Jean Frantz Massenat Jr.[1] (born January 17, 1992) is an American-Haitian professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Drexel Dragons. In his collegiate career at Drexel University, He was named to the First Team All-CAA following the 2011–12 season as a sophomore, leading the Drexel Dragons to 2012 CAA men's basketball tournament where they were narrowly defeated by Virginia Commonwealth University. Massenat 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 assists ranked third all-time at Drexel and ninth in CAA history.
 Massenat with Andorra in 2019 | |
| Drexel Dragons | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Coastal Athletic Association |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 17, 1992 Ewing Township, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | American / Haitian |
| Listed height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Listed weight | 87 kg (192 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Trenton Catholic Academy (Hamilton, New Jersey) |
| College | Drexel (2010–2014) |
| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–2023 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2014–2016 | Mitteldeutscher BC |
| 2016–2019 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg |
| 2019–2020 | Andorra |
| 2020–2021 | Victoria Libertas Pesaro |
| 2021 | Saski Baskonia |
| 2021–2022 | Niners Chemnitz |
| 2022–2023 | JL Bourg |
| As coach: | |
| 2023–present | Drexel (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
High school edit
Massenat attended Trenton Catholic Academy high school in Hamilton, New Jersey.[2] In his senior year, he led the basketball team to the school's first ever NJSIAA Tournament of Champions title, defeating Camden Catholic High School by a score of 53–39 at the Izod Center on March 23, 2010.[3] That season, Massenat was named the team's Most Valuable Player and earned the honors of a Second Team All-State selection. Academically, Massenat also was a member of the honor roll throughout his four years in high school.
College edit
In his freshman season at Drexel University, Massenat started every game for the Dragons at point guard, and was named to the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) All-Rookie Team. During that season, he recorded 11 assists in a game against Niagara, which tied Michael Anderson for the school record for most assists in a game by a freshman.
The following season, Massenat led the CAA in three point percentage (.450), assists per game (4.8), and assist/turnover ratio (2.2). He was named to the CAA All-Tournament Team, and Drexel won the CAA regular season title for the first time in program history.
In his junior season at Drexel, Massenat led the conference in assists 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 Massenat 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, Massenat received first-team honors for the second time after leading the conference in assists (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 assist/turnover ratio and total assists.[4]
Professional career edit
Following his final season at Drexel, Massenat signed with the sports management group Walton Sports.[5] Massenat worked out for the Washington Wizards on June 17, 2014[6] before going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft. On July 6, 2014, the Washington Wizards announced that Frantz Massenat was added to their 2014 NBA Las Vegas Summer League roster.[7] However, Massenat would decline the invitation after signing to Mitteldeutscher BC later that week.
Mitteldeutscher BC (2014–2016) edit
On July 9, 2014, it was announced that Massenat signed a one-year contract with Mitteldeutscher BC.[8]
EWE Baskets (2016–2019) edit
On May 25, 2016, EWE Baskets Oldenburg announced that Massenat signed a 3-year contract with the team.[9]
Andorra (2019–2020) edit
On July 4, 2019, Massenat signed with MoraBanc Andorra of the Liga ACB.[10] He averaged 8.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game in EuroCup.[11]
Victoria Libertas Pesaro (2020–2021) edit
On July 21, 2020, he has signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[11]
Saski Baskonia (2021) edit
Pesaro ended the season in the 13th position. Massenat, then, was signed by Saski Baskonia for the ACB Playoffs.[12]
Niners Chemnitz (2021–2022) edit
On August 15, 2021, Massenat signed with Niners Chemnitz of the Basketball Bundesliga.[13]
JL Bourg (2022–present) edit
He inked a deal with French ProA side JL Bourg on June 29, 2022.[14]
Coaching career edit
Drexel University edit
On August 23, 2023, Drexel announced that the team hired Massenat as an assistant coach.[15]
National Team edit
Massenat, who is of Haitian origin (his parents were born there),[16] was a member of Haiti's men's national team.[17]
The Basketball tournament edit
Frantz Massenat played for the Talladega Knights in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. In 4 games, he averaged 11.8 points, 4.8 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. The Knights reached the Northeast Regional Championship before falling to the Golden Eagles.
References edit
- ^ Parker, L.A., ed. (18 February 2011). "MASS APPEAL - Former TCA star Massenat now plying his trade at Drexel". The Trentonian. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Frantz Massenat". DrexelDragons.com. Drexel University. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ Staff (March 24, 2010). "Trenton Catholic became the first Mercer County team to win the Tournament of Champions when the Hamilton school knocked off Camden Catholic, 53-39, on Tuesday night at the Izod Center in East Rutherford". HighSchoolSports.nj.com. The Star-Ledger. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ "Towson's Benimon Headlines All-CAA MBB Teams". CAA. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ "GuidoGuida's Tweet". Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ Standig, Ben. "Wizards workout tracker: Backup point guard of the future?". csnwashington.com. Comcast SportsNet Washington. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "WIZARDS ANNOUNCE 2014 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER". Washington Wizards. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Rookie Signings". Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "EWE Baskets verpflichten Frantz Massenat" (in German). EWE Baskets. 25 May 2016. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "MoraBanc brings in combo guard Massenat". EuroCupBasketball.com. 4 July 2019. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ a b Maggi, Alessandro (July 21, 2020). "Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro officially signs Frantz Massenat". Sportando. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- ^ "TD Systems Baskonia refuerza su línea exterior con Frantz Massenat" (in Spanish). baskonia.com. 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Chemnitz add Massenat to their roster". Eurobasket. August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ "Frantz Massenat, dernière clé des lignes arrières". JL Bourg Basket. 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ^ "Drexel Names Frantz Massenat Assistant Men's Basketball Coach". DrexelDragons.com. Philadelphia, PA. 23 August 2023. Archived from the original (Web) on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Basketball's Best Hope" (PDF). Drexel Magazine. 2013. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ^ Eliézer, Gary (2018-06-23). "Basket- Qualif. Americup 2021: La liste des joueurs haïtiens retenus". Haiti-Tempo. Retrieved 2022-06-30.