Frantz Massenat
Jean Frantz M*enat Jr. (born January 17, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Niners Chemnitz of the Basketball Bundesliga. In his collegiate career at Drexel University, He was named to the First Team All-CAA following the 2011–12 season as a sop*re, leading the Drexel Dragons to 2012 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament where they were narrowly defeated by Virginia Commonwealth University. M*enat started in every game of his collegiate career at Drexel. Following his senior season, he ranked sixth on Drexel's career scoring list with 1,646 points, and his 548 career *ists ranked third all-time at Drexel and ninth in CAA history.
Contents
- 1 High school
- 2 College
- 3 Professional
- 3.1 Mitteldeutscher (2014–2016)
- 3.2 EWE Baskets (2016–2019)
- 3.3 Andorra (2019–2020)
- 3.4 Victoria Libertas Pesaro (2020–2021)
- 3.5 Saski Baskonia (2021)
- 3.6 Niners Chemnitz (2021–present)
- 4 The Basketball Tournament
- 5 References
High school
M*enat attended Trenton Catholic Academy high school in Hamilton, New Jersey. In his senior year, he led the basketball team to the school's first ever NJSIAA Tournament of Champions *le, defeating Camden Catholic High School by a score of 53–39 at the Izod Center on March 23, 2010. That season, M*enat was named the team's Most Valuable Player and earned the honors of a Second Team All-State selection. Academically, M*enat also was a member of the honor roll throughout his four years in high school.
College
In his freshman season at Drexel University, M*enat started every game for the Dragons at point guard, and was named to the Colonial Athletic *ociation (CAA) All-Rookie Team. During that season, he recorded 11 *ists in a game against Niagara, which tied Michael Anderson for the school record for most *ists in a game by a freshman.
The following season, M*enat led the CAA in three point percentage (.450), *ists per game (4.8), and *ist/turnover ratio (2.2). He was named to the CAA All-Tournament Team, and Drexel won the CAA regular season *le for the first time in program history.
In his junior season at Drexel, M*enat led the conference in *ists per game again with 4.8 and started every game of the season for a third straight year. A career highlight occurred at a game against Hofstra, when M*enat hit a game winning 50-foot three point shot as time expired. The shot was featured on SportsCenter's "Top Ten Plays" the following day.
In this senior year, M*enat received first-team honors for the second time after leading the conference in *ists (4.8 apg) and ranking seventh in scoring (17.4 ppg). He also topped the conference and was among the best in Division I in both *ist/turnover ratio and total *ists.
Professional
Following his final season at Drexel, M*enat signed with the sports management group Walton Sports. M*enat worked out for the Washington Wizards on June 17, 2014 before going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft. On July 6, 2014, the Washington Wizards announced that Frantz M*enat was added to their 2014 NBA Las Vegas Summer League roster. However, M*enat would decline the invitation after signing to Mitteldeutscher BC later that week.
Mitteldeutscher (2014–2016)
On July 9, 2014, it was announced that M*enat signed a one-year contract with Mitteldeutscher BC.
EWE Baskets (2016–2019)
On May 25, 2016, EWE Baskets Oldenburg announced that M*enat signed a 3-year contract with the team.
Andorra (2019–2020)
On July 4, 2019, M*enat signed with MoraBanc Andorra of the Liga ACB. He averaged 8.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game in EuroCup.
Victoria Libertas Pesaro (2020–2021)
On July 21, 2020, he has signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
Saski Baskonia (2021)
Pesaro ended the season in the 13th position. M*enat, then, was signed by Saski Baskonia for the ACB Playoffs.
Niners Chemnitz (2021–present)
On August 15, 2021, M*enat signed with Niners Chemnitz of the Basketball Bundesliga.
The Basketball Tournament
Frantz M*enat played for the Talladega Knights in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. In 4 games, he averaged 11.8 points, 4.8 *ists, and 1.5 steals per game. The Knights reached the Northeast Regional Championship before falling to the Golden Eagles.