Conner Frankamp (born July 16, 1995) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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and the

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. He played college basketball for the

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and

Wichita State Wichita State University (WSU) is a public research university in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate degree programs in more than 200 areas of stud ...

. He was named to the third team all-Missouri Valley Conference as a junior, averaging 9 points and 3 assists per game. Frankamp entered the

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but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

High school career

Frankamp played for

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under coach Gary Squires. During high school, he was a four-star recruit who was ranked No. 46 in the ESPN 100 and No. 34 on Rivals’ Class of 2013 list. As a senior at Wichita North, he averaged 31.1 points, 3.8 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game and, for the second-straight year, was tabbed as one of Kansas’ top five players for all classifications by

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College career

Frankamp played for one season for the

and for three seasons with

. During his first college year with Kansas, Frankamp was a bench player, averaging 2.6 points per game. The next year, he transferred to

. During his tenure with the team, Frankamp was named to the Third team All-Missouri Valley Conference as a junior and was the

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MVP the same year. As a senior, he averaged 10.6 points and 2.2 assists per game with the Shockers.

Professional career

Beroe

After going

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at the

, Frankamp joined Beroe of the NBL, He went on to average 19.3 points and 4.3 assists per game.

Rethymno Cretan Kings

The following year, Frankamp was added to the Los Angeles Lakers Summer League roster but only appeared in three games and was not offered a contract by the team. Later this season, he joined Rethymno Cretan Kings of the

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. During the season, Frankamp played in the Greek League All-Star game and competed in the three point contest. (20.8 points and 4.1 assists per game).

Murcia

On June 9, 2020, Frankamp signed with

UCAM Murcia UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia Club de Baloncesto, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as UCAM Murcia, is a professional basketball team based in Murcia, Spain. It plays their home games at Palacio de Deportes. History Founded in 1985 ...

of the Liga ACB. He scored 24 points in a 93–80 win against Movistar Estudiantes on September 24.

Zenit Saint Petersburg

On June 21, 2021, Frankamp officially signed with Russian club

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of the

VTB United League VTB United League (russian: Единая Лига ВТБ) is an international professional men's club basketball league that was founded in 2008. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus and Kazakhstan. Since 2013, i ...

and the EuroLeague. He left the team after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Promitheas Patras

On April 8, 2022, Frankamp returned to Greece, signing with Promitheas Patras. On May 13 of the same year, he abruptly parted ways with the club, just before the start of the

playoffs. In only 8 games, Frankamp averaged 13.3 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1 steal, playing around 27 minutes per contest.

Limoges

On May 18, 2022, he has signed with

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of the

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Gaziantep Basketbol

On July 14, 2022, he signed with

of the

and the

AfterShocks

Frankamp has played for the AfterShocks, a team of Wichita State alumni, competing in

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(TBT), an annual single-elimination bracket tournament.

Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

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References

External links

Whichita State Shockers bioRealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Frankamp, Conner 1995 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Bulgaria American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Basketball players from Kansas CB Murcia players Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players Liga ACB players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Point guards Promitheas Patras B.C. players Rethymno B.C. players Wichita State Shockers men's basketball players