Wim Franke | |
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| Born | 9 August 1941 |
| Died | 10 June 2013 (aged 71) Hoofddorp, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | basketball player |
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
Wim Franke (9 August 1941 – 10 June 2013) was a Dutch basketball player. After his playing career he became basketball coach, manager and director.
Franke became became eight times champion with Den Helder, Den Bosch and Amsterdam. He played with the Netherlands men's national basketball team a total of 60 international matches, including at EuroBasket 1961 and EuroBasket 1963.
Franke started playing basketball around 1954 at the age of 12 years, with The Wolves Amsterdam.
In the late 1960s Franke suspended by the basketball association. In 1970 while playing with Flamingo's Haarlem, during a match against The Wolves Amsterdam, Franke started fighting with Frans de Haan and was sent off the field.
Franke was the father of basketball player Rolf Franke and grandfather of basketball player Yannick Franke. Franke died in Hoofddorp on 10 June 2013 at the age of 71 years old. Ten year after his death in July 2023, he was posthumously honored with a basketball court in Vreeland.