A'Quonesia Franklin

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A'Quonesia Franklin
Position Guard
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Weight 154 pounds (69.9 kg)
Team Sacramento Monarchs
Nationality USA
Born September 29, 1985
Tyler, Texas
College Texas A&M
Draft 38th overall, 2008
Sacramento Monarchs
Pro career 2008 – present

A'Quonesia Krashun Franklin (born September 29, 1985 in Tyler, Texas), also known as Aqua, is an American point guard for the WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs. She was drafted out of Texas A&M in 2008. She was a three-year captain of the Texas A&M team from the 2005–06 to 2007–08 seasons.[1] She received All-America honorable mention honors from the Associated Press two times, and has also received Big 12 honors.

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[edit] Early years

Franklin attended John Tyler High School in Tyler, Texas, where she earned first team all-state, first team All-East Texas, and first team all-regional honors as a senior. She earned district MVP honors both her junior and senior year. She was also named the East Texas MVP her senior years. As a senior, her team won the district championship and reached the regional semifinals. She averaged 12 points and three assists as a junior, and averaged 14.5 points and six assists as a senior. She played in the Texas Girls Coaches Association Texas-Oklahoma All-Star game. During the summer after her senior year, she won an AAU championship with the Houston Elite team.[2]

She chose to attend Texas A&M over Stephen F. Austin, West Virginia, and UTEP.

[edit] Texas A&M

During her freshman season, she was the only freshman in the Big 12 to start as a point guard.[3] She was named Big 12 Rookie of the Week for three weeks.[4][5][6]

She received All-Big 12 honorable mention her sophomore season.[7]

In her junior season, she helped the Aggies win the Big 12 Conference regular season title, becoming a part of the first Texas A&M team to do so. She was named to the All-Big 12 First Team after the regular season.[8] She was also named Big 12 Player of the Week for two weeks.[9][10] Her team received a No. 4 bid to play in the 2007 NCAA Basketball Tournament. The team defeated Texas-Arlington in the first round but lost to George Washington in the second round.[11] She received All-America honorable mention honors by the Associated Press after the tournament.[12]

In her senior season, she made the All-Big 12 Second Team.[13] The Aggies won the Big 12 Tournament, and received an automatic bid to play in the 2008 NCAA Basketball Tournament. She and her team were able to defeat 15th-seeded UTSA in the first round, Hartford in the second, and Duke in the Sweet Sixteen matchup. They advanced to the Elite Eight to play 7-time national champion Tennessee, and lost 53–45.[14] After the tournament, Franklin received honorable mention All-America honors by the Associated Press.[15]

She would finish her A&M career with 627 assists, ranking third all-time in A&M women's basketball history.[16]

[edit] WNBA

Franklin was selected by the Sacramento Monarchs at No. 38 in the 2008 WNBA Draft.

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkc/women/5659457.html
  2. ^ A'Quonesia Franklin. Texas A&M Athletics. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
  3. ^ Cancelled
  4. ^ Big 12 Women's Basketball Players of the Week - Feb. 21 :: <blank>
  5. ^ Big 12 Women's Basketball Players of the Week - Feb. 28 :: <blank>
  6. ^ Big 12 Women's Basketball Players of the Week - March 4 :: <blank>
  7. ^ 2005-06 PHILLIPS 66 All-Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Awards Announced :: <blank>
  8. ^ 2006-07 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Awards Announced :: <blank>
  9. ^ Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Players of the Week Named for Feb. 12 :: <blank>
  10. ^ Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Players of the Week (March 2) :: <blank>
  11. ^ College Sports News | Sports News | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas
  12. ^ Women's Basketball - Stanford University Official Athletic Site
  13. ^ 2007-08 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Awards Announced :: Patterson and Paris named Big 12 Coach and Big 12 Player of the Year, respectively
  14. ^ http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/5667197.html
  15. ^ [1][dead link]
  16. ^ http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/content/sports/college/2008/04/03/04032008wacladybears.html

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