Armaan Franklin’s earliest memories of basketball were at his aunt’s games with the WNBA’s Houston Comets.
He doesn’t remember many specifics, aside from watching his aunt, Coquese Washington, play while sitting on his mom’s lap, and he was terrified of the mascot — and, really, who can blame him?
So perhaps it shouldn’t be a surprise how big an impact Washington has had on Franklin’s basketball career.
Washington, now in her 12th season as head coach of Penn State women’s basketball, said that going to her WNBA games had a big impact on Franklin.