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Born |
Port Jefferson, New York |
October 23, 1977 ||||||||||||
Nationality | American / New Zealand | ||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||
Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school | North (Phoenix, Arizona) | ||||||||||||
College | Northern Arizona (1995–1999) | ||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1999 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||
Playing career | 1999–present | ||||||||||||
Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Paris SG | ||||||||||||
2001 | La Crosse Bobcats | ||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Sallen Basket | ||||||||||||
2002–2009 | Auckland Stars | ||||||||||||
2003 | New Zealand Breakers | ||||||||||||
2005 | West Sydney Razorbacks | ||||||||||||
2005 | New Zealand Breakers | ||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Wollongong Hawks | ||||||||||||
2007–2009 | Gold Coast Blaze | ||||||||||||
2010–2013 | Wellington Saints | ||||||||||||
2014 | New Zealand Breakers | ||||||||||||
2014 | Waikato Pistons | ||||||||||||
2015 | Super City Rangers | ||||||||||||
2016 | Wellington Saints | ||||||||||||
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Casey Frank (born October 23, 1977) is an American-New Zealand professional basketball player who last played for the Wellington Saints of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He played college basketball for Northern Arizona University.
The 2.03 metre tall power forward played professionally in the United States, France and Sweden, before landing at the Auckland Stars in 2002. He helped Auckland win NBL titles in 2004 and 2005, and the Wellington Saints in 2010 and 2011. Frank has been Outstanding Forward and selected to the All-Star Five three times each. He was an import with the New Zealand Breakers in their debut season until he was cut mid-season, and has also played for the Wollongong Hawks and Gold Coast Blaze in the ANBL, but is now better known as a colour commentator for SKY’s Breakers coverage. Frank debuted for the Tall Blacks in China in 2005 and gained New Zealand citizenship for inclusion in the 2006 Commonwealth Games silver medal team. As the Tall Blacks' sole naturalised player over the years, and has attended two FIBA World Championships in Japan and Turkey, and a FIBA World Cup in Spain.
Frank was tested by different teams in Spain, France and Australia between 1999 and 2000.
In January 2001, he signed with the La Crosse Bobcats of the Continental Basketball Association. The next month, he was placed on the injured reserve list. In nine games for the Bobcats, he averaged 4.7 points, 5.3 rebounds 1.8 assists per game.
For the 2001–02 season, Frank played in Sweden for Sallen Basket. In 2002, he joined the Auckland Stars of the New Zealand NBL where he played eight seasons, winning two championships (2004 & 2005) and many individual awards. In 2006, he gained New Zealand citizenship, allowing him to play for the Tall Blacks and as a Kiwi in the NZNBL and the ANBL.