 Massenat withAndorra in 2019 | |
| Drexel Dragons | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Coastal Athletic Association |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1992-01-17)January 17, 1992 (age 33) 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 | |
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 theDrexel Dragons. In his collegiate career atDrexel University, He was named to the First Team All-CAA following the 2011–12 season as a sophomore, leading theDrexel Dragons to2012 CAA men's basketball tournament where they were narrowly defeated byVirginia 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 inCAA history.
Massenat attendedTrenton Catholic Academy high school inHamilton, New Jersey.[2] In his senior year, he led the basketball team to the school's first everNJSIAA Tournament of Champions title, defeatingCamden Catholic High School by a score of 53–39 at theIzod Center on March 23, 2010.[3] That season, Massenat was named the team'sMost 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.
In hisfreshman season atDrexel University, Massenat started every game for the Dragons atpoint guard, and was named to theColonial Athletic Association (CAA) All-Rookie Team. During that season, he recorded 11 assists in a game againstNiagara, which tiedMichael 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 hisjunior 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 againstHofstra, when Massenat hit a game winning 50-foot three point shot as time expired. The shot was featured onSportsCenter'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 inDivision I in both assist/turnover ratio and total assists.[4]
Following his final season at Drexel, Massenat signed with the sports management group Walton Sports.[5] Massenat worked out for theWashington Wizards on June 17, 2014[6] before going undrafted in the2014 NBA draft. On July 6, 2014, the Washington Wizards announced that Frantz Massenat was added to their2014 NBA Las Vegas Summer League roster.[7] However, Massenat would decline the invitation after signing toMitteldeutscher BC later that week.
On July 9, 2014, it was announced that Massenat signed a one-year contract withMitteldeutscher BC.[8]
On May 25, 2016,EWE Baskets Oldenburg announced that Massenat signed a 3-year contract with the team.[9]
On July 4, 2019, Massenat signed withMoraBanc Andorra of theLiga ACB.[10] He averaged 8.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game in EuroCup.[11]
On July 21, 2020, he has signed withVictoria Libertas Pesaro of the ItalianLega Basket Serie A (LBA).[11]
Pesaro ended theseason in the 13th position. Massenat, then, was signed bySaski Baskonia for theACB Playoffs.[12]
On August 15, 2021, Massenat signed withNiners Chemnitz of theBasketball Bundesliga.[13]
He inked a deal with French ProA sideJL Bourg on June 29, 2022.[14]
On August 23, 2023, Drexel announced that the team hired Massenat as an assistant coach.[15]
Massenat, who is of Haitian origin (his parents were born there),[16] was a member of Haiti's men's national team.[17]
Frantz Massenat played for the Talladega Knights in the2018 edition ofThe 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.