Franklin Elevated to Men's Basketball Assistant Coach
6/9/2023 9:58:00 AM | Men's Basketball
WASHINGTON - GW men's basketball head coach Chris Caputo announced on Friday the promotion of Lamont Franklin to assistant coach. Franklin is set to enter his third year in Foggy Bottom and has been involved in the coaching profession for over 20 years dating back to his graduation from UNCW in 1997.
"One of the key components to building a successful program is continuity within the staff," Caputo said. "We thank Coach Straughn for his many contributions in our first year and now we are thrilled to elevate Coach Franklin to assistant coach.
"One of the key components to building a successful program is continuity within the staff," Caputo said. "We thank Coach Straughn for his many contributions in our first year and now we are thrilled to elevate Coach Franklin to assistant coach.
"Coach Franklin has a wealth of experience both as a player and coach at the Division I level, is a D.C. native, and has a tremendous commitment to our student-athletes."
Franklin joined GW in 2021 as the Special Assistant to the Head Coach and Director of Scouting. He was retained by Coach Caputo last season and promoted to Director of Player Development. In the role, Franklin served as an advisor to the Head Coach, oversaw advanced scouting of future opponents, broke down game film, led data analysis for program and player development, and contributed to developing game strategy and planning practices.
"I am thrilled to transition into a new role within our program," Franklin said. "I'm looking forward to continuing to work with Coach Caputo, the rest of our staff and our players to build on the foundation we started last season under Coach Caputo's leadership. Excited about our future in Foggy Bottom!"
Franklin's distinguished career, which has spanned over 20 years, has included tutoring 26 professional players, including three NBA Draft picks, 20 All-Conference performers, and two NCAA leaders in 3-pointers made.
This past season, he was instrumental in the development of A-10 Rookie of the Year Maximus Edwards, A-10 Most Improved Player Brendan Adams and First Team All-Conference performer James Bishop IV. Adams and Bishop notably saw marked improvements from the year prior in most statistical and analytical categories.
Franklin has previously served as an assistant coach at Florida A&M, Towson, College of Charleston, Mount St. Mary's, Howard and UNCW. He also was the Director of Operations at Miami (Fla.) for four seasons and the head coach at Johnson & Wales University while pursuing an MBA from UNC Charlotte.