Rolf Franke | |
Position: | Head coach |
Height M: | 1.98 |
Birth Date: | 7 April 1967 |
Birth Place: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Nationality: | Dutch |
Career Start: | 1986 |
Career End: | 1999 |
Career Position: | Forward |
Coach Start: | 2009 |
Years1: | 1986–1988 |
Team1: | Canadians Amsterdam |
Years2: | 1988–1996 |
Team2: | Den Helder |
Years3: | 1996–1997 |
Team3: | EBBC Den Bosch |
Years4: | 1997–1999 |
Team4: | Amsterdam Astronauts |
Cyears1: | 2009–2010 |
Cteam1: | Netherlands Under-16 |
Cyears2: | 2018–2020 |
Cteam2: | ZZ Leiden |
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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]
He is the son of Wim Franke and father of Yannick Franke, both basketball players as well.
As a player, Franke won the Dutch Eredivisie title eight times, while winning the NBB Cup four times.[1]
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]
2018–19