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Kamau Franks
23 Kamau Franks
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    200
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Converse, TX
  • High School:
    Young Men's Leadership School
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Exercise and Sports Science
  • gp
    21
  • pts/g
    5.6
  • fg %
    36.8
  • 3pt %
    22.0
  • ft %
    57.1
  • reb/g
    3.8
  • a/g
    1.8

Bio

Accolades: MASCAC Fall/Winter All-Academic Team: 2023-24, 
MASCAC Winter/Spring All-Academic Team; 2024,

2023-24: Appeared in 23 games for Fitchburg State wtih 20 starts, notching 189 points on 71-of-188 shooting from the field in addition to 29 assists, 24 steals and ten blocks. Click here for season statistics.

High School: 2023 graduate of the Young Men's Leadership School. Member of the football and basketball teams. Member of the All-Area and All-District Teams. Member of the All-Star Team.

Personal: Son of Deana and Basil Franks. Majoring in Exercise and Sports Science at the University.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 1 at MCLA L, 71-67
Feb 5 Worcester St. L, 77-69
Feb 12 at Westfield St. L, 99-95
Feb 15 Bridgewater St. L, 81-71
Feb 19 at Salem St. L, 92-89
Feb 22 Framingham St. L, 65-60
  Overall Conf
Games 21 8
Games started 13 3
Minutes 445 153
Minutes per game 21.2 19.1
FG 49-133 11-34
FG Pct 36.8 32.4
3PT 11-50 1-10
3PT Pct 22.0 10.0
FT 8-14 5-5
FT Pct 57.1 100.0
Off rebounds 25 8
Def rebounds 54 20
Total rebounds 79 28
Rebounds per game 3.8 3.5
Personal fouls 51 14
Disqualifications 1 -
Assists 38 11
Turnovers 32 15
Assist to turnover ratio 1.2 0.7
Steals 25 5
Blocks 3 0
Points 117 28
Points per game 5.6 3.5
Points per 40 min 10.5 7.3

