A'Quonesia Franklin

Infobox WNBA Player
name = A'Quonesia Franklin
team = Sacramento Monarchs
position = Guard
height_ft = 5 | height_in = 3
weight_lbs = 154
nationality = USA
birth_date = September 29, 1985
birth_place = Tyler, Texas
college = Texas A&M
draft = 38^th overall
draft_year = 2008
draft_team = Sacramento Monarchs
career_start = 2008
career_end =
former_teams =
awards =

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. [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkc/women/5659457.html] She received All-America honorable mention honors from the Associated Press two times, and has also received Big 12 honors.

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.cite web|url=http://www.aggieathletics.com/bios.php?SID=WBB&PID=7358&YOS=2008|title=A'Quonesia Franklin|publisher=Texas A&M Athletics|accessdate=2008-03-31]

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

Texas A&M

During her freshman season, she was the only freshman in the Big 12 to start as a point guard. [ [http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14100269&BRD=1994&PAG=461&dept_id=374749&rfi=6 Cancelled ] ] She was named Big 12 Rookie of the Week for three weeks. [ [http://www.big12sports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/022105aab.html Big 12 Women's Basketball Players of the Week - Feb. 21 :: ] ] [ [http://www.big12sports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/022805aaa.html Big 12 Women's Basketball Players of the Week - Feb. 28 :: ] ] [ [http://www.big12sports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030405aaa.html Big 12 Women's Basketball Players of the Week - March 4 :: ] ]

She received All-Big 12 honorable mention her sophomore season. [ [http://www.big12sports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/030306aab.html 2005-06 PHILLIPS 66 All-Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Awards Announced :: ] ]

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. [ [http://www.big12sports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/030207aac.html 2006-07 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Awards Announced :: ] ] She was also named Big 12 Player of the Week for two weeks. [ [http://www.big12sports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/021207aab.html Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Players of the Week Named for Feb. 12 :: ] ] [ [http://www.big12sports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/030207aae.html Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Players of the Week (March 2) :: ] ] 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. [ [http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/topstories/stories/032007dnspoamwomen.3231e28.html College Sports News | Sports News | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas ] ] She received All-America honorable mention honors by the Associated Press after the tournament. [ [http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/032907aac.html Women's Basketball - Stanford University Official Athletic Site ] ]

In her senior season, she made the All-Big 12 Second Team. [ [http://www.big12sports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/030708aab.html 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 ] ] 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. [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/5667197.html] After the tournament, Franklin received honorable mention All-America honors by the Associated Press. [ [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hdxg8LfXqeQNiOphATi_FAUrNlKwD8VP7ORG1] Dead link|date=June 2008]

She would finish her A&M career with 627 assists, ranking third all-time in A&M women's basketball history. [http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/content/sports/college/2008/04/03/04032008wacladybears.html]

WNBA

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

References

External links

* [http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/aquonesia_franklin/index.html?nav=page Official WNBA profile]
* [http://www.wnba.com/monarchs/news/tc_quotes_042208.html WNBA Training Camp interview]
* [http://www.wnba.com/features/franklin_080512.html May 2008 interview]