2021-22 (COVID Year)
Named to the NSU AD honor roll for both semesters … Appeared in 21 games, starting eight of them … Shot 79.5 percent from the free-throw line, a new career best and 11
th highest single-season mark in NSU history … Averaged 4.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game … Also averaged 0.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game … Led or co-led NSU in rebounds in three games, steals three times, and blocks once … Totaled six points, three rebounds, and a steal with no turnovers in the Spartans’ season-opening win over Chowan … Put up a season-high 11 points against South Carolina State … Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds twice, first at Hampton to go with eight points, then again at Old Dominion including five offensive rebounds and an additional five steals … Also had five steals against Air Force …Tallied nine on 3-of-4 shooting against Ohio State … Went a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line against William & Mary … Recorded two blocks in a game for the first time in her career against N.C. Central, while also adding a season-high four assists … Finished her career 15
th in NSU history with 112 games played.
2020-21 (Senior Year)
Appeared in all 14 games and started 12 times … Averaged career highs of 8.2 points and 5.0 rebounds per game … Also averaged 1.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game … Shot 72.2 percent from the free-throw line, a career-best at the time … Ranked 10
th in the MEAC in offensive rebounds (2.1/game), 10
th in minutes (29.6), 12
th in free-throw percentage, 14
th in steals and rebounds and 15
th in assists … Posted seven points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals in the win over Salem … Scored in double figures five times during the year, with all five coming consecutively in the final six games of the season … Scored 15 points and had five rebounds in a narrow home loss to North Carolina A&T … The following day, scored 17 points to go with eight rebounds and three assists in a win over the Aggies … Named MEAC Co-Player of the Week for her efforts in the two games vs. N.C. A&T … Scored a career-high 19 points with a season-best four steals in a victory at North Carolina Central … Was a perfect 10-of-10 from the free-throw line in that contest, the sixth-best free-throw shooting mark in school history … Posted 10 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals in the MEAC Tournament win over Coppin State … Grabbed a career-best nine rebounds in the MEAC Tournament loss to Howard … Named to the NSU AD Honor Roll for both semesters … Member of the MEAC All-Academic Team.
2019-20 (Junior Year)
Named to the AD Honor Roll both semesters and the MEAC All-Academic Team … Competed in 30 games and made 14 starts on the year … Averaged 4.8 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.1 assists in 20.1 minutes per game … Shot 45-of-127 (35.4 percent) from the floor and went 46-of-75 from the charity stripe … Ranked sixth in the MEAC in steals per game (2.0) … Ranked No. 122 in the nation in steals per game as well … Had four games with at least 10 points, including a season-high 18 in a win over Va. Lynchburg on Nov. 14 … Shot 6-of-7 from the field, 5-of-6 from the free throw line, with four rebounds, three assists and a career-high seven steals … Shot 5-of-9 from the floor for 12 points and four rebounds in a win over South Carolina State on Jan. 25 … In a win at Hampton on Dec. 7, scored 11 points with four assists, three steals and two rebounds … Also reached double figures on Jan. 6 in a home win over Coppin State with 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting … Knocked down a pair of 3-pointers for the first time in her career against Robert Morris on Dec. 18, tallying nine points, three rebounds and two steals … Totaled eight points in wins over Howard on Jan. 11 and at Florida A&M on Feb. 22 … Also had eight points in the regular season finale at Morgan State on March 5 … Added seven points, four rebounds, four steals and two assists in a victory over Jacksonville on Nov. 30.
2018-19 (Sophomore Year)
Inducted into the Eta Chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society … Named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters … Appeared in 19 games and averaged 1.0 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 8.5 minutes of action … Dished out a season-best three assists twice, including in a win over Cheyney on Nov. 13 … Scored four points with three assists and a season-best two steals at La Salle on Dec. 9 … Netted a season-high five points with three boards, one assist and one trey against St. Augustine’s on Dec. 18 … Grabbed a season-high four rebounds vs. North Carolina Central on Feb. 16.