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 at Rochester Inst. L, 75-73 1 35 8-14 57.1 5-8 62.5 0-1 0.0 21
Nov 9 vs. Lehman L, 77-73 1 29 2-8 25.0 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 4
Nov 14 Rivier L, 82-65 1 24 2-12 16.7 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 4
Nov 16 at Dean College L, 64-55 1 20 1-6 16.7 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Nov 19 Mass.-Boston L, 59-58 - 24 4-7 57.1 1-3 33.3 3-4 75.0 12
Nov 21 MIT L, 82-72 1 22 3-7 42.9 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 6
Nov 23 Lasell L, 90-73 - 25 1-6 16.7 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 2
Nov 26 at WPI L, 79-60 1 16 1-7 14.3 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 2
Dec 3 Lesley W, 95-72 1 20 5-9 55.6 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 10
Dec 7 at Regis (Mass.) L, 79-70 1 29 6-13 46.2 3-7 42.9 0-1 0.0 15
Jan 2 at Medgar Evers W, 85-73 1 20 2-5 40.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Jan 4 at Vermont State Castleton W, 65-57 1 14 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 8 MCLA W, 65-64 1 28 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 10
Jan 11 at Worcester St. L, 83-69 1 19 0-6 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 16 at Rhode Island Col. L, 86-79 - 14 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Jan 18 Westfield St. L, 105-86 - 23 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 1-1 100.0 3
Jan 22 at Bridgewater St. L, 74-70 - 22 2-5 40.0 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 7
Jan 25 Salem St. L, 87-59 1 15 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 29 at Framingham St. W, 67-54 - 8 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 1 at MCLA L, 71-67 - 27 4-7 57.1 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 8
Feb 5 Worcester St. L, 77-69 - 11 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 12 at Westfield St. L, 99-95 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Bridgewater St. L, 81-71 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 19 at Salem St. L, 92-89 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 Framingham St. L, 65-60 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 8 at Rochester Inst. L, 75-73 1 35 1 2 3 0 0 - 4 0 1 -
Nov 9 vs. Lehman L, 77-73 1 29 0 3 3 5 1 5.0 3 0 3 -
Nov 14 Rivier L, 82-65 1 24 2 2 4 2 2 1.0 0 1 3 -
Nov 16 at Dean College L, 64-55 1 20 0 4 4 0 2 0.0 0 0 2 -
Nov 19 Mass.-Boston L, 59-58 - 24 2 5 7 1 1 1.0 0 0 4 -
Nov 21 MIT L, 82-72 1 22 0 2 2 0 2 0.0 2 0 3 -
Nov 23 Lasell L, 90-73 - 25 2 2 4 6 2 3.0 2 0 3 -
Nov 26 at WPI L, 79-60 1 16 0 3 3 0 0 - 0 0 3 -
Dec 3 Lesley W, 95-72 1 20 2 2 4 2 0 - 1 1 5 1
Dec 7 at Regis (Mass.) L, 79-70 1 29 2 3 5 2 1 2.0 2 0 1 -
Jan 2 at Medgar Evers W, 85-73 1 20 4 0 4 6 4 1.5 2 0 3 0
Jan 4 at Vermont State Castleton W, 65-57 1 14 2 4 6 2 0 - 3 0 4 -
Jan 8 MCLA W, 65-64 1 28 0 3 3 1 3 0.3 2 0 4 -
Jan 11 at Worcester St. L, 83-69 1 19 1 6 7 1 3 0.3 1 0 2 -
Jan 16 at Rhode Island Col. L, 86-79 - 14 0 2 2 1 2 0.5 1 1 2 -
Jan 18 Westfield St. L, 105-86 - 23 0 1 1 2 1 2.0 1 0 3 -
Jan 22 at Bridgewater St. L, 74-70 - 22 4 3 7 2 1 2.0 0 0 3 -
Jan 25 Salem St. L, 87-59 1 15 1 1 2 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Jan 29 at Framingham St. W, 67-54 - 8 0 2 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 -
Feb 1 at MCLA L, 71-67 - 27 2 1 3 4 2 2.0 1 0 2 -
Feb 5 Worcester St. L, 77-69 - 11 0 3 3 1 3 0.3 0 0 0 -
Feb 12 at Westfield St. L, 99-95 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Bridgewater St. L, 81-71 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 19 at Salem St. L, 92-89 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 Framingham St. L, 65-60 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2023-24 23 20 26.5 3.1-8.2 37.8 1.1-3.7 30.2 0.9-1.3 72.4 8.2
2024-25 21 13 21.2 2.3-6.3 36.8 0.5-2.4 22.0 0.4-0.7 57.1 5.6
Total 44 33 24.0 2.7-7.3 37.4 0.8-3.1 27.2 0.7-1.0 67.4 7.0

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2023-24 23 20 609 71-188 37.8 26-86 30.2 21-29 72.4 189
2024-25 21 13 445 49-133 36.8 11-50 22.0 8-14 57.1 117
Total 44 33 1054 120-321 37.4 37-136 27.2 29-43 67.4 306

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2023-24 23 20 26.5 4.7-12.3 37.8 1.7-5.6 30.2 1.4-1.9 72.4 12.4
2024-25 21 13 21.2 4.4-12.0 36.8 1.0-4.5 22.0 0.7-1.3 57.1 10.5
Total 44 33 24.0 4.6-12.2 37.4 1.4-5.2 27.2 1.1-1.6 67.4 11.6

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2023-24 23 20 26.5 2.1 3.7 5.8 2.7 0.1 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.4
2024-25 21 13 21.2 1.2 2.6 3.8 2.4 0.0 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.2 0.1
Total 44 33 24.0 1.7 3.2 4.8 2.6 0.1 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.1 0.3

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2023-24 23 20 609 48 86 134 63 2 29 29 1.0 24 10
2024-25 21 13 445 25 54 79 51 1 38 32 1.2 25 3
Total 44 33 1054 73 140 213 114 3 67 61 1.1 49 13

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2023-24 23 20 26.5 3.2 5.6 8.8 4.1 0.1 1.9 1.9 1.0 1.6 0.7
2024-25 21 13 21.2 2.2 4.9 7.1 4.6 0.1 3.4 2.9 1.2 2.2 0.3
Total 44 33 24.0 2.8 5.3 8.1 4.3 0.1 2.5 2.3 1.1 1.9 0.5

