With Uchenna Iroegbu and Will McNair beat basketball Bundesliga team Science City Jena in the still young 2026 already twice on the transfer market. It is quite possible that there will soon be a third new signing on the Saale.
Javon Franklin is currently in Jena as a trial player, is 27 years old and 2.01 m tall. The American can be used variably in the position of winger or center player and is generally considered to be very athletic. After Franklin last season in Belgium for the Antwerp Giants a hand injury prevented him from playing for the Romanian first division team CSU Pitesti.
One week until the game in Braunschweig
But the 27-year-old is fit again and is an interesting component on the market that also caught the eye of those responsible at Science City: “After the serious loss of Great Osobor, we thought a lot about how we can compensate for this gap. Basically, we are concerned with factors such as depth and athleticism in the big positions. We want to take a look at Javon and see how he fits into our team. This means we are keeping all options open,” says Jena’s sports director Stephan Haukohl.
After the usual checks, the medical department in Jena gave Javon Franklin the green light. However, the club emphasizes that this is not yet a new signing, but simply a player on probation. After all, signing another international player might also mean changes to the existing squad Science City Jena.
That’s why they don’t want to act hastily, but rather use the coaching team’s existing qualities of Javon Franklin Björn Harmsen have it assessed. There will be plenty of time for this in the coming days. The next one BBL-Game of Science City Jena is on Sunday, January 18th, 3 p.m., at the Lions in Braunschweig.
