Franko House
Frankie Stanton House (born September 19, 1994) is an American basketball player who last played for the Alaska Aces of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He also played American football as a tight end. He played college basketball at Ball State University, and signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2017.
Free agent | |
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Position | Small forward / Power forward |
Personal information | |
Born | Elkhart, Indiana | September 19, 1994
Listed height | 6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m) |
Listed weight | 248 lb (112 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Concord (Elkhart, Indiana) |
College | Ball State (2013–2017) |
NBA draft | 2017 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2017–present |
Career history | |
2017–2019 | Landstede Hammers |
2019 | Alaska Aces |
Career highlights and awards | |
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High school and college career
House played high school football and basketball at Concord High School where he was a 3-time Elkhart Truth All-Area First Team selection for basketball and played for the Indiana Elite AAU program while also playing tight end and defensive end.
House signed with Ball State in 2013 where he played in all 30 games and made 21 starts for the Cardinals.
In 2014-2015, House played in all 30 games and made 29 starts for the Cardinals, where he averaged 10.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, ranking within the top three on the Cardinals roster in all three categories. House also ranked ninth in the MAC for overall field goal percentage.
In 2015-2016, House was selected to both the All-MAC Second Team and MAC All-Defensive Team.
Following the season, House was worked out by the Chicago Bears and decided to declare for the 2017 NFL Draft.
Professional career
Chicago Bears
Despite not playing football at Ball State, House signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent tight end on May 11, 2017.[1] He was waived by the Bears on May 31, 2017.[2]
Basketball career
Landstede Hammers
House signed with the Landstede Hammers in 2017 and left the squad in 2019
Alaska Aces
House signed with the Alaska Aces on October 3, 2019 for the PBA Governor's Cup.[3] On October 13, House grabbed a career-high 23 rebounds to go along with 22 points in a 78-71 win over the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters.[4]
Career statistics
Professional
Legend | |||||
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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 |
Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | Landstede Hammers | Dutch League | 35 | 24.1 | .515 | .395 | .757 | 6.2 | 1.3 | .9 | .3 | 12.3 |
2018–19 | Landstede Hammers | Dutch League | 15 | 23.3 | .462 | .160 | .750 | 6.8 | 1.7 | .7 | .2 | 10.2 |
2019 | Alaska Aces | PBA | 9 | 37.7 | .435 | .143 | .818 | 13.0 | 3.6 | .2 | .9 | 17.4 |
Career | All Leagues | 59 | 26.0 | .484 | .286 | .767 | 7.4 | 1.8 | .8 | .4 | 12.5 |
References
- Mayer, Larry (May 11, 2017). "Bears sign 13 undrafted rookies". ChicagoBears.com.
- Mayer, Larry (May 31, 2017). "Bears add FB Burton, waive TE House". ChicagoBears.com.
- Ramos, Gerry (October 2, 2019). "Two-sport athlete Franko House takes over from Justin Watts as Alaska import". SPIN.ph. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- "Alaska Aces 78 - Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 71". EuroBasket. October 13, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2020.