Alex Franklin Class: Sophomore Hometown: Reading, Pa. High School: Central Catholic Height / Weight: 6-5 / 228 Position: F

General: Physical post presence who made an impact from the start...Will start at power forward...Can guard, score and handle the basketball...A great competitor with a fearless mindset...Can score in a variety of ways and take his opponent off the dribble...Aggressive rebounder with a tremendous build...Can take over a game inside, providing a great balance to Siena's talented back court.

2006-2007: Bookmarked his season with eye-popping performances...Began collegiate career with team-high 20 point, six rebound effort at Pac-10 power Stanford (11/11)...Ended year with 27-point, 11-rebound performance in MAAC final against Niagara (3/5)...Played in all 32 games averaging 8.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 22.4 minutes...Led team with a 60.1% field goal percentage...Made 40 of last 48 free throws after starting the year 10-25 from the stripe...Scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half to help Siena to road win at Fairfield (2/14)...Reached double figures nine times...Had 15 points and made 9-10 free throws in regular-season finale at Marist (2/24)...Shot 50% or better from the field in 29 of 32 games.

Before Siena: A two-time All-State selection at Central Catholic...Named All-Berks County and team MVP three times...Selected Berks County Most Outstanding Athlete as a senior...Berks County Player of the Year as junior and senior... Led Central Catholic to a 28-2 record as well as the Berks County and District 3 Championship as a senior...Averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds and four assists per game as a senior.

Personal: Born July 11, 1988 in Reading, Pa...An undecided major...Chose Siena because of the academics, athletics, Capital Region and coaching staff...Has one brother (Andre) and one sister (Aries).

The Alexander Franklin File
Nickname: Zander
My favorite TV show is: Entourage
My favorite sports team is: Cleveland Cavaliers
If they made a movie about my life, the actor who played me would be: Jamie Foxx
...The title of the movie would be: Zander Zone
Another sport I like to follow at Siena is: Women's basketball and volleyball
One thing people would be surprised to know about me: I'm a big Food Network fan
If I could be on a reality TV show, it would be: Fear Factor because it would be easy money
My favorite website is: Youtube.com
My favorite movie: Hoop Dreams
The funniest member on the team is: Tay Fisher
The person I'd most like to play 1-on-1 is: Kobe Bryant
My idols are: My parents
My favorite flavor of ice cream: Cookies and cream
My favorite musician is: Lil' Wayne
The quality I like most about Coach McCaffery is: He is very passionate about basketball