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Rolf Franke

Rolf Franke

Dutch basketball player and coach

Rolf Franke (born 7 April 1967) is a Dutch retired basketball player and current coach. As a player, Franke played for multiple clubs in the Netherlands and he represented the Dutch national basketball team in 60 games as well.[1]

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He is the son of Wim Franke and father of Yannick Franke, both basketball players as well.

Professional career

As a player, Franke won the Dutch Eredivisie title eight times, while winning the NBB Cup four times.[1]

Coaching career

ZZ Leiden

On 11 June 2018, Franke signed a one-year contract to become the head coach of ZZ Leiden.[2] On 31 March 2019, Franke won the NBB Cup with Leiden, the club's first trophy since 2013.[3] On 24 April 2019, it was announced that Franke won the DBL Coach of the Year.[4]

On 5 July 2019, Leiden announced that Franke was returning for a second season.[5] After the 2019–20 season was cancelled early due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Leiden decided not to extend Franke's contract.[6]

Honours

As player

  • Eredivisie (8): 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 1995, 1997, 1999

As coach

Leiden

References

  1. [1]
    "Wie wij zijn". Oranje Basketball. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  2. [2]
    "ZZ Leiden | Nieuwsbericht | Rolf Franke nieuwe coach ZZ Leiden". eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  3. [3]
    "Basketballers ZZ Leiden veroveren nationale beker". nos.nl. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Coach of the Year: Rolf Franke". basketballleague.nl. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Franke blijft coach bij ZZ Leiden". basketballleague.nl. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  6. [6]
    "ZZ Leiden en Rolf Franke beëindigen samenwerking". Basketball League. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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