Ricky Franklin
Ricky Franklin

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Milwaukee, Wis.

High School:
Riverside

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 200

Position:
Guard

Printable Career and Game-By-Game Stats

• Career Summary
Starts his third season on the court with the Panthers and his fourth year at UWM ... can earn another year of basketball eligibility by meeting NCAA requirements toward degree completion.

• 2007-08 Season Notes
Inside Wisconsin Sports Third Team All-State ... appeared in all 30 games, starting the final 26 contests of the season ... reached double figures 14 times, including 11 times in league play ... finished second on the team among active players in scoring ... also finished second on the team in three-point field goals ... tied for team-high honors with 17 points in the exhibition win over Parkside Nov. 1 ... also had six rebounds ... scored 11 points in an overtime win at Ball State Nov. 14 ... knocked home the game-tying three-pointer with 0.7 seconds remaining in the victory ... made his first start of the season vs. Drake Nov. 24 ... scored 14 points and grabbed six rebounds at Marquette Nov. 30 ... tossed in 13 points to go with four rebounds, three assists and three steals at Wyoming Dec. 29 ... poured in a collegiate-high 24 points in the win over Wright State Jan. 3 ... knocked in five 3-pointers in the victory ... scored 10 points and added seven rebounds in the win over Detroit Jan. 5 ... scored nine points and added five assists at Valparaiso Jan. 10 ... scored 16 points to go with eight assists in a win at Green Bay Jan. 19 ... had 10 points and seven rebounds vs. Youngstown State Jan. 24 ... led the way with 18 points in a win over Cleveland State Jan. 26 ... scored 10 points at Detroit Jan. 31 ... had eight points and eight rebounds at Wright State Feb. 2 ... knocked in a game-tying three-pointer with under a second to play vs. Butler Feb. 12 ... collected 10 points, six rebounds and five assists vs. Green Bay Feb. 16 ... tallied 11 points, seven rebounds and five assists vs. Valparaiso Feb. 25 ... scored 16 points and had six rebounds vs. Loyola Feb. 28 ... had 10 points vs. UIC March 1 ... collected 17 points against Loyola March 4 in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament.

• 2006-07 Season Notes
Finished fifth on the team in scoring at 7.2 points per game ... started 23 games ... reached double figures in points 10 times ... reached double figures eight times in the last 16 games ... averaged 16.5 ppg in his last two outings ... averaged 9.6 ppg over the final 16 games of the season after averaging 4.7 ppg in the first 15 contests ... led the way with 14 points in the win over Edgewood Nov. 6 ... scored 13 points vs. Washington State Nov. 11 ... tallied six points and five rebounds vs. UAB Nov. 12 ... 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 ... tallied 11 points and five rebounds at Loyola Jan. 6 ... returned to the starting lineup Jan. 11 at Cleveland State, scoring seven points ... collected 18 points and eight rebounds at Youngstown State Jan. 13 ... tallied 14 points and grabbed six rebounds in a win over UIC Jan. 17 ... had 13 points and four rebounds 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 while adding six rebounds and five assists in a Horizon League Tournament First Round game at UIC Feb. 27.

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

• Riverside High School
Was the fastest-rising star in the Class of 2005 in the state of Wisconsin ... Wisconsin Basketball Coaches' Association/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel first-team all-state performer ... Wisconsin Associated Press second-team all-state honoree ... beat out Wisconsin's Marcus Landry for City Conference Player of the Year honors ... 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 per game ... led Riverside to a third-place finish in the conference, its best in the city since 1972 ... scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches' Association Division I All-Star game.

• 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 ... also helped out with teammates Anthony Hill and Deonte Roberts at Riverside's Career Fest this past spring.

2007-08 Season Highs
Points	24 vs. Wright State 1/3
Rebounds	8 @ Wright State 2/2
Assists	8 @ Green Bay 1/19
Steals	4 vs. Northern Iowa 11/18
Blocks	2 - 3 times
3-Point	5 vs. Wright State 1/3
Minutes	39 vs. Detroit 1/5

UWM Career Highs
Points	same
Rebounds	9 vs. Detroit 1/4/07
Assists	same
Steals	same
Blocks	same
3-Point	same
Minutes	same