Ricky Franklin
| No. 5 – CAB Madeira | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | LCB |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
January 17, 1987 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Riverside (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
| College | Milwaukee (2006–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2010 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2011 | Kotwica Kołobrzeg |
| 2011–2012 | Lusitânia |
| 2012–2013 | Benfica |
| 2013–2014 | CAB Madeira |
| 2014–2016 | Basket Chartres |
| 2016–present | CAB Madeira |
Ricky Lenmond Franklin (born January 17, 1987) is an American basketball player who plays for CAB Madeira in the LCB.
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Franklin began his basketball career at Riverside University High School, winning accolades as an All-State performer, and earning himself a Division I NCAA scholarship at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
Over the four year period he spent with the Panthers, he was a regular starter for coach Rob Jeter. During this time span, he also collaborated as gym coordinator for the Milwaukee Hillside Boys and Girls Club and coached 8th-grade basketball for Saint Marcus Lutheran school.
He ended his college career in 2009–10, with an average 14.7 points per game, a team best, earning All-Horizon League second-team selection, as one of the highest ranked players among Horizon League's active career players in 2010. He was third among active players in points (1,260) and is also third in three-pointers (189) and assists (321). He also ranked fourth in steals (111) and fifth in rebounds (475). He doubled his points per game since his freshman year, when he finished with an average of 7.2. In June 2010, he trained with the Milwaukee Bucks in the preseason, hoping to get a selection for the 2010 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, which he later did.
Since he was not drafted by the NBA, Franklin moved to Europe, spending one year in Poland, at the SKK Kotwica Kołobrzeg, before arriving in Portugal, to play for the Azorean team, S.C. Lusitânia, where he helped them reach the semi-finals of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol, He averaged 16.5 points per game, over 24 games that year, winning selection for Eurobasket.com Portuguese League All-Imports Team and 2nd Team.
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