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Ataira Franklin
Ataira Franklin

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Bowie, Md.

High School:
Riverdale Baptist

Height:
5-11

Position:
Guard



04/30/2013

Franklin Earns All-State Honors

Junior guard named to the VaSID first team

03/08/2013

ACC Tournament Game Notes: Virginia vs Boston College

Notes from Virginia's first-round loss to Boston College

03/07/2013

Virginia Falls in the First Round of the ACC Tournament

Boston College eliminates the Cavaliers, 66-57

03/06/2013

ACC Women's Basketball Tournament Begins Thursday

Six-seed Cavaliers open the tournament hosting 11-seed Boston College

03/04/2013

Ataira Franklin Named First-Team All-ACC

Junior guard becomes 17th different player in Virginia history to be named to the first team

03/07/2013

WBB vs. Boston College - ACC Tournament (by Jim Daves)

WBB vs. Boston College - ACC Tournament (by Jim Daves)

02/17/2013

Pink Game vs. Maryland (by Thomas Wilson)

Pink Game vs. Maryland (by Thomas Wilson)

02/08/2013

Virginia vs. No. 5 Duke

Virginia vs. No. 5 Duke

02/03/2013

Women's Basketball vs. Georgia Tech (by Matt Riley)

Women's Basketball vs. Georgia Tech (by Matt Riley)

01/24/2013

Women's Basketball vs. Boston College (by Matt Riley)

Women's Basketball vs. Boston College (by Matt Riley)

Ataira Franklin Photo Gallery

Cavalier Career

2012-2013

  • First Team All-ACC (Blue Ribbon Panel)
  • Second Team All-ACC (Head Coaches)
  • First Team VaSID All-State
  • Virginia Women's Basketball Coaches Award for Excellence
  • Ninth in the ACC in scoring (14.3 points per game) and sixth in ACC games (15.6)
  • Fifth in the ACC in free throw percentage (79.3 percent)and fourth in ACC games (81.8 percent)
  • Fifth in the ACC in steals (2.2 per game)
  • Second in the ACC in minutes (36.1 per game) and lead the ACC in conference games (38.3 minutes per ACC game)
  • Preseason All-ACC honoree (Blue Ribbon Panel and Head Coaches)
  • Became the 29th player in program history to score1,000 career points, reaching the milestone on a three-pointer with 6:56 remaining against Boston College (01/24/13)
  • Opened the season scoring in double digits in each of her first three games
  • Scored 20 points in the opener against James Madison
  • Had a career-high eight assists with 13 points at Minnesota
  • Missed the Coppin State game with an injury sustained in practice
  • Scored a season-high 23 points at Wake
  • Scored nine of the Cavaliers first 11 points at home against Georgia Tech
  • Tied a season high with nine rebounds (7 offensive) against Duke (with 15 points, 5 steals)
  • Scored 21 points in back-to-back games against Maryland and Clemson
  • Finished the season averaging 19.1 ppg in the last six games

2011-12

  • Honorable Mention All-ACC
  • Earned the team's Practice Player of the Year Award
  • Started all 36 of UVa's contests and finished second in scoring with 12.4 points per game
  • Added 4.0 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game
  • Recorded a double-double (19 points and 12 rebounds) at Duke on Jan. 2
  • Reached double-digits for scoring on 24 occasions, including a 29-point performance against North Carolina on Jan. 5
  • Led the team with 53 three-pointers made

2010-11

  • Named to the ACC All-Freshman Team
  • Led the Atlantic Coast Conference for most of the season in 3-point field goal percentage (43-for-90, 48 percent)
  • The team's second-leading scorer at 9.4 points per game
  • Started the final 27 games of the season and made 35 overall appearances
  • Recorded 35 steals and 149 rebounds (4.3 per game)
  • In ACC-only games, led Virginia by averaging 12.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game
  • Had a run of nine-consecutive double-digit scoring games, all against ACC opponents
  • Totaled 18 (tied team-high) double-digit scoring games overall
  • Posted two double-doubles - 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. James Madison (Dec. 20) and 18 points and 10 rebounds at NC State (Feb. 10)
  • Scored 19 points at Clemson (Jan. 30) and against Wake Forest at the ACC Tournament

High School

  • Four-year letterwinner at Riverdale Baptist High School
  • A first team All-Metro selection by the Washington Post
  • Averaged 16 points per game and had five 20-point performances during her senior season for Riverdale Baptist
  • A member of the Capital Classic All-Star Game roster
  • A three-time all-county selection and first-ever two-time IAABO Tournament MVP
  • Earned NACA High School All-American honors in 2007
  • Played for Boo Williams Elite on the AAU level

Personal

  • Parents are Anthony and Lakita Franklin
  • Both parents played collegiate basketball at the University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Has a brother, Anthony
  • Franklin By The Numbers

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    FRANKLIN'S CAREER HIGHS

    Points 29 vs. #25 UNC, 1-5-12
    3-Pointers

    4 (3x), last at Boston College, 1-24-13

    Rebounds 12 at #7 Duke, 1-2-12
    Assists 8 at Minnesota, 11-29-12
    Steals 6 (3x), last vs. Florida State, 1-29-12
    Blocks 3 (2x), last vs. Boston College, 1-21-12
    Double-Doubles 3