Conner Frankamp
Conner Frankamp (born July 16, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for UCAM Murcia of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball for Kansas Jayhawks and Wichita State. He was named to the Third team All-Missouri Valley Conference as a junior after averaging 8.9 points per game. Frankamp entered the 2018 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.
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Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||
League | Liga ACB | |||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Born | Wichita, Kansas | July 16, 1995|||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 169 lb (77 kg) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
High school | Wichita North (Wichita, Kansas) | |||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 2018 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 2018–present | |||||||||||||
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2018–2019 | Beroe | |||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Rethymno Cretan Kings | |||||||||||||
2020–present | Murcia | |||||||||||||
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Medals
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High school career
Frankamp played for Wichita North High School in Wichita, Kansas under coach Gary Squires. During high school, he was a four-star recruit who was ranked No. 46 in the ESPN 100 and No. 34 on Rivals’ Class of 2013 list. As a senior at Wichita North, he averaged 31.1 points, 3.8 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game and, for the second-straight year, was tabbed as one of Kansas’ top five players for all classifications by The Wichita Eagle.
College career
Frankamp played for one season for the Kansas Jayhawks and for three seasons with Wichita State. During his first college year with Kansas, Frankamp was a bench player, averaging 2.6 points per game. The next year, he was transferred at Wichita State.[1] During his tenure with the team, Frankamp was named to the Third team All-Missouri Valley Conference as a junior and was the Missouri Valley Conference MVP the same year.[2] As a senior, he averaged 10.6 points and 2.2 assists per game with the Shockers.[3]
Professional career
Beroe
After going undrafted at the 2018 NBA Draft, Frankamp joined Beroe of the NBL, He went on to average 19.3 points and 4.3 assists per game.[4]
Rethymno Cretan Kings
The following year, Frankamp was added to the Los Angeles Lakers Summer League roster but only appeared in three games and was not offered a contract by the team.[5] Later this season, he joined Rethymno Cretan Kings of the Greek Basket League.[6] During the season, Frankamp played to the Greek League All-Star game and also competed to the three point contest, after his amazing performances with Rethymno.[7] (20.8 points and 4.1 assists per game).
Career statistics
Domestic Leagues
Regular season
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GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | FG% | Field goal percentage |
3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game |
PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | Led the league |
Note: Only games in the primary domestic competitions are included. Therefore, games in cup or European competitions are left out.
Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2018–19 | Beroe | NBL | 30 | 28.1 | .520 | .486 | .848 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 1.3 | .1 | 19.3 |
References
- "Conner Frankamp Transferring from Kansas: Latest Details, Analysis and Reaction". Bleacherreport.com. October 31, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- Heying, Travis. "Wichita State guard Conner Frankamp was named MVP of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on Sunday".
- Eldridge, Taylor (June 26, 2019). "'I feel like I'm good enough': WSU's Conner Frankamp gets shot in NBA Summer League". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- "Frankamp signs overseas pro deal". Thesunflower.com. August 14, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- "Conner Frankamp to play for Lakers in NBA Summer League". Kwch.com. June 26, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- "Conner Frankamp Signs in Greece With Rethymno". Ballersabroad.com. June 13, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- "Team Maciulis beats Team Calathes in ESAKE All-Star Game". eurohoops.net. February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- "Conner Frankamp joins UCAM Murcia". Sportando. June 9, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.