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FRANKLIN'S STAYING HOME
Mount Carmel guard Troy Franklin announced Monday he's signing with Towson University.
Published: 10/15/2007
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TIGER TALE
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Mount Carmel hoops star Troy Franklin verbals to Towson University
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by Derek Toney
Mount Carmel High School boys' basketball player Troy Franklin
announced Monday afternoon he plans to sign a national letter of intent
with Towson University. The 5-foot, 10-inch senior point guard chose
the Tigers over Central Florida, George Mason, St. Bonaventure and
Toledo.
"It just came down to it being the best academic and overall
basketball fit for me," said Franklin. "I fit in with the players, the
coach [Towson coach Pat Kennedy] is a cool person. He spoke to me
straight-up, he never tried to talk sly to me."
A two-time MIAA B Conference first-team selection, Franklin
averaged 14.9 points, four assists and 2.6 steals a game for Mount
Carmel, which has reaced the league championship the past two seasons,
including the title in 2005-06. Franklin averaged 14.9 points, 4.4
assists and two steals as a sophomore after transferring from Boys'
Latin.
A member of the Baltimore Stars Amateur Athletic Union squad,
Franklin is ranked among the top 160 seniors from in the Northeast
region by Tom Konchalski's High School Basketball Insider Report. The
report ranks Franklin as the top senior point guard in Maryland/D.C.
area.
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| Cat Lover: Mount Carmel Cougars standout Troy Franklin announced Monday
afternoon he's signing with the Tigers of Towson University.
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"I don't feel any pressure at all," said Franklin when asked if he had any concerns staying local to play collegiately. "I've been playing under pressure since I was seven years old."
"I think Towson being his last official visit and after that experience, he came to the conclusion Towson was the best fit for him," said Mount Carmel coach Tom Rose. "He'll be a very good fit for their basketball program and a very good student."
The national early signing period for basketball begins Nov. 14 until Nov. 21.
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