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 21 13 21.2 2.3-6.3 36.8 0.5-2.4 22.0 0.4-0.7 57.1 5.6
Conference 8 3 19.1 1.4-4.2 32.4 0.1-1.2 10.0 0.6-0.6 100.0 3.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 9 5 21.3 2.2-6.2 35.7 0.1-1.9 5.9 0.7-0.8 85.7 5.2
Away 11 7 20.4 2.5-6.3 39.1 0.9-2.7 33.3 0.2-0.5 33.3 6.0
Neutral 1 1 29.0 2.0-8.0 25.0 0.0-3.0 0.0 0.0-1.0 0.0 4.0
Result Wins 5 4 18.0 2.4-4.6 52.2 0.0-0.8 0.0 0.4-0.4 100.0 5.2
Losses 16 9 22.2 2.3-6.9 33.6 0.7-2.9 23.9 0.4-0.8 50.0 5.7
Month November 8 6 24.4 2.8-8.4 32.8 0.8-3.4 22.2 0.4-1.0 37.5 6.6
December 2 2 24.5 5.5-11.0 50.0 1.5-4.5 33.3 0.0-0.5 0.0 12.5
January 9 5 18.1 1.3-3.8 35.3 0.2-1.4 15.4 0.6-0.6 100.0 3.4
February 2 - 19.0 2.0-5.0 40.0 0.0-0.5 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 4.0

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 21 13 445 49-133 36.8 11-50 22.0 8-14 57.1 117
Conference 8 3 153 11-34 32.4 1-10 10.0 5-5 100.0 28
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 9 5 192 20-56 35.7 1-17 5.9 6-7 85.7 47
Away 11 7 224 27-69 39.1 10-30 33.3 2-6 33.3 66
Neutral 1 1 29 2-8 25.0 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 4
Result Wins 5 4 90 12-23 52.2 0-4 0.0 2-2 100.0 26
Losses 16 9 355 37-110 33.6 11-46 23.9 6-12 50.0 91
Month November 8 6 195 22-67 32.8 6-27 22.2 3-8 37.5 53
December 2 2 49 11-22 50.0 3-9 33.3 0-1 0.0 25
January 9 5 163 12-34 35.3 2-13 15.4 5-5 100.0 31
February 2 - 38 4-10 40.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 8

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 21 13 21.2 4.4-12.0 36.8 1.0-4.5 22.0 0.7-1.3 57.1 10.5
Conference 8 3 19.1 2.9-8.9 32.4 0.3-2.6 10.0 1.3-1.3 100.0 7.3
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 9 5 21.3 4.2-11.7 35.7 0.2-3.5 5.9 1.2-1.5 85.7 9.8
Away 11 7 20.4 4.8-12.3 39.1 1.8-5.4 33.3 0.4-1.1 33.3 11.8
Neutral 1 1 29.0 2.8-11.0 25.0 0.0-4.1 0.0 0.0-1.4 0.0 5.5
Result Wins 5 4 18.0 5.3-10.2 52.2 0.0-1.8 0.0 0.9-0.9 100.0 11.6
Losses 16 9 22.2 4.2-12.4 33.6 1.2-5.2 23.9 0.7-1.4 50.0 10.3
Month November 8 6 24.4 4.5-13.7 32.8 1.2-5.5 22.2 0.6-1.6 37.5 10.9
December 2 2 24.5 9.0-18.0 50.0 2.4-7.3 33.3 0.0-0.8 0.0 20.4
January 9 5 18.1 2.9-8.3 35.3 0.5-3.2 15.4 1.2-1.2 100.0 7.6
February 2 - 19.0 4.2-10.5 40.0 0.0-1.1 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 8.4

