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Molly Franson
44 Molly Franson
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Tinley Park, Ill.
  • High School:
    Victor J. Andrew HS
  • Previous College:
    Northern Kentucky University
  • Position:
    F/C
  • Major:
    Business Management
  • gp
    25
  • pts/g
    7.2
  • fg %
    42.6
  • 3pt %
    0.0
  • ft %
    74.3
  • reb/g
    3.9
  • a/g
    0.9

Bio

As a Senior: SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Received D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award...Saw a total 598 minutes of floor action starting in 23 of 25 games for Tampa... Averaged 23.9 minutes per game... Shot percentages of 42.6 from the floor and 74.3 from the foul line...Managed to power down 3.9 rebounds per game...She ended the season on a nine-game streak where she grabbed one or more rebound and scored three or more points... Had eight different occasions where she scored in double figures including a season-high 20 points against Valdosta State (12/6)...She finished her senior campaign with 181 points, 97 rebounds, 22 assists, 12 steals, and 24 blocks.

As a Junior: SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll...She did not see any action due to being a medical redshirt in her first season at Tampa. 

As a Sophomore (Northern Kentucky): Appeared in 32 of 33 games for the Norse, earning four starts on the year…Played in 15.4 minutes per game, averaging 6.3 points per game as she shot 41.9 percent from the field…Hauled in 81 rebounds, dished out 27 assists, blocked 16 shots, and picked up eight steals during her sophomore season…Scored a season-high 16 points and brought down eight rebounds against Robert Morris (11/29)…Scored double-digit points in back-to-back games against Cleveland State (3/10) and Valparaiso (3/11)…Recorded a double-double in the season finale against USC Upstate as she scored 12 points and grabbed 12 rebounds…Shot perfect from the field in five games during the year.

As a Freshman (Northern Kentucky): Saw action in 28 games...Averaged 3.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per game...knocked down 70.4 percent (38-for-54) of her attempts from the free-throw line...blocked 10 shots and recorded nine assists and eight steals...scored a game-high 14 points on 5-for-8 shooting from the floor, pulled down a season-high nine rebounds and connected on two vital free throws to help NKU upset Stetson in the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship semifinals on March 11.

High School: Graduated from Victor J. Andrew High School, where she played for coach Bob Matz….Led the Thunderbolts to a 17-11 record during the 2013-14 season…Averaged 14.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game as a senior…Dished out 52 assists and collected 29 steals in her final season…Shot 56.6 percent from the field and 47.4 percent from 3-point range as a senior…Earned All-Conference and fourth-team All-State honors for her performance on the court in her final season.

Personal: Daughter of Karl and Kathy Franson…Has three siblings, Ryan, Adam, and Brenden…Majoring in business management…Born on December 24.

Career Highs

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 7 Florida Tech W, 57-38
Feb 14 at Palm Beach Atlantic W, 67-52
Feb 17 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) L, 69-60
Feb 21 at #18 Florida Southern L, 69-53
Feb 24 at Barry L, 59-58
Feb 28 at Barry L, 71-68
  Total Conference
Games 25 17
Games started 23 15
Minutes 598 371
Minutes per game 23.9 21.8
FG 63-148 35-87
FG Pct 42.6 40.2
3PT 0-7 0-4
3PT Pct 0.0 0.0
FT 55-74 27-39
FT Pct 74.3 69.2
Off rebounds 8 5
Def rebounds 89 40
Total rebounds 97 45
Rebounds per game 3.9 2.6
Personal fouls 44 31
Disqualifications - -
Assists 22 16
Turnovers 31 21
Assist to turnover ratio 0.7 0.8
Steals 12 6
Blocks 24 17
Points 181 97
Points per game 7.2 5.7
Points per 40 min 12.1 10.5

