Small College Basketball releases first 2017-18 Bevo Francis Watchlist
Small College Basketball released the Top 100 Watchlist for the 2017-18 Bevo Francis Award on Monday, January 15. The student-athletes on the watchlist are comprised of the best players from Division II, Division III, the NAIA, USCAA and NCCAA.
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The award was created in 2015 and is named after Clarence "Bevo" Francis. Francis played two seasons at what is now the University of Rio Grande. In his first season, he led the team to a 39-0 record avergaing 50.1 points per game, highlighted by a 116-point performance against Ashland College in Kentucky.
DII basketball sends 47 to the initial watchlist. Lincoln Memorial had three players named (Dorian Pinson, Trevon Shaw, and Emanuel Terry), the most of any DII school. Three DII schools -- Ferris State, Christian Brothers, and Northwest Missouri State -- are represented by two players
The committee will continue to cut down the watchlist as the season progresses. The release dates for 2018 are:
- February 15 -- Top 50
- March 15 -- Top 25
- March 31 -- Finalists
- April 2 -- Award winner announced
The 2017-18 Bevo Award Watchlist
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Ethan Alvano | Cal State San Marcos |
| Raheem Anderson | Husson |
| Ryan Atkins | Southeastern (FL) |
| Nate Axelrod | Ohio Wesleyan |
| Pat Bacon | Tampa |
| Tommy Bolte | Concord (WV) |
| Ben Boots | Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
| Keith Brown | Endicott |
| Tarchee Brown | Eastern Connecticut State |
| Josh Calhoun | Pfeiffer |
| Ridell Camidge | Oklahoma City |
| CJ Carr | Missouri Southern |
| David Chavlovich | West Texas A&M |
| Charles Clark | Carson-Newman |
| Stevie Clark | LSU-Shreveport |
| Drew Cushingberry | Ferris State |
| Jack Daly | Middlebury |
| Same Daniel | Florida Tech |
| Wendall Davis | Ashland |
| David Dennis | Nova Southeastern |
| Jacobo Diaz | Indiana (Pa) |
| Deandre Dickson | Western Washington |
| Adam Dieball | Christian Brothers |
| Kalidou Diuouf | California Baptist |
| Charles Eaton | West Alabama |
| Adam Eberhard | Bellarmine |
| Marcos Echevarria | Nichols |
| Brandon Federici | Franklin & Marshall |
| Shea Feehan | Eureka |
| Aston Francis | Wheaton |
| Daeshon Francis | Texas Permian Basin |
| Elvar Fridriksson | Barry |
| Kevin Grow | Carleton |
| Zach Hankins | Ferris State |
| Juvaris Hayes | Merrimack |
| Joey Hewitt | Whitman |
| Haywood Highsmith | Wheeling Jesuit |
| Derylton Hill | Arkansas-Monticello |
| Amir Hinton | Lock Haven |
| Jay Howard | Catholic |
| Tim Howell | Whitman |
| Cameron Hunt | Southwestern (KS) |
| Quantice Hunter | Peru State |
| Xavier Hunter | Randall |
| Ryan Imhoff | Carroll (MT) |
| Branden Jenkins | Texas Wesleyan |
| Bradley Jomard | MIT |
| Beau Justice | Valdosta State |
| Colton Kooima | Northwestern (IA) |
| Jeff Larkin | Christian Brothers |
| Darrion Leslie | Pikeville |
| Spencer Levi | University of Dallas |
| Bryce Lienhoop | St. Francis (IN) |
| Sam Light | Lebanon Valley |
| Keyshawn Liggins | Edinboro |
| Tyrell Long | West Chester |
| Kyle Mangas | Indiana Wesleyan |
| Paul Marandet | Spring Arbor |
| Deion McClenton | Keiser |
| Dalton Meyers | York (PA) |
| Shadell Millinghaus | Georgetown College |
| Kyle Monroe | Michigan Tech |
| Tyheim Monroe | Cabrini |
| Dan Monteroso | West Liberty |
| Brandon Moss | LSU-Alexandria |
| Chris-Ebou Ndow | Northwest Missouri State |
| Emeka Obukwelu | Texas Tyler |
| Carson Parker | Upper Iowa |
| Dorian Pinson | Lincoln Memorial |
| Justin Pitts | Northwest Missouri State |
| Nic Reed | Olivet Nazarene |
| Blayde Reich | York (PA) |
| Justin Reyes | St. Thomas Aquinas (NY) |
| Ethan Ridgeway | Kutztown |
| Dom Robinson | Montana Western |
| Jake Ross | Springfield (MA) |
| Dominique Shaw | William Penn (IA) |
| Trevon Shaw | Lincoln Memorial |
| Dustin Sleva | Shippensburg |
| Ian Smith | Northern State (SD) |
| Alex Sorenson | North Central |
| Jordan Spencer | Augustana (SD) |
| Jason Spicer | Dakota Wesleyan |
| Kyle Steigenga | Cornerstone |
| Alex Stein | Southern Indiana |
| Darrion Strong-Moore | Arkansas-Fort Smith |
| Taren Sullivan | Findlay |
| Emanuel Terry | Lincoln Memorial |
| Terrell Thompson | William Penn (IA) |
| Sam Toney | New Jersey City |
| Malik Toppin | Salem (WV) |
| Sam Vender Sluis | Cornerstone |
| Chandler Vaudrin | Walsh |
| Bryan Wallace | Lindsey Wilson |
| Chris Walters | Southern New Hampshire |
| Akaemji Williams | Lake Superior State |
| O'Shae Williams | Trinity International (IL) |
| Jordin Williams | LSU-Alexandria |
| Todd Withers | Queens (NC) |
| Danzel Wright | Stevenson |