Justin Reyes of St. Thomas Aquinas recently became the ECC's all-time leading scorer.
Last month, Small College Basketball released the initial Bevo Francis Award watchlist, consisting of the Top 100 student-athletes from Division II, Division III, the NAIA, USCAA and NCCAA. The list has now been cut to 50.
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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.
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DII basketball continues to dominate the watchlist. After sending 47 to the initial Top 100, DII basketball sends 31 to the Top 50. Lincoln Memorial had three players named (Dorian Pinson, Trevon Shaw, and Emanuel Terry), the most of any DII school.
The committee will continue to cut down the watchlist as the season progresses. The release dates for 2018 are:
March 15 -- Top 25
March 31 -- Finalists
April 2 -- Award winner announced
The Bevo Francis Award Watchlist (Top 50)
| Name | Class | School |
|---|---|---|
| Ethan Alvano | Senior | Cal State San Marcos |
| Nate Axelrod | Senior | Ohio Wesleyan |
| Tommy Bolte | