26 Facts About Franklin Session

Franklin "Frank Nitty" Session was born on January 23,1989 and is an American professional basketball player who last played for Al-Gharafa of the Qatari Basketball League.

Franklin Session is best known for his performance in the Drew League, where he won four consecutive league MVPs.

Franklin Session plays, since the 2019 season, in the 3x3 basketball league Big3 for the team Killer 3's where he is a co-captain.

Franklin Session started in the same backcourt as future NBA All Star Damian Lillard and averaged 10.2 points, 6 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.9 steals during the season but averaged 11.9 points and 6.2 rebounds in 16 conference games and was named the Big Sky Conference Newcomer of the Year and second team All-Big Sky.

Franklin Session was ultimately dismissed from the team after the end of the season.

Franklin Session played his senior season at Division II Cal State, Los Angeles, where he averaged 16.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, and a conference leading 2.6 steals per game and was named first team All-CCAA.

Franklin Session was initially selected in the 6th round of the 2011 NBA Development League draft by the Los Angeles D-Fenders, but was waived by the team due to injury after appearing in only two games.

Franklin Session then chose not to continue to pursue a professional basketball career and eventually became the manager of a Verizon Wireless store.

Franklin Session began playing in adult leagues around Los Angeles before eventually competing in the Drew League, a pro-am summer exhibition league that many NBA players compete in, using his nickname "Frank Nitty".

Franklin Session was named the MVP of the Drew League in both 2016 and 2017 while his team, Birdie's Revenge, won the Drew League championship on the later year.

In 2018, Franklin Session gained significant attention for scoring 44 points on Chicago Bulls player Denzel Valentine and won his third straight MVP.

Franklin Session played with the team throughout the preseason but was among the team's final cuts.

Franklin Session signed with the Island Storm of the National Basketball League of Canada on November 9,2017.

Franklin Session played in 43 games for the Storm, averaging a league-high 40 minutes and averaged 19.6 points, 9.8 rebounds, 5.7 assists, and 1.7 steals per game and was named the NBLC's Newcomer of the Year and second team All-NBLC.

Franklin Session signed with Al-Gharafa of the Qatari Basketball League on September 28,2018.

Franklin Session finished second in the league with 24.2 points per game and fourth with 11.0 rebounds, as well second with 6.3 assists while leading the SBL with 2.1 steals per game.

Franklin Session signed a contract to return to Al-Gharafa on November 24,2020.

Franklin Session entered the draft pool for the BIG3, a professional 3x3 basketball league.

Franklin Session was selected by and named co-captain of the Killer 3's.

Franklin Session was an all-around threat for Killer 3s in 2019, averaging 8.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.

Franklin Session hit a 3-pointer and a 4-pointer to help the Killer 3s win their regular season finale against the Enemies, clinching the No 2 playoff seed.

Franklin Session took over the captain role of the team in 2021 with the departure of Stephen Jackson.

Franklin Session averaged 7.8 points per game with 25 assists on the season putting him third in that category.

Franklin Session led the league in steals with 11 and gave the fans one of the highlights of the season with a monster dunk against Aliens in week three.

Franklin Session played for Team CitiTeam Blazers in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament.

Franklin Session has a son named Jarrell from a previous relationship.