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Jersey Number 5
Francisco Farabello
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cañada de Gómez, Argentina
- High School:
- NBA Global Academy Australia
- Deals:
Bio
2023-24: Senior at Creighton
• Fifth-year senior who was in his second season at Creighton after playing his first three years at TCU.
• Had a Senior Day to remember, making all five of his field goal attempts, including a pair of three-pointers, while scoring 12 points in win over No. 5 Marquette (March 2).
• Scored 14 points on 4-of-6 shooting, including 3-for-4 marksmanship from three-point range in win vs. Iowa (Nov. 14).
• Had six rebounds, five points and five assists in season-high 31 minutes vs. Loyola Chicago (Nov. 22).
• Had three steals and three assists while making 3-of-4 shots vs. Nebraska (Dec. 3).
• Dished five assists and had two steals vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 9).
• Surpassed 500 career points in triple-overtime win at Seton Hall, making a pair of three-pointers to finish the contest with 505 points.
• Drained a pair of three-pointers at Providence (Feb. 7), playing a season-high 34 minutes.
• Buried two three-pointers and added two assists in win vs. No. 1 Connecticut (Feb. 20).
• Averaged 3.0 points per game last season, scoring a career high 16 points vs. Nebraska.
• Made 132 career three-pointers while connecting at a 38.0 percent clip.
• Father Daniel played professionally in Argentina and Italy from 1991-2014 and appeared in seven games for Argentina in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Summer 2023: Bahamas Tour
• Averaged 4.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game in three contests, including one start.
• Owned a total of nine assists and zero turnovers during CU’s three victories.
• Best game came against Club Obras from his home country of Argentina, when he scored 11 points on 3-of-3 shooting from long-range and also had seven rebounds and five assists.
2022-23: Senior at Creighton
• Averaged 3.0 points in 15.6 minutes per game while sinking 27 three-pointers in 34 games as a reserve.
• Made three three-pointers in 21 minutes off the bench in 85-76 win over No. 11 Baylor to send the Bluejays to the Sweet 16 (March 19).
• Took two charges vs. Seton Hall (Jan. 3).
• Had eight points and three assists vs. Holy Cross (Nov. 14).
• Scored career-high 16 points against. Nebraska (Dec. 4) when he made 5-of-9 three-point shots.
• Had eight points in 20 minutes in road win at Butler (Jan. 17).
• Snared four rebounds in wins vs. St. John’s (Jan. 25) and Villanova (March 9).
• Dished season-high six assists in victory over Georgetown (March 1).
2021-22: Junior at TCU
• Played in all 34 games and made six starts for a Horned Frogs team that went 21-13 and defeated Seton Hall 69-42 in the NCAA Tournament.
• Averaged 4.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
• Took nine charges.
• Led TCU in three-point shooting at 38.4 percent.
• Shot 41.8 percent from downtown in Big 12 games.
• Made six consecutive three-point attempts over three games.
• Scored in double-figures two times, doing it vs. Kansas State (Feb. 5) with a season-high 14 points as well as at Oklahoma State (Jan. 19) with 12 points.
• Drained three trifectas in road games against both Texas Tech (Feb. 12) and Texas (Feb. 23).
• Scored three points and grabbed five rebounds in 27-point win vs. Seton Hall in NCAA Tournament (March 18).
2020-21: Sophomore at TCU
• Appeared in nine games and made five starts.
• Averaged 5.3 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
• Was team’s most accurate three-point shooter at 44.8 percent (13-of-29).
• Had 21 assists and only four turnovers for the season.
• Scored a season-high 10 points against Tulsa (Nov. 28).
• Had seven assists and zero turnovers against Northwestern State (Dec. 3).
• Had a season-high five rebounds at Kansas State (Jan. 2).
2019-20: Freshman at TCU
• Played in 30 games and made seven starts.
• Averaged 3.7 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists.
• Scored 10 or more points twice, with a season-high 11 points against Air Force (Nov. 18).
• Led the team in assists six times and had a season-high seven assists against Louisiana (Nov. 12).
• Recorded a season-high four steals against Wyoming (Nov. 26).
