Frank Hassell

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Frank Hassell

| image = Frank Hassell.jpg

| image_size = 260px

| caption = Hassell with Le Portel in 2017

| number =

| position = Power forward / center

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 8

| height_footnote =

| weight_lb = 235

| weight_footnote =

| league =

| team = Hebraica Macabi

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1988|10|9}}

| birth_place = Chesapeake, Virginia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| nationality = American

| high_school = Indian River
(Chesapeake, Virginia)

| college = Old Dominion (2007–2011)

| draft_year = 2011

| career_start = 2011

| career_end =

| years1 = 2011

| team1 = Banvit

| years2 = 2011–2012

| team2 = Canton Charge

| years3 = 2012–2013

| team3 = Hapoel Holon

| years4 = 2013–2014

| team4 = Varese

| years5 = 2014–2015

| team5 = Bnei Herzliya

| years6 = 2015–2016

| team6 = Boulazac Dordogne

| years7 = 2016–2018

| team7 = Le Portel

| years8 = 2018–2019

| team8 = Cholet

| years9 = 2019–2020

| team9 = Le Portel

| years10 = 2020

| team10 = Boulazac Dordogne

| years11 = 2020–2021

| team11 = Elitzur Yavne B.C.

| highlights = *EuroChallenge scoring leader (2013)

EuroChallenge rebounding leader (2013)
Israeli League rebounding leader (2013)
LNB Pro B Best Scorer (2016)
First-team All-CAA (2011)
CAA All-Defensive Team (2011)
CAA tournament MVP (2011)

| years12 = 2023–2024

| team12 = Hebraica Macabi

}}

Franklin Hassell (born October 9, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Mineros de Zacatecas of the Mexican League.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-02 |title=Mineros de Zacatecas muestra su roster completo |url=https://ntrzacatecas.com/?p=76527 |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=NTR Zacatecas .com |language=es}} Standing at {{height|ft=6|in=8}}, he plays as a power forward. In 2012–13, he was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League.

Career

Hassell competed in college for Old Dominion. As a senior he averaged 15 points and 9.4 rebounds per game for a team that went 27–7. He was named to the All-CAA First Team. After graduation he played for different teams in Israel, Italy and Turkey.

In 2012–13, he was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League.

In 2015–16, Hassell played for Boulazac Dordogne, where he led the league in scoring with 18.4 points per game, and was second in rebounding, at 10.1 per contest.{{cite news |title=Former ODU hoops star Frank Hassell making a name in Europe |url=https://pilotonline.com/sports/basketball/professional/article_f8670c18-8982-51fe-8c8e-c07ee7dd3af7.html |accessdate=August 6, 2018 |work=The Virginian-Pilot |date=July 18, 2016}}

In July 2018, Hassell competed in The Basketball Tournament for Monarch Nation, a team composed of Old Dominion alumni. The team lost to Overseas Elite in the second round.{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Mitch |title='Monarch Nation', ODU's alumni team, eliminated from The Basketball Tour |url=https://wtkr.com/2018/07/15/odu-alumni-squad-monarch-nation-eliminated-from-the-basketball-tournament/ |accessdate=August 6, 2018 |work=WTKR |date=July 15, 2018}}

On August 2, 2018, he signed a one-year contract with Polish club Stelmet Zielona Góra.{{Cite news|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Poland/news/542406/Stelmet-Enea-officially-announced-Frank-Hassell|title=EUROBASKET NEWS|work=www.eurobasket.com|access-date=2018-08-02}} However, he left the team in training camp. He signed with Cholet Basket on October 2, 2018.{{cite web |title=Cholet announces Frank Hassell |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/france/pro-a/290368/cholet-announces-frank-hassell.html |website=Sportando |accessdate=October 2, 2018}} He conducted an interview about his Cholet experience with the Juneau Empire. https://www.juneauempire.com/life/different-vibe-us-basketball-player-talks-playing-for-france-team/

On July 6, 2019, Hassell returned to Le Portel.{{cite web|url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/609882/article/2019-07-06/basket-le-portel-fait-revenir-frank-hassell-tank-back|title=Comment Le Portel a réussi à faire revenir Frank Hassell, l'idole du Chaudron|date=6 July 2019|work=LA VDN|accessdate=26 July 2019}}

On January 15, 2020, he has signed with Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the LNB Pro A.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/frank-hassell-returns-to-boulazac/|title=Frank Hassell returns to Boulazac|last=|first=|date=January 15, 2020|website=|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 16, 2020|last1=Carchia |first1=Emiliano }} On December 26, 2021, Hassell signed with VEF Rīga of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League.{{cite news |title=VEF Riga tabs Frank Hassell |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/vef-riga-tabs-frank-hassell/ |website=Sportando |access-date=December 26, 2021 |date=December 26, 2021|last1=Borghesan |first1=Ennio Terrasi }}

=The Basketball Tournament=

Frank Hassell played for Team Monarch Nation in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. He averaged team-highs in points (12.5) and rebounds (10.5) per game and shot 83 percent from the free-throw line. Team Monarch Nation reached the second round before falling to eventual champions Overseas Elite.

References

External links

[https://www.basketball-reference.com/nbdl/players/h/hassefr01d.html Hassell at basketball-reference.com]
[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Frank_Hassell/Italy/Cimberio_Varese/115874 Profile at eurobasket.com]

Category:1988 births

Category:Living people

Category:American expatriate basketball people in France

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Israel

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Italy

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Turkey

Category:American men's basketball players

Category:Bandırma B.İ.K. players

Category:Basketball players from Virginia

Category:Bnei Herzliya basketball players

Category:Canton Charge players

Category:Cholet Basket players