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 21 13 21.2 1.2 2.6 3.8 2.4 0.0 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.2 0.1
Conference 8 3 19.1 1.0 2.5 3.5 1.8 - 1.4 1.9 0.7 0.6 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 5 21.3 1.0 2.3 3.3 2.8 0.1 1.7 1.6 1.1 0.9 0.2
Away 11 7 20.4 1.5 2.7 4.2 2.1 0.0 1.6 1.5 1.1 1.3 0.1
Neutral 1 1 29.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 - 5.0 1.0 5.0 3.0 0.0
Result Wins 5 4 18.0 1.6 2.2 3.8 3.2 0.2 2.2 1.8 1.2 1.6 0.2
Losses 16 9 22.2 1.1 2.7 3.8 2.2 - 1.7 1.4 1.2 1.1 0.1
Month November 8 6 24.4 0.9 2.9 3.8 2.8 - 1.8 1.3 1.4 1.4 0.1
December 2 2 24.5 2.0 2.5 4.5 3.0 0.5 2.0 0.5 4.0 1.5 0.5
January 9 5 18.1 1.3 2.4 3.8 2.3 0.0 1.7 1.8 0.9 1.1 0.1
February 2 - 19.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.0 - 2.5 2.5 1.0 0.5 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 21 13 445 25 54 79 51 1 38 32 1.2 25 3
Conference 8 3 153 8 20 28 14 - 11 15 0.7 5 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 5 192 9 21 30 25 1 15 14 1.1 8 2
Away 11 7 224 16 30 46 23 0 18 17 1.1 14 1
Neutral 1 1 29 0 3 3 3 - 5 1 5.0 3 0
Result Wins 5 4 90 8 11 19 16 1 11 9 1.2 8 1
Losses 16 9 355 17 43 60 35 - 27 23 1.2 17 2
Month November 8 6 195 7 23 30 22 - 14 10 1.4 11 1
December 2 2 49 4 5 9 6 1 4 1 4.0 3 1
January 9 5 163 12 22 34 21 0 15 16 0.9 10 1
February 2 - 38 2 4 6 2 - 5 5 1.0 1 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 21 13 21.2 2.2 4.9 7.1 4.6 0.1 3.4 2.9 1.2 2.2 0.3
Conference 8 3 19.1 2.1 5.2 7.3 3.7 0.0 2.9 3.9 0.7 1.3 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 5 21.3 1.9 4.4 6.3 5.2 0.2 3.1 2.9 1.1 1.7 0.4
Away 11 7 20.4 2.9 5.4 8.2 4.1 0.0 3.2 3.0 1.1 2.5 0.2
Neutral 1 1 29.0 0.0 4.1 4.1 4.1 0.0 6.9 1.4 5.0 4.1 0.0
Result Wins 5 4 18.0 3.6 4.9 8.4 7.1 0.4 4.9 4.0 1.2 3.6 0.4
Losses 16 9 22.2 1.9 4.8 6.8 3.9 0.0 3.0 2.6 1.2 1.9 0.2
Month November 8 6 24.4 1.4 4.7 6.2 4.5 0.0 2.9 2.1 1.4 2.3 0.2
December 2 2 24.5 3.3 4.1 7.3 4.9 0.8 3.3 0.8 4.0 2.4 0.8
January 9 5 18.1 2.9 5.4 8.3 5.2 0.0 3.7 3.9 0.9 2.5 0.2
February 2 - 19.0 2.1 4.2 6.3 2.1 0.0 5.3 5.3 1.0 1.1 0.0

News Mentions

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Men's Basketball Ralllies Past Trailblazers

Fitchburg, MA – The Fitchburg State Men’s Basketball team held on for a 65-64 victory over the Trailblazers of MCLA in Massachusetts...

January 8, 2025

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Men's Basketball Defeats Spartans In Non-Conference Action

Castleton, VT – The Fitchburg State Men’s Basketball team earned a 65-57 victory over the Spartans of Vermont State Castleton...

January 4, 2025

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Men's Basketball Falls Short to Regis

WESTON, MA: Fitchburg State men's basketball suffered a non-conference loss to the Pride of Regis College this evening.  

December 7, 2024

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Men's Basketball Upended By Engineers In Non-Conference Action

Fitchburg, MA – The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team suffered a 82-72 setback to the Engineers of MIT this evening in...

November 21, 2024

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Men's Basketball Edged By Beacons In Non-Conference Action

Fitchburg, MA – The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team dropped a tough 59-58 decision to the Beacons of UMass Boston this...

November 19, 2024

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Men's Basketball Topped By Raiders In Non-Conference Action

Fitchburg, MA – The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team dropped a 82-65 decision to the Raiders of Rivier University this...

November 14, 2024

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Men's Basketball Opens 2024-25 Season With 75-73 Setback To Tigers

Rochester, NY – The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team dropped a 75-73 decision to the Tigers of RIT this evening as the...

November 8, 2024

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