• Made multiple three-pointers in a game seven times, including a season-high three against Air Force (Nov. 18).
NBA Global Academy
• Earned a four-star rating by 247Sports.com, a national ranking of 105 and ranked as the 10th best point guard in the class.
• Joined the NBA Global Academy in Canberra, Australia in July of 2017.
• During the 2018 season, he averaged 7.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists while shooting 49.0 percent from the field and 48.3 percent from 3-point range.
• Represented his home country of Argentina at the FIBA U19 World Cup in the summer of 2019 in Crete, Greece.
• Averaged 6.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists and helped Argentina finish in 11th place.
• Played for Argentina in the FIBA U18 Americas Championship in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada and averaged 8.3 points, 5.3 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game while helping Argentina win the bronze medal.
• Played in the FIBA U17 World Championships in 2016 in Zaragoza, Spain and averaged 5.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists.
• Participated in Basketball Without Borders Americas 2017 in Nassau, Bahamas and the Basketball Without Borders Global Camp at NBA All-Star 2018 in Los Angeles.
• Participated in the NCAA’s first Next Generation Sunday event at the 2018 Men’s Final Four.
Player Profile
Year Senior
Position Guard
Height 6’3”
Weight 180
Wingspan 6’5”
Max Vertical 31.75”
Major Communications
Awards & Honors
2021-22 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
Personal
• Son of Daniel Farabello and Maria Peralta.
• Has sisters Antonella and Aurora.
• Father, Daniel, played professionally from 1991-2014 in Argentina and Italy and appeared in seven games for Argentina in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
• Nicknames are Fran and Bello.
• Moved to Italy at a young age before moving back to Cañada de Gómez, Argentina.
• First visited the United States when he was one year old and returned a second time when he was 11 for a family vacation.
• Favorite historical leader is Nelson Mandela.
• Sports hero is Messi.
• First celebrity crush was Megan Fox.
• Favorite meal is pizza.
• Favorite current basketball player is Luka Doncic.
• Speaks three languages (English, Spanish and Italian).
• Favorite movie is The Incredibles.
• Biggest sports thrill he’s participated in has been March Madness.
• Fifth-year senior who was in his second season at Creighton after playing his first three years at TCU.
• Had a Senior Day to remember, making all five of his field goal attempts, including a pair of three-pointers, while scoring 12 points in win over No. 5 Marquette (March 2).
• Scored 14 points on 4-of-6 shooting, including 3-for-4 marksmanship from three-point range in win vs. Iowa (Nov. 14).
• Had six rebounds, five points and five assists in season-high 31 minutes vs. Loyola Chicago (Nov. 22).
• Had three steals and three assists while making 3-of-4 shots vs. Nebraska (Dec. 3).
• Dished five assists and had two steals vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 9).
• Surpassed 500 career points in triple-overtime win at Seton Hall, making a pair of three-pointers to finish the contest with 505 points.
• Drained a pair of three-pointers at Providence (Feb. 7), playing a season-high 34 minutes.
• Buried two three-pointers and added two assists in win vs. No. 1 Connecticut (Feb. 20).
• Averaged 3.0 points per game last season, scoring a career high 16 points vs. Nebraska.
• Made 132 career three-pointers while connecting at a 38.0 percent clip.
• Father Daniel played professionally in Argentina and Italy from 1991-2014 and appeared in seven games for Argentina in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Summer 2023: Bahamas Tour
• Averaged 4.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game in three contests, including one start.
• Owned a total of nine assists and zero turnovers during CU’s three victories.
• Best game came against Club Obras from his home country of Argentina, when he scored 11 points on 3-of-3 shooting from long-range and also had seven rebounds and five assists.
2022-23: Senior at Creighton
• Averaged 3.0 points in 15.6 minutes per game while sinking 27 three-pointers in 34 games as a reserve.
• Made three three-pointers in 21 minutes off the bench in 85-76 win over No. 11 Baylor to send the Bluejays to the Sweet 16 (March 19).
• Took two charges vs. Seton Hall (Jan. 3).
• Had eight points and three assists vs. Holy Cross (Nov. 14).