2017-18 (Freshman Year)
Named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester … Selected to the MEAC All-Rookie team … Played in 28 games and started 20 times … Averaged 5.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 20.8 minutes per game … Ranked fourth on the team with 50 assists and was fourth with 28 steals … Shot 41.7 percent (5-of-12) from 3-point range in 16 MEAC games … Led NSU in assists in seven games and topped double digits in points on five occasions … Came off the bench in the season opener at VCU on Nov. 12, scoring 10 points with a career-high seven assists and a season-best four steals … Started back-to-back games in the Florida Atlantic Thanksgiving Tournament, scored 10 points with four rebounds and three assists and a season-high six made foul shots in the second day of the tournament against St. Francis Brooklyn … Tallied eight points, six rebounds and four assist on 3-of-5 shooting against Towson on Dec. 12 … Scored a season-best 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting against UNCG on Dec. 15 … Made starts in 10-straight games between Jan. 22 and Feb. 19 … Registered 10 points, six boards and four assists while going 4-of-8 from the floor at North Carolina Central on Jan. 8 … Logged a season-high 37 minutes against Florida A&M on Jan. 29 … Scored nine points with five assists and a season-high seven rebounds against Hampton on Feb. 10 to help NSU collect its first road win over the Lady Pirates in 23 years.
High School
Scored more than 1,000 points in her career … Four-year honor roll student … Averaged 15 points and four steals as a senior for head coach Shanda Bailey at Hampton High School … Earned first-team All-PenSouth Conference and Daily Press All-Star honors as a senior … Named an All-Star by the A.S.S.I.S.T Foundation and selected to the All-757 team as a senior … Attended Williamsburg Christian Academy as a junior and was inducted into the National Honor Society and was elected class president … Named first-team all-state and All-Metro Conference as a junior while averaging 17 points and 5.5 steals per game … Selected as team’s offensive player of the year … Averaged 24.5 points per game as a sophomore and was named second-team all-state … Also received first-team all-conference, all-district, and all-region honors as a sophomore … Named the player of the year in her district … Second-Team all-conference and first-team all-district honoree her first-year season.
Personal
Full name is Armani Tyshelle Franklin … Born June 20, 1999 … Daughter of Anita and Tyrone Franklin … Has one older brother, Antonio, and one younger brother, Tyson … Aunts Connie Matthews and Barbara Watford played basketball at VCU … Cousin Marques Hagans was a fifth-round selection by the St. Louis Rams in 2006 with four-years of experience in the NFL and is currently the wide receivers coach at the University of Virginia … Also related to former collegiate football players David Watford and Myron Newsome … Earned her bachelor’s degree in political science in May 2020 … Enrolled in graduate school program for urban affairs at NSU … Also serves as SAAC President … Wants to work as a lobbyist or politician … Enjoys shopping for shoes, watching movies and getting up shots in the gym.
| CAREER HIGHS |
| Points |
19, at North Carolina Central (3/3/21) |
| FG Made |
6 (2x), last: vs. vs. Va.-Lynchburg (11/14/19) |
| FG ATT. |
11, vs. Howard (3/12/21) |
| 3Pt. FG Made |
2, vs. Robert Morris (12/18/19) |
| 3Pt. FG ATT. |
4 (4x), last: vs. N.C. Central (2/28/22) |
| FT Made |
10, at North Carolina Central (3/3/21) |
| FT ATT |
10 (2x), last: at North Carolina Central (3/3/21) |
| Rebounds |
9, vs. Howard (3/12/21) |
| Assists |
7, at VCU (11/12/17) |
| Steals |
7, vs. Va.-Lynchburg (11/14/19) |
| Blocks |
2, at North Carolina Central (1/10/22) |
| Minutes |
37 (2x), last: at North Carolina Central (3/3/21) |
