Illinois Springfield
Michael Franklin - C
Team: Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars [ID #441] 
Location:
Springfield, IL (Central)
Conference:
IV.7 [Division 1]
President:
ScrappyDefense
[since October 22nd 2024 | last seen July 30th 2025]
Rating: 112.06 - Overall Position: #293
Fan Mood:
145.49
Alumni Mood:
120.30
Prestige:
84
Team Notes:
Oct 04 2046:
Guy Heath was hired as the new assistant coach.
Oct 04 2046: Assistant coach
Matthew Righetti was let go.
Aug 30 2046: Promoted to conference
IV.7.
Apr 02 2046:
Matthew Righetti was hired as the new assistant coach.
Apr 02 2046:
Barry Burns was appointed as the new head coach.
Apr 02 2046:
Chuck Strong was fired as head coach.
Mar 11 2046: Made the division 2 tournament field.
Jan 20 2046: 2-star prospect
Kip Miles committed.
Dec 28 2045: 2-star prospect
Leonard Rosen committed.
Dec 14 2045: 2-star prospect
Rodger Kearns committed.
Record:
Wins: 0 Losses: 0 Pct: .000 Conf Wins: 0 Conf Losses: 0 Conf Pct: .000 Last10: 0-0 Streak: -
Pts Ave: 0.0 - 0.0 Pts Diff: 0.0 Team Power Index: 139.1
Press Releases:
Mar 11 2044:
Thanking Trent Calvin -
by ScrappyDefense on March 26th, 2025
Illinois Springfield fell in a tight game to LaGrange, effectively ending our season. LaGrange had our number this year, going 3-0 against us.
This means Senior PF Trent Calvin has played his last meaningful game as a Prarie Star. Calvin was recruited by the former bot president and came into college standing 6'7" with a whopping 78 SI. He grew into a better player than anyone could have expected. He finishes his career standing 6'10" tall, averaging 14 PTS 11 REBS with a current SI of 147.
http://onlinecollegebasketball.org/player/201088
This kind of growth is what we are hoping to see with the new golden generation of young players at Illinois Springfield, the oldest of which are currently RS FRs. The future is bright, hoping to secure promotion out of D3 next season.