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 10 Spring Hill W, 69-62 1 29 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Nov 11 West Georgia W, 71-68 1 32 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 8-10 80.0 16
Nov 15 Eckerd W, 48-44 1 26 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 5
Nov 18 at Nova Southeastern L, 72-66 1 17 0-4 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 24 Nyack W, 52-33 1 30 7-10 70.0 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 19
Nov 25 Anderson (S.C.) W, 72-53 1 21 2-8 25.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Nov 29 at Saint Leo W, 75-50 1 23 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 10
Dec 2 Lynn W, 77-59 1 10 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 6 Valdosta State W, 59-54 1 37 5-12 41.7 0-0 - 10-13 76.9 20
Dec 9 Barry L, 66-56 1 28 4-12 33.3 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 8
Dec 18 Southern Wesleyan W, 82-65 1 17 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 19 Malone W, 67-50 1 28 3-7 42.9 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 9
Dec 30 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 53-35 1 21 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 6 Palm Beach Atlantic W, 70-63 1 31 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 6-8 75.0 14
Jan 10 at Rollins L, 59-52 1 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 13 at Florida Tech L, 51-44 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 17 Florida Southern L, 57-44 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 at Lynn L, 54-50 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 24 at Eckerd L, 66-63 - 4 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 27 Nova Southeastern W, 76-69 - 23 5-6 83.3 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 15
Jan 31 Saint Leo W, 56-35 1 29 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 4
Feb 3 Rollins W, 63-54 1 30 5-7 71.4 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 11
Feb 7 Florida Tech W, 57-38 1 18 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 14 at Palm Beach Atlantic W, 67-52 1 28 4-11 36.4 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 9
Feb 17 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) L, 69-60 1 15 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 3
Feb 21 at #18 Florida Southern L, 69-53 1 36 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Feb 24 at Barry L, 59-58 1 26 3-10 30.0 0-0 - 3-5 60.0 9
Feb 28 at Barry L, 71-68 1 33 6-11 54.5 0-0 - 0-0 - 12

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 10 Spring Hill W, 69-62 1 29 1 10 11 2 1 1 1
Nov 11 West Georgia W, 71-68 1 32 0 6 6 0 3 2 2
Nov 15 Eckerd W, 48-44 1 26 0 2 2 1 1 0 1
Nov 18 at Nova Southeastern L, 72-66 1 17 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
Nov 24 Nyack W, 52-33 1 30 0 8 8 0 1 2 2
Nov 25 Anderson (S.C.) W, 72-53 1 21 0 8 8 1 1 0 0
Nov 29 at Saint Leo W, 75-50 1 23 0 1 1 0 1 1 1
Dec 2 Lynn W, 77-59 1 10 0 1 1 2 1 0 2
Dec 6 Valdosta State W, 59-54 1 37 0 8 8 1 1 0 2
Dec 9 Barry L, 66-56 1 28 0 5 5 2 1 0 1
Dec 18 Southern Wesleyan W, 82-65 1 17 1 0 1 0 2 0 0
Dec 19 Malone W, 67-50 1 28 1 4 5 0 1 1 0
Dec 30 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 53-35 1 21 0 1 1 1 0 0 2
Jan 6 Palm Beach Atlantic W, 70-63 1 31 2 3 5 2 3 1 0
Jan 10 at Rollins L, 59-52 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 13 at Florida Tech L, 51-44 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 17 Florida Southern L, 57-44 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 at Lynn L, 54-50 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 24 at Eckerd L, 66-63 - 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 27 Nova Southeastern W, 76-69 - 23 1 5 6 0 3 0 2
Jan 31 Saint Leo W, 56-35 1 29 0 2 2 3 1 0 3
Feb 3 Rollins W, 63-54 1 30 0 2 2 0 5 0 0
Feb 7 Florida Tech W, 57-38 1 18 0 4 4 1 1 1 1
Feb 14 at Palm Beach Atlantic W, 67-52 1 28 0 7 7 0 1 0 0
Feb 17 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) L, 69-60 1 15 0 3 3 0 0 2 2
Feb 21 at #18 Florida Southern L, 69-53 1 36 0 1 1 2 2 1 0
Feb 24 at Barry L, 59-58 1 26 2 2 4 1 1 0 1
Feb 28 at Barry L, 71-68 1 33 0 5 5 2 0 0 0

