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Casey Frank
Teams: Auckland Stars & Gold Coast Blaze (Australia)
Position: Forward
Born: October 23, 1977 at Port Jefferson, New York (US)
Height: 2.03m
Frank came to New Zealand in 2002 to play for the Stars in the NBL and has made a home here.
One of the league’s most entertaining dunkers, he helped Auckland to titles in 2004 & 2005, and was voted joint winner of the Outstanding Forward award and to the All-Star Five in ‘05.
Frank went even better in 2006, named Outstanding Kiwi Forward, Outstanding Forward, Kiwi MVP and All-Star Five member. He repeated that sweep in 2008.
Since leaving Northern Arizona University, he has played professionally in the United States, France and Sweden, and was an import with the NZ Breakers in their debut season until cut mid-season.
He enjoyed a breakout season with the Wollongong Hawks in the 2006/07 Australian NBL and signed for the expansion Gold Coast franchise next summer.
Frank debuted for the Tall Blacks in China in 2005 and gained NZ citizenship for inclusion in the 2006 Commonwealth Games team, but was ousted from the “naturalised” spot on the national roster by Nick Horvath in 2008.
International
| Year | Series | G | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG | REB | RPG | AST | APG | STL | SPG | BLK | BPG |
| 2007 | NZ in Australia | 3 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 8 | 2.7 | 11 | 3.7 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.33 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 2007 | NZ in Latvia & Croatia* | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Boris Stankovic Cup (China) | 5 | 17 | 35 | 48.6 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 43 | 8.6 | 24 | 4.8 | 3 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.40 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 2007 | Venezuela in NZ | 3 | 11 | 27 | 40.7 | 5 | 5 | 100 | 29 | 9.7 | 13 | 4.3 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.33 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 2006 | FIBA World Championships (Japan) | 6 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 36 | 6.0 | 18 | 3.0 | 3 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.50 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 2006 | Qatar in NZ | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 2006 | NZ in Argentina* | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | NZ in Brazil | 4 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 26 | 6.5 | 13 | 3.3 | 8 | 2.0 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 2006 | NZ v Australia | 4 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 16 | 4.0 | 9 | 2.3 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.25 | - | - |
| 2006 | Melbourne Commonwealth Games | 5 | 18 | 34 | 52.9 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 44 | 8.8 | 18 | 3.6 | 11 | 2.2 | 3 | 0.60 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 2006 | India in NZ | 3 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 40 | 13.3 | 18 | 6.0 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 1.33 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 2005 | NZ in China | 6 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 40 | 6.7 | 26 | 4.3 | 11 | 1.8 | 2 | 0.33 | 4 | 0.67 |
| Total | 50 | 106 | 218 | 48.6 | 65 | 94 | 69.1 | 290 | 7.1 | 155 | 3.8 | 57 | 1.4 | 20 | 0.49 | 22 | 0.54 |
Three Point Goals 2007 Australia 0/4 (0%), Stankovic Cup 6/15 (40.0%), Venezuela 2/10 (20.0%), 2006 World Championships 0/2 (0%), Brazil 0/3 (0%), Australia 1/5 (20.0%), Commonwealth Games 0/2 (0%), India 4/7 (57.1%), 2005 China 0/4 (0%), Career 13/52 (25.0%)
International Debut
2005
National Basketball League
Regular Season
