I do think I can play college basketball at the next level and I am ready to show the city what I can do this season.”Ībout this year’s team, Franklin believes the group has a strong, young core. I have a 4.8 GPA, and my future is looking bright. I have currently started applying to colleges as a business major minoring in sports medicine. “This is my third season on Varsity and my last season.
“Now in my senior year a month away from tip-off, I am fired up,” Franklin said. Now entering his senior season, Franklin said his team is now a month away from tip-off. I wished we could get that season back because it was so much more left in the tank for us.” I finished the season averaging 10.5 points per game, 6 assists, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals. “The season was extremely weird and rushed,” said Franklin. And after working hard in physical therapy, he was cleared to play for the season. Franklin said the motivation helped him complete his physical therapy two months earlier than expected. In spite of the challenges he faced his junior season, Franklin used his knee injury as motivation to get healthy for his team down the stretch. It was an upsetting time for me because there was no guarantee I would be cleared for our short season.” “ unsure if we were going to have a season. “Junior year was a weird year for high school sports,” said Franklin. And second, the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic canceling the season. First, Franklin said, he had to have surgery from a knee injury he acquired playing summer AAU basketball. In addition to his sophomore season at Jones College Prep, Franklin said his junior season had a few challenges of its own. And by the end of the season, Franklin said he was named a starter for the Jones College Prep Eagles. I controlled the pace of our game and established my position on this team as a true point guard,” Franklin saidįollowing the game, Franklin said he was later promoted to the 6th man in the rotation. “ Upsetting loss in overtime, I kept my team together with the game-tying steal and assist to send us to overtime. “Our game against Lane Tech is where I earned my stripes,” said Franklin. “ I was Jones’ 7th man in the rotation but that wasn’t good enough.”įranklin said in spite of facing challenges during his sophomore season, it was a game against Lane Tech that really propelled his game. “I had to prove myself because I was 2-3 years younger than everybody else ,” Franklin said. Franklin said he was known for producing straight A’s in the classroom. Years following his days as a basketball player at Amundsen Park, Franklin said he also attended an elementary school on Chicago’s West Side, Skinner West.ĭuring his time at Skinner West, Franklin said his main goal was to focus on academics along with basketball. “It was my welcome to Chicago basketball ,” Franklin said. But once he got older, Franklin said the same gym where he grew up watching older guys play would be the same gym where he earned his stripes as a player.Īnd due to Franklin’s great play at the gym, he earned the nickname “Rondo.” I remember countless hours in that gym working.”įranklin said growing up, he spent most of his time in the gym watching older guys play because he was too young to participate. Growing up on the West Side of Chicago I played in a league called YDL (Youth Development League) at Amundsen Park. “From as early as I can remember, there has always been a basketball in my hand.
“My earliest memories of life stem from my love for the sport,” said Franklin in an interview with the Crusader. With the IHSA basketball season around the corner, Franklin, a tough basketball player from Chicago’s West Side, said his love for the game of basket ball stems from his days as a child. Known for his solid point guard play in the Chicago Public League White-West Conference, senior Romell Franklin, Jr., said he is looking forward to having an impact on the 2021-22 Jones College Prep IHSA basketball roster.
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