Game Log - BC extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 10 Spring Hill W, 69-62 1 1 - 2.0
Nov 11 West Georgia W, 71-68 1 3 - 0.0
Nov 15 Eckerd W, 48-44 1 3 - 1.0
Nov 18 at Nova Southeastern L, 72-66 1 1 - -
Nov 24 Nyack W, 52-33 1 1 - 0.0
Nov 25 Anderson (S.C.) W, 72-53 1 4 - 1.0
Nov 29 at Saint Leo W, 75-50 1 2 - 0.0
Dec 2 Lynn W, 77-59 1 4 - 2.0
Dec 6 Valdosta State W, 59-54 1 0 - 1.0
Dec 9 Barry L, 66-56 1 0 - 2.0
Dec 18 Southern Wesleyan W, 82-65 1 1 - 0.0
Dec 19 Malone W, 67-50 1 3 - 0.0
Dec 30 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 53-35 1 3 - -
Jan 6 Palm Beach Atlantic W, 70-63 1 2 - 0.7
Jan 10 at Rollins L, 59-52 1 0 - -
Jan 13 at Florida Tech L, 51-44 - - - -
Jan 17 Florida Southern L, 57-44 - - - -
Jan 20 at Lynn L, 54-50 - - - -
Jan 24 at Eckerd L, 66-63 - 0 - -
Jan 27 Nova Southeastern W, 76-69 - 2 - 0.0
Jan 31 Saint Leo W, 56-35 1 1 - 3.0
Feb 3 Rollins W, 63-54 1 2 - 0.0
Feb 7 Florida Tech W, 57-38 1 4 - 1.0
Feb 14 at Palm Beach Atlantic W, 67-52 1 1 - 0.0
Feb 17 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) L, 69-60 1 2 - -
Feb 21 at #18 Florida Southern L, 69-53 1 1 - 1.0
Feb 24 at Barry L, 59-58 1 3 - 1.0
Feb 28 at Barry L, 71-68 1 0 - -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2016-17 - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
2017-18 25 23.9 2.5-5.9 0.0-0.3 2.2-3.0 7.2
Total 25 23.9 2.5-5.9 0.0-0.3 2.2-3.0 7.2

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2016-17 - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
2017-18 25 23 598 63-148 42.6 0-7 0.0 55-74 74.3 181
Total 25 23 598 63-148 42.6 0-7 0.0 55-74 74.3 181

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2016-17 - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
2017-18 25 598 23.9 4.2-9.9 0.0-0.5 0.0 3.7-4.9 12.1
Total 25 598 23.9 4.2-9.9 0.0-0.5 0.0 3.7-4.9 12.1

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2016-17 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 25 0.3 3.6 3.9 0.9 1.2 0.5 1.0
Total 25 0.3 3.6 3.9 0.9 1.2 0.5 1.0

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2016-17 - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 25 23 8 89 97 22 31 12 24
Total 25 23 8 89 97 22 31 12 24

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2016-17 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 25 0.5 6.0 6.5 1.5 2.1 0.8 1.6
Total 25 0.5 6.0 6.5 1.5 2.1 0.8 1.6

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 25 23.9 2.5-5.9 0.0-0.3 2.2-3.0 7.2
Conference 17 21.8 2.1-5.1 0.0-0.2 1.6-2.3 5.7
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 16 25.3 2.7-6.1 0.0-0.3 3.0-3.9 8.4
Away 9 21.6 2.2-5.7 0.0-0.2 0.8-1.3 5.2
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 17 25.5 2.7-5.9 0.0-0.3 2.9-3.8 8.4
Losses 8 20.6 2.1-6.0 0.0-0.2 0.6-1.2 4.9
Month            
November 7 25.4 2.6-6.1 0.0-0.7 2.9-3.6 8.0
December 6 23.5 2.2-5.7 0.0-0.2 2.2-3.2 6.5
January 5 18.6 2.0-4.0 0.0-0.0 3.0-3.6 7.0
February 7 26.6 3.1-7.3 0.0-0.1 1.0-1.7 7.3

