Franklin playing for San Diego State
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No. 11 – Shanxi Zhongyu | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Chinese Basketball Association |
Personal information | |
Born |
Moreno Valley, California |
July 21, 1991
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 191 lb (87 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Serrano (Phelan, California) Westwind Prep (Phoenix, Arizona) |
College | San Diego State (2010–2013) |
NBA draft | 2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 41st overall |
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies | |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2013–2014 | Memphis Grizzlies |
2014 | →Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
2014–2015 | Zhejiang Lions |
2015 | Los Angeles D-Fenders |
2015 | Denver Nuggets |
2015 | Los Angeles D-Fenders |
2015–2016 | Shanxi Zhongyu |
2016 | Brujos de Guayama |
2016–present | Shanxi Zhongyu |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jamaal Franklin (born July 21, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Shanxi Fenjiu of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He was selected with the 41st overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies. He played college basketball for San Diego State, where he was the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year as well as an All-American in his junior season.
Franklin played four years at Serrano High School in Phelan, California, then played a prep season at Westwind Prep in Phoenix, Arizona. As a senior at Serrano, he led the state of California in scoring at 31.7 points per game and was a two-time All-California Interscholastic Federation selection. In his season at Westwind, he averaged 18.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. Franklin was rated as the 24th-best shooting guard in the class of 2009 coming out of Serrano High School and had an ESPN.com grade of 90. Out of high school, Franklin was offered to play basketball at Long Beach State University and San Diego State University.