Taj McWilliams Franklin

Categories: Class of 2024
  • NAIA All-American at St. Edward’s University (1992-1993)
  • All-time leading scorer (1,837) at St. Edward’s in just three years
  • 1993 NAIA National Player of the Year
  • 1999 inducted into the St. Edward’s Athletic Hall of Fame
  • Played three years (1996-1998) in the American Basketball League (ABL) and 14 years in the WNBA (1999-2012).
  • Led the Connecticut Sun to the WNBA Finals (2004-2005)
  • 2011 WNBA champion with the Detroit Shock and 2012 WNBA Finals runner-up
  • Second Team All-WNBA in 2005
  • Six-time WNBA All-Star
  • 2004 recipient of the Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award
  • Played professionally in Wolfenbuttel, Germany (1993-1994), Contern, Luxembourg (1994-1995), and Galilee, Israel (1995-1996) before the ABL and WNBA
  • 1998 World Championship team Gold Medalist
  • Currently the WNBA Player Relations & Development Manager
  • Holds the all-time WNBA record for offensive rebounds at 1062
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