Sophomore Year (2009-10): Finished the season with a flourish, averaging 13.4 points over the final 8 games, shooting 12 of 24 from beyond the arc and .897 (35-39) from the free throw line ... averaged 8.3 points for the entire season ... led the Tigers in assists (101), steals (32), free throws made (73) and free throw percentage (.802) ... named CAA Co-Player of the Week in the final week of the regular season after averaging 20.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in the wins over William & Mary and Delaware ... scored a career high 27 points in the upset win at William & Mary ... that was a single game high for a Towson player in 2009-10 ... his 10-10 showing at the charity stripe was the 2nd best free throw performance in the CAA last year (12-12 took top honors) ... scored a team best 51 points in the final 5 minutes of games and 38 points in the final 2 minutes of games ... came up with a steal at mid-court in the waning seconds to preserve Towson's win over local rival UMBC and canned 2 free throws with 4.2 seconds left in the Tigers' 81-78 win over James Madison ... sealed the 74-69 overtime win against Georgia St. with two free throws in the final 1.5 seconds of the contest ... has registered 10 assists in a single game twice including once in 2009-10 against UMBC ... ranked 8th among CAA free throw shooters with his .802 mark ... in 9 of Towson's 10 wins he was a combined 43 of 46 at the charity stripe ... he made 19 in a row before missing, the second longest streak on the team for 2009-10 ... Did not dress in 4 of the games while taking a leave of absence from the team for personal reasons.
Freshman Year (2008-09): A starter most of the season in the backcourt ... his 30 starts were the second most of any player on the squad ... scored his career high early in the season when he netted a team high 19 points at Niagara to go along with 7 rebounds ... came out of a scoring slump at W&M with a team high 18 points after scoring just 24 points in the previous 5 games ... named CAA Rookie of the Week twice ... keyed the win against Hampton with late heroics, scoring 11 of his 18 points in the final six minutes ... honored a second time after averaging 14.0 points, 9.0 assists and 4.5 rebounds in Towson's 1-1 week that included an 82-65 win at UMBC and a 90-79 loss to Hofstra ... in the UMBC victory he was 5-7 from the field including 4-6 from three-point range and 1-2 at the foul line for 15 points ... he had 9 assists and 3 steals as the Tigers snapped a 14-game losing streak on the road and set a school record for three-point makes with 14 ... against the Pride he played a team high 35 minutes, scored 13 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and dished out 9 assists ... finished the season as Towson's 4th leading scorer with an 8.4 scoring average ... led the team in minutes played (982), assists (142), turnovers (105), steals (59) and fouls (103) ... was disqualified on fouls a team high 6 times ... registered his first career game winner when he banked a short jumper in the lane with 2 seconds left to give Towson a 62-61 win at Delaware ... dished out a career high 10 assists against UNCW ... came alive in the CAA tournament, averaging 12.0 points in the 3 games ... he shot 14 of 17 at the free throw line during the tournament ... closed out the year ranked 13th in the CAA in free throw shooting (.739), 5th in steals (1.7 per game) and 7th in assists (4.2) ... with backcourt mate Brian Morris ranking 8th in the league in assists, Towson was the only school to have more than one player among the conference's top 10 in that category.
At Our Lady of Mount Carmel H.S.: Unanimous first team All-Metro selection after averaging 17.9 points, 5.6 assists and 3.6 steals to lead Mt. Carmel to a 25-3 record and a number 7 ranking in the Baltimore area his senior year ... a three-time first team Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association All-Conference pick ... led the Cougars to a three-year record of 68-20 and three straight trips to the MIAA finals that resulted in two championships ... a three-year varsity starter who became the school's all-time scoring leader with 1,311 points ... rated the highest ranking senior point guard in Maryland and the District of Columbia by High School Basketball Insider Report ... selected the 2007-08 Baltimore County Player of the Year by the Baltimore Sun ... named Most Valuable Player at the 2008 Charm City Challenge after registering 14 points, 4 assists and 4 steals in only 14 minutes of action ... averaged 14.9 points, 4.0 assists and 2.6 steals as a junior ... in his sophomore year his 14.9 points, 4.4 assists and 2.0 steals per game showed the way for the Cougars' 24-5 MIAA championship squad ... played his freshman year on the Boys' Latin School varsity before transferring to Mt. Carmel.
Background/Personal: Surname is Troy Chissell Franklin, Jr. ... joined his AAU team, the Baltimore Stars, when he was eight-years-old ... one of his Baltimore Stars' teammates was Louis Birdsong, a forward at George Mason ... enjoys playing video games, especially PlayStation 3 and NBA Live ... the person he most admires is his mother ... most memorable experience was a trip to Las Vegas where he competed in a tournament ... has two brothers and three sisters ... his dad, an engineer, attended Voorhees College ... his mom attended Coppin State ... majoring in sports management ... son of Troy Franklin, Sr. and Patricia Franklin-Street ... born November 7, 1989 in Baltimore.
Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2008-09 34-30 982/28.9 91-279 .326 35-146 .240 68-92 .739 18-76 94 2.8 103-6 142 105 0 59 285/8.4
2009-10 27-11 594/22.0 65-169 .385 21-64 .328 73-91 .802 13-47 60 2.2 71-1 101 66 4 32 224/8.3
2010-11 8-7 280/35.0 30-95 .316 17-55 .309 24-32 .750 3-15 18 2.3 22-1 37 29 1 15 101/12.6
TOTAL 69-48 1856/26.9 186-543 .343 73-265 .275 165-215 .767 34-138 172 2.5 196-8 280 200 5 106 610/8.8
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 27, at William and Mary -- 02/24/10
Rebounds: 7, at Niagara -- 11/16/08
Assists: 10, UNC Wilmington -- 01/24/09 ; UMBC -- 12/02/09
Steals: 5, at Old Dominion -- 02/03/09 ; Saint Joseph's -- 12/09/08
Blocks: 1, 4 times
FG made: 7, at William and Mary -- 01/28/09 ; at William and Mary -- 02/24/10 ; Buffalo -- 11/21/09
FG attempts: 17, at Niagara -- 11/16/08 ; Navy -- 11/24/10
3FG made: 4, 4 times
3FG attempts: 12, Navy -- 11/24/10
FT made: 11, Hampton -- 12/20/09
FT attempts: 13, Hampton -- 12/20/09