A'Quonesia Franklin (2018) - Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame - Texas A&M Athletics

A'Quonesia Franklin

Induction:
2018
Class:
2008

A member of Coach Gary Blair's first full recruiting class in Aggieland, Franklin was one of five freshmen whose commitment changed the direction of the Texas A&M women's basketball program. Over the course of her career, the Aggies posted a 93-39 record, marking the most wins in any four-year period to that point. She led Texas A&M to the first three NCAA Tournament appearances in their still-active streak of 13 straight trips to the Big Dance, and to Big 12 titles in 2007 and 2008. Franklin ranks third in school history with 157 3-pointers and fourth with 627 career assists. She scored 1,115 points, which ranks 20th in school history, and nabbed 209 steals, which rank ninth all-time. In all four of her seasons, she led the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio. As a senior in 2007-08, she earned All-America honors, helping the Aggies win the Big 12 Tournament, reach the Elite Eight for the first time in program history and post a 29-8 record, the second-highest win total in school history, behind only the 2011 squad. She earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors after ranking 14th nationally with a 2.01 assist-to-turnover ratio and was named to both the NCAA Oklahoma City Regional All-Tournament team and All-Big 12 Tournament team. She earned All-America and All-Big 12 First Team honors in 2007, helping the Aggies to their first Big 12 Championship and a 25-7 record. She was a two-time Big 12 Player of the Week, and was named the team's Most Valuable Player. She was an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention pick in 2005-06, helping the Aggies return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in a decade, and was a three-time Big 12 Rookie of the Week in 2004-05. Franklin was a third round pick of the Sacramento Monarchs in the 2008 WNBA Draft, and played two seasons in the WNBA. She has since started a coaching career, where she is now the associate head coach at Kansas.