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2009-10 Men's Basketball Roster

1 Frank Turner

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 165
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Atlantic City, N.J.
  • High School Atlantic City

Biography

Notes
• Will serve as team captain for the 2009-10 season.
• Enters his senior season as just the second player in school history with more than 1,000 career points, 400 career rebounds and 400 career assists.

2008-09  
• Played in and started all 31 games for the Griffs.
• Ended the season having started in 55 consecutive games, dating back to the 2007-08 campaign.
• Is the program's active leader in career games played with 93 which is every game for the team since under head coach Tom Parrotta.
• Was named third-team All-MAAC at the end of the regular season after he averaged 15.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.
• Led the team in scoring average for the second-straight season, making him the 14th Canisius player to do that since 1944-45.
• Became the 29th player in school history to score 1,000 career points with a layup against Rider (1/15) at home.
• Scored in double figures 29 times, which led the team, and closed out the year with 10-plus points in 19 straight.
• His team-high 22 points against Loyola (3/6) in the MAAC Tournament marked the 30th time in his career he's led the team in scoring for a game.
• Scored a season-high 23 points against Iona (1/17).
• Finished the season ranked sixth in the league and 184th in the nation in scoring average.
• Was one of three players in the MAAC to rank among the league's top-10 in scoring and assists per game average.
• Became the fourth player in school history to dish out 100-plus assists in three-straight season with his team leading 124 helpers.
• Was credited with a season-high eight assists against Loyola (1/3).
• His four assists per game ranked fourth best in the conference.
• Led the Griffs in assists 24 times as a junior and 58 times in his career.
• Ranked fourth on the roster with 4.4 rebounds per game.
• His 36 steals were a team high and he was credited with a season-high four steals in two different games.
• Knocked down a career-high four 3-pointers against Fairfield (2/6).
• Was on the floor for 1,175 total minutes, which ranks third-best in school history.
• His 37.9 minutes per game average set a new school record and ranked second in the MAAC.
• Played 30-plus minutes 29 times in 2008-09.
• Was on the floor for 40 or more minutes 12 times and played in a career-high 47 minutes against Iona in a double-overtime game (1/17).
• Started the season as a member of the Preseaon All-MAAC Third-Team.

2007-08  
• Played in all 31 games, where he made 29 starts.
• Played 1,046 minutes, an average of 33.7 minutes per contest.
• Posted 30-plus minutes played on the final box score 25 times and played 40 minutes twice.
• Led the team with his 12.9 points per game scoring average, which ranked 12th in the MAAC.
• Scored in double figures a team best 22 times and in nine of the Griffs’ final 10 games.
• Had a career-high 26 points in a home win over Fairfield (2/1).
• Was Canisius’ high scorer 13 times.
• Dished out a team-high 143 assists for an average of 3.8 per contest.
• Was credited with 13 assists in a win over Coastal Carolina (12/15) to make him the third player in school history to dish out 13 helpers in a game played in the Koessler Athletic Center.
• Ranked fourth in the MAAC and 79th in the nation in assists per game average.
• Posted one double-double (17 points and 13 assists) against Coastal Carolina.
• Ranked third on the team in rebounding average (4.3 per game)...
• Was credited with a season-high eight rebounds in three different games.
• Shot 40.8 percent (151-for-370) from the field, 25.7 percent (18-for-70) from 3-point range and 64.2 percent (79-for-123) from the charity stripe.
• Made a season-high eight field goals at Navy (11/20), the fourth time in his career he made eight shots from the field.
• Averaged 15.5 points, 6.5 assists and five rebounds in Canisius’ two MAAC Tournament games.
• Became the first Canisius sophomore to serve as the team’s only captain since Joe Niland in the 1939-40 season.

2006-07
• Named MAAC Co-Rookie of the Year along with Edwin Ubiles from Siena.
• First Canisius MAAC Rookie of the Year since Micheal Meeks in 1993.
• Fifth Canisius player to earn conference Rookie of the Year honors.
• Named the MAAC Rookie of the Week six times, the most for a Canisius player.
• Tied the school record for being named conference Rookie of the Week as Ray Hall was ECAC North Rookie of the Week six times in 1981-82.
• Became the first Canisius rookie to average in double figures scoring since Meeks and Darrell Barley in 1992-93.
• Named to the Preseason All-MAAC Second Team by CBS Sport.com's Season Preview and by the league's coaches.
• Ranked second in the MAAC in assists (5.4 per game) and 22nd in scoring (11.9 point per game).
• Dished out 167 assists, the fourth most in school history.
• One of three Griffs to play all 31 games and started the last 25.
• Also averaged 4.6 rebounds and 36.1 minutes a game.
• Shot 45.7 percent from the floor, 40.5 percent from 3-point range and 64.6 percent from the free-throw line.
• Shot 147 free throws, the most since Darren Fenn in 2000-01.
• Went to the charity stripe 10 or more times in five games.
• After going 37-for-69 from the free-throw line in his first 17 games (53.6 percent), he finished the season 58-for-78 (74.4 percent) in his last 14 contests.
• Scored in double figures 20 times and netted 20 or more points two times.
• Led the team in assists 23 times, scoring six times and rebounding four times.

Before Canisius
• Averaged 18 points, 5.6 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 2.6 steals a game as a senior en route to earning first-team All-South Jersey honors and second-team all-state accolades.
• The CAL conference Co-Player of the Year, he helped lead Atlantic City High School to its third appearance in the New Jersey Group 4 state championship game in the last four years and played in the North-South All-Star Game and the New Jersey Stars vs. Connecticut Stars Game.
• Was the MVP of the 2005 Group 4 state championship game after leading the Vikings to the title, and Atlantic City posted a 74-17 record during his career.

Personal
• Born May 25, 1988 in Atlantic City, N.J.
• The son of Rhonda DuBose and Frank William Turner.
• Has three siblings.
• Earned his undergraduated degree in communications in three years.
• Is currently pursuing his master's degree in sport administration at Canisius.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2006-07Freshman

    Guard
    5'10" 165 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2007-08Sophomore

    Guard
    5'10" 165 lbs
    3
  • 2

    2008-09Junior

    Guard
    5'10" 165 lbs
    2
  • 1

    2009-10Senior

    Guard
    5'10" 165 lbs
    1