Yannick Franke
Thumb
Image Source: Unknown report
User Rating
(0 users) Data Complete 50%
Born
1996 (29 years old)
Haarlem, NetherlandsPosition
Guard/Forward
Status
Ethnicity
Team Number
Height
196 cm
Weight
84 kg
Outfitter
Kit
Wage Year
Player Cutout
Full Body Render
Sport
BasketballTeam
Petkim Spor
League
Turkish Basketbol Super Ligi
Creative Commons Artwork
No
Yannick Ayrton Franke (born 21 May 1996) is a Dutch professional basketball player for Petkim Spor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He also represents the Netherlands national basketball team in international competition. Franke mainly plays at the shooting guard position.
Franke started his professional career with the Dutch powerhouse ZZ Leiden in the 2013–14 season. In December he transferred to lower-ranked Challenge Sports Rotterdam, where he could get more playing time.
In the 2014–15 season, Franke had a break-out year. He was the youngest scoring champion in the history of the Dutch DBL, after he recorded 19.6 points per game at age 19. He also won the DBL MVP Under 23 and DBL Most Improved Player Awards.
For the 2015–16 season, Franke signed with Donar Groningen. On 15 February 2016, Franke left Donar.
On 29 February 2016, he signed for the remainder of the season with Bisons Loimaa in Finnish Korisliiga.
On 20 September 2016, Franke signed with Promitheas Patras in Greece, but left the team without appearing in a single game. On 16 October 2016, he signed a three-year contract with AEK Athens in Greece, but was released on 25 November, without appearing in an official game of the team.
On 11 January 2017, he signed with Croatian club Zadar. On 31 March 2017, he left Zadar after averaging 6 points and 2 rebounds per game in the ABA League.
On 11 August 2017, Franke signed a two-year deal with Italian club Aquila Basket Trento. In the 2017–18 LBA season, Franke reached the finals with Trento, where it lost to Olimpia Milano.
In October 2018, Franke signed with Pieno žvaigždės of the Lithuanian LKL.
On 12 July 2019, Franke signed a one-year contract with Hamburg Towers of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).
On 8 August 2020, Franke signed with SLUC Nancy of the French LNB Pro B.
On 17 December 2020, Franke signed with Start Lublin.
On 2 August 2021, he signed with Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League.
On 2 March 2022, he signed with MoraBanc Andorra of the Spanish Liga ACB.
On 11 July 2022, Franke signed with PAOK of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. In 31 domestic league games, he averaged 15.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 turnovers, playing around 27 minutes per contest.
On 27 July 2023, Franke signed with Palencia of the Liga ACB.
On 29 February 2024, he signed with ONVO Büyükçekmece of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).
On July 2, 2025, he signed with Petkim Spor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).
Franke made his debut for the Dutch national basketball team on 31 July 2015 in a 55–59 loss against Germany. Franke was a member of the Dutch team that played at EuroBasket 2015, where the team had a 1–4 record. Franke played in one game, a 72–78 loss against Croatia, and he scored 3 points in the match.
Trophies
Milestones
Former Youth Teams
Former Senior Teams
Former Club Staff
Contracts
Fanart
Player Poster
Banner
News Reports
None found...
Collections
None found...
Statistics
None Found...
Other Links