3.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per game ... shot 45.2 percent (33-of-73) from the floor overall ... came off the bench in the opener against Lakeland Nov. 4 to score 12 points and grab 7 rebounds in just 17 minutes of action ... went 5-6 on FG’s and added an assist and a block ... enjoyed a breakout game in the win against St. Thomas Nov. 24, putting up season-highs in points (15) and rebounds (8) on a 6-10 shooting night from the floor ... scored 8 of 10 MKE points in a decisive scoring run to put the Panthers in the lead for good ... back on the court for the first time since Dec. 11 when he appeared late in the game at Wright State Jan. 22 ... contributed 6 points and 4 rebounds in just 10 minutes off the bench in the victory over IU Indy Feb. 5 ... chipped in a big 11 points off the bench in the win over Wright State Feb. 14, adding 4 rebounds while tying his NCAA high with 3 steals ... chipped in 6 points, 5 rebounds, and a career-high 3 blocks in the win over Northern Kentucky Feb. 16.
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2023-24: Appeared in 20 games in his first season in Milwaukee, earning a spot in the starting lineup six times ... averaged 4.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game ... shot 56.5 percent (35-of-62) from the floor overall ... missed time late in the season with injury ... chipped in 2 points and 4 rebounds in his Panther debut against Stout in the season opener Nov. 6 ... scored 4 points and grabbed a pair of boards in 15 minutes against Providence Nov. 11 ... chipped in 6 points and 4 boards in just 13 minutes of action against #25 Colorado Nov. 14 ... picked up first MKE start against Luther Nov. 17 ... scored just 2 points against Siena Nov. 21, but was the biggest basket of the night, coming with just 0.2 seconds left on the clock as the game-winner ... also had a key steal on the ensuing defensive possession when the game was tied at 59-all ... back in the starting lineup against Green Bay Dec. 2 and came thru with 5 points and a season-high and team-leading 11 rebounds ... also had 3 steals and a season-best 30 minutes played ... chipped in 8 points and grabbed a pair of boards at St. Thomas Dec. 6 ... played well at UC Davis Dec. 9, setting season highs with his 15 points and 7 FGM ... added 6 boards and a season-high 31 minutes played ... scored 9 points and grabbed a team-best 7 boards against Longwood Dec. 13 ... 3-4 from 3 for a season high, along with 36 minutes played ... returned to the court after missing 15 games due to injury against Youngstown State Feb. 23, contributing 7 points and 9 rebounds in 29 minutes of action ... went 3-3 on FG’s against the Penguins ... chipped in 7 points and led the team with 9 rebounds in the HLT championship game against Oakland March 12.
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Prior to MKE: A transfer into the program following an All-American campaign as a redshirt freshman at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas … named an NJCAA Division I Third-Team All-American after averaging 22.0 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game while shooting 49.2 percent from the floor for the Blue Dragons, who finished 20-12 on the season … his 22.0 ppg scoring clip led the Jayhawk Conference and placed him 10th in the nation, scoring 703 points and knocking down 80 3's while helping his team to a program record 97.2 ppg average ... in addition to his team-leading scoring average, he also topped the Blue Dragons in steals (60) and assists (72), helping him land KJCCC's Freshman of the Year honors as well as First-Team All-Region VI and First-Team All-KJCCC accolades … netted double-figures in all 32 games, including 19 contests of 20-plus points as well as five games of over 30 points … season high came against Pratt in late January when he poured in 38 points … posted 10 double-doubles highlighted by a 25-point/18-rebound outing against Seward County in early January … also played at Hutchinson as a true freshman, limited to six games (10.0 ppg) while missing most of the season battling injuries.
High School: Closed out his high school career at Raytown High School (Mo.) in impressive fashion, named First Team Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Class 6 Boys All-State following a senior campaign in which he averaged 22.1 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.0 blocks per contest, shooting 52 percent from the floor … tabbed the District Player of the Year and to the all-district squad, he helped the team to a conference championship and finished with over 1,000 career points.
Personal: Son of Albert and Rhonda Franklin … a mechanical engineering major … born September 9, 2002.
Career Highs
Highs 2025-26 ... NCAA Career (JUCO)
Points 19 vs. IU Indy, 1/11/26 ... Same (38)
Rebounds 14 vs. IU Indy, 1/11/26 ... Same (18)
Assists 9 vs. CSU, 2/1/26 ... Same (7)
Steals 3, 3 times ... 3, 5 times (6)
Blocks 1, 7 times ... 3 vs. NKU, 2/16/25 (2)
Field Goals 8 vs. IU Indy, 1/11/26 ... Same (16)
Three’s 2, 3 times ... 3 vs. Long, 12/14/23 (6)
Free Throws 7 vs. CSU, 2/1/26 ... Same (6)
Minutes 39 vs. CSU, 2/1/26 ... Same (40)