• Scored career-high 16 points against. Nebraska (Dec. 4) when he made 5-of-9 three-point shots.
• Had eight points in 20 minutes in road win at Butler (Jan. 17).
• Snared four rebounds in wins vs. St. John’s (Jan. 25) and Villanova (March 9).
• Dished season-high six assists in victory over Georgetown (March 1).
2021-22: Junior at TCU
• Played in all 34 games and made six starts for a Horned Frogs team that went 21-13 and defeated Seton Hall 69-42 in the NCAA Tournament.
• Averaged 4.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
• Took nine charges.
• Led TCU in three-point shooting at 38.4 percent.
• Shot 41.8 percent from downtown in Big 12 games.
• Made six consecutive three-point attempts over three games.
• Scored in double-figures two times, doing it vs. Kansas State (Feb. 5) with a season-high 14 points as well as at Oklahoma State (Jan. 19) with 12 points.
• Drained three trifectas in road games against both Texas Tech (Feb. 12) and Texas (Feb. 23).
• Scored three points and grabbed five rebounds in 27-point win vs. Seton Hall in NCAA Tournament (March 18).
2020-21: Sophomore at TCU
• Appeared in nine games and made five starts.
• Averaged 5.3 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
• Was team’s most accurate three-point shooter at 44.8 percent (13-of-29).
• Had 21 assists and only four turnovers for the season.
• Scored a season-high 10 points against Tulsa (Nov. 28).
• Had seven assists and zero turnovers against Northwestern State (Dec. 3).
• Had a season-high five rebounds at Kansas State (Jan. 2).
2019-20: Freshman at TCU
• Played in 30 games and made seven starts.
• Averaged 3.7 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists.
• Scored 10 or more points twice, with a season-high 11 points against Air Force (Nov. 18).
• Led the team in assists six times and had a season-high seven assists against Louisiana (Nov. 12).
• Recorded a season-high four steals against Wyoming (Nov. 26).
• Made multiple three-pointers in a game seven times, including a season-high three against Air Force (Nov. 18).
NBA Global Academy
• Earned a four-star rating by 247Sports.com, a national ranking of 105 and ranked as the 10th best point guard in the class.
• Joined the NBA Global Academy in Canberra, Australia in July of 2017.
• During the 2018 season, he averaged 7.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists while shooting 49.0 percent from the field and 48.3 percent from 3-point range.
• Represented his home country of Argentina at the FIBA U19 World Cup in the summer of 2019 in Crete, Greece.
• Averaged 6.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists and helped Argentina finish in 11th place.
• Played for Argentina in the FIBA U18 Americas Championship in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada and averaged 8.3 points, 5.3 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game while helping Argentina win the bronze medal.
• Played in the FIBA U17 World Championships in 2016 in Zaragoza, Spain and averaged 5.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists.
• Participated in Basketball Without Borders Americas 2017 in Nassau, Bahamas and the Basketball Without Borders Global Camp at NBA All-Star 2018 in Los Angeles.
• Participated in the NCAA’s first Next Generation Sunday event at the 2018 Men’s Final Four.
Player Profile
Year Senior
Position Guard
Height 6’3”
Weight 180
Wingspan 6’5”
Max Vertical 31.75”
Major Communications
Awards & Honors
2021-22 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
Personal
• Son of Daniel Farabello and Maria Peralta.
• Has sisters Antonella and Aurora.
• Father, Daniel, played professionally from 1991-2014 in Argentina and Italy and appeared in seven games for Argentina in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
• Nicknames are Fran and Bello.
• Moved to Italy at a young age before moving back to Cañada de Gómez, Argentina.
• First visited the United States when he was one year old and returned a second time when he was 11 for a family vacation.
• Favorite historical leader is Nelson Mandela.
• Sports hero is Messi.
• First celebrity crush was Megan Fox.
• Favorite meal is pizza.
• Favorite current basketball player is Luka Doncic.
• Speaks three languages (English, Spanish and Italian).
• Favorite movie is The Incredibles.
• Biggest sports thrill he’s participated in has been March Madness.
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