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 25 23 598 63-148 42.6 0-7 0.0 55-74 74.3 181
Conference 17 15 371 35-87 40.2 0-4 0.0 27-39 69.2 97
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 16 15 404 43-97 44.3 0-5 0.0 48-62 77.4 134
Away 9 8 194 20-51 39.2 0-2 0.0 7-12 58.3 47
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 17 16 433 46-100 46.0 0-5 0.0 50-64 78.1 142
Losses 8 7 165 17-48 35.4 0-2 0.0 5-10 50.0 39
Month                    
November 7 7 178 18-43 41.9 0-5 0.0 20-25 80.0 56
December 6 6 141 13-34 38.2 0-1 0.0 13-19 68.4 39
January 5 3 93 10-20 50.0 0-0 - 15-18 83.3 35
February 7 7 186 22-51 43.1 0-1 0.0 7-12 58.3 51

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 25 598 23.9 4.2-9.9 0.0-0.5 0.0 3.7-4.9 12.1
Conference 17 371 21.8 3.8-9.4 0.0-0.4 0.0 2.9-4.2 10.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 16 404 25.3 4.3-9.6 0.0-0.5 0.0 4.8-6.1 13.3
Away 9 194 21.6 4.1-10.5 0.0-0.4 0.0 1.4-2.5 9.7
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 17 433 25.5 4.2-9.2 0.0-0.5 0.0 4.6-5.9 13.1
Losses 8 165 20.6 4.1-11.6 0.0-0.5 0.0 1.2-2.4 9.5
Month                
November 7 178 25.4 4.0-9.7 0.0-1.1 0.0 4.5-5.6 12.6
December 6 141 23.5 3.7-9.6 0.0-0.3 0.0 3.7-5.4 11.1
January 5 93 18.6 4.3-8.6 0.0-0.0 - 6.5-7.7 15.1
February 7 186 26.6 4.7-11.0 0.0-0.2 0.0 1.5-2.6 11.0

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 25 0.3 3.6 3.9 0.9 1.2 0.5 1.0
Conference 17 0.3 2.4 2.6 0.9 1.2 0.4 1.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 16 0.4 4.4 4.8 0.9 1.6 0.6 1.2
Away 9 0.2 2.0 2.2 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.6
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 17 0.4 4.2 4.6 0.8 1.6 0.5 1.1
Losses 8 0.3 2.1 2.4 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.6
Month                
November 7 0.1 5.1 5.3 0.7 1.1 0.9 1.1
December 6 0.3 3.2 3.5 1.0 1.0 0.2 1.2
January 5 0.6 2.0 2.6 1.0 1.4 0.2 1.0
February 7 0.3 3.4 3.7 0.9 1.4 0.6 0.6

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 25 23 8 89 97 22 31 12 24
Conference 17 15 5 40 45 16 21 6 17
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 16 15 6 71 77 15 26 10 19
Away 9 8 2 18 20 7 5 2 5
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 17 16 6 72 78 14 27 9 19
Losses 8 7 2 17 19 8 4 3 5
Month                  
November 7 7 1 36 37 5 8 6 8
December 6 6 2 19 21 6 6 1 7
January 5 3 3 10 13 5 7 1 5
February 7 7 2 24 26 6 10 4 4

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 25 0.5 6.0 6.5 1.5 2.1 0.8 1.6
Conference 17 0.5 4.3 4.9 1.7 2.3 0.6 1.8
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 16 0.6 7.0 7.6 1.5 2.6 1.0 1.9
Away 9 0.4 3.7 4.1 1.4 1.0 0.4 1.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 17 0.6 6.7 7.2 1.3 2.5 0.8 1.8
Losses 8 0.5 4.1 4.6 1.9 1.0 0.7 1.2
Month                
November 7 0.2 8.1 8.3 1.1 1.8 1.3 1.8
December 6 0.6 5.4 6.0 1.7 1.7 0.3 2.0
January 5 1.3 4.3 5.6 2.2 3.0 0.4 2.2
February 7 0.4 5.2 5.6 1.3 2.2 0.9 0.9

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