UW Athletic Hall of Fame

Joe Franklin

  • Class
  • Induction
    1997
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball
Joe Franklin
  • Unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selection in 1968, when he scored a school-record 544 points (22.7 average)
  • Received third-team all-league honors in 1967 and honorable mention accolades in 1966
  • Earned team Most Valuable Player honors in 1967 and 1968
  • Team captain as a senior
  • Established Wisconsin career scoring (1,215 points) and rebounding (858) marks in just three seasons of play
  • Recorded seven games of at least 30 points during his career and had a personal-best 27 rebounds in a 1968 game vs. Purdue
  • Drafted in the fifth round (63rd pick overall) of the 1968 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks
Joe Franklin
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