Franklin Session

[1] Originally interested in skateboarding, he did not play basketball for Jordan until his junior year when the team's head coach, Van Myers, noticed his raw athleticism.

[2] In his freshman season Session averaged 1.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 3 assists while helping his team to a conference championship.

He started in the same backcourt as future NBA All Star Damian Lillard and averaged 10.2 points (3rd on the team), 6 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.9 steals during the season but averaged 11.9 points and 6.2 rebounds in 16 conference games and was named the Big Sky Conference Newcomer of the Year and second team All-Big Sky.

Session played his senior season at Division II Cal State, Los Angeles, where he averaged 16.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, and a conference leading 2.6 steals per game and was named first team All-CCAA.

[7] Session was initially selected in the 6th round of the 2011 NBA Development League draft by the Los Angeles D-Fenders, but was waived by the team due to injury after appearing in only two games.

[7][8] He then chose not to continue to pursue a professional basketball career and eventually became the manager of a Verizon Wireless store.

[9] In 2018, Session gained significant attention for scoring 44 points on Chicago Bulls player Denzel Valentine and won his third straight MVP.

[14] Session averaged 22.8 points, 10.9 rebounds, and 7.5 assists over the 17-game regular season as Al-Gharafa missed the playoffs with a 7–9 record.

He also led the league in steals with 11 and gave the fans one of the highlights of the season with a monster dunk against Aliens in week three.