| Year | Series | G | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG | REB | RPG | AST | APG | STL | SPG | BLK | BPG |
| 2008 | Auckland | 16 | 136 | 260 | 52.3 | 45 | 59 | 76.3 | 345 | 21.6 | 136 | 8.5 | 51 | 3.2 | 20 | 1.25 | 10 | 0.63 |
| 2007 | Auckland | 17 | 113 | 227 | 49.8 | 37 | 51 | 72.5 | 273 | 16.1 | 144 | 8.5 | 45 | 2.6 | 17 | 1.00 | 19 | 1.12 |
| 2006 | Auckland | 18 | 114 | 213 | 53.5 | 51 | 66 | 77.3 | 290 | 16.1 | 145 | 8.1 | 58 | 3.2 | 34 | 1.89 | 36 | 2.00 |
| 2005 | Auckland | 18 | 119 | 222 | 53.6 | 22 | 37 | 59.5 | 273 | 15.2 | 172 | 9.6 | 54 | 3.0 | 31 | 1.72 | 26 | 1.44 |
| 2004 | Auckland | 18 | 127 | 229 | 55.5 | 46 | 60 | 76.7 | 319 | 17.7 | 168 | 9.3 | 48 | 2.7 | 23 | 1.28 | 17 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | Auckland | 18 | 110 | 223 | 49.2 | 52 | 76 | 68.4 | 277 | 15.4 | 193 | 10.7 | 48 | 2.7 | 38 | 2.11 | 29 | 1.61 |
| 2002 | Auckland | 15 | 110 | 181 | 60.8 | 34 | 57 | 59.6 | 254 | 16.9 | 116 | 7.7 | 38 | 2.5 | 25 | 1.67 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Total | 120 | 829 | 1555 | 53.3 | 287 | 406 | 70.7 | 2031 | 16.9 | 1074 | 9.0 | 342 | 2.9 | 188 | 1.57 | 152 | 1.27 |
Three Point Goals 2008 28/63 (44.4%), 2007 10/41 (24.4%), 2006 11/36 (30.6%), 2005 13/47 (27.7%), 2004 19/45 (42.2%), 2003 5/22 (22.7%), 2002 0/7 (0%), Total 86/261 (33.0%)
Playoff
| Year | Series | G | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG | REB | RPG | AST | APG | STL | SPG | BLK | BPG |
| 2008 | Auckland | 2 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 30 | 15.0 | 11 | 5.5 | 5 | 2.5 | - | - | 1 | 0.50 |
| 2006 | Auckland | 2 | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 31 | 15.5 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 2.50 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 2005 | Auckland | 3 | 23 | 43 | 53.5 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 55 | 18.3 | 34 | 11.3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 1.33 | - | - |
| 2004 | Auckland | 2 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 27 | 13.5 | 20 | 10.0 | 6 | 3.0 | - | - | 1 | 0.50 |
| 2003 | Auckland | 1 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 15 | 15.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 5 | 5.0 | - | - | 1 | 1.00 |
| Total | 10 | 66 | 122 | 54.1 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 158 | 15.8 | 81 | 8.1 | 27 | 2.7 | 9 | 0.90 | 6 | 0.60 | |
| Career | 130 | 895 | 1677 | 53.4 | 300 | 427 | 70.3 | 2169 | 16.7 | 1155 | 8.9 | 369 | 2.8 | 197 | 1.52 | 158 | 1.22 |
Three Point Goals 2008 4/10 (40.0%), 2006 3/5 (60.0%), 2005 4/11 (36.4%), 2004 2/5 (40.0%), 2003 0/1 (0%), Total 13/32 (40.6%); Career 99/293 (33.8%)
NBL Titles (2)
2004 (Auckland), 2005 (Auckland)
NBL Awards
Kiwi MVP - 2006, 08
Outstanding Kiwi Forward - 2006, 08
Outstanding Forward - 2005, 2006, 08
All-Star Five - 2005, 2006, 08
Australian NBL
Regular Season & Playoff
| Year | Series | G | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG | REB | RPG | AST | APG | STL | SPG | BLK | BPG |
| 20005/06 | Wollongong | 33 | 154 | 281 | 54.8 | 74 | 104 | 71.2 | 389 | 11.8 | 239 | 7.2 | 62 | 1.9 | 35 | 1.06 | 18 | 0.55 |
| 20005/06 | NZ Breakers | 5 | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 19 | 3.8 | 16 | 3.2 | 7 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.60 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 2003/04 | NZ Breakers | 12 | 54 | 95 | 56.8 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 127 | 10.6 | 78 | 6.5 | 20 | 1.7 | 15 | 1.25 | 8 | 0.67 |
| Career | 50 | 215 | 394 | 54.6 | 97 | 141 | 68.8 | 535 | 10.7 | 333 | 6.7 | 89 | 1.8 | 53 | 1.06 | 30 | 0.60 |
Three Point Goals 2006/07:7/21 (33.3%), 20005/06: 0/2 (0%), 2003/04: 1/8 (12.5%); Career: 8/31 (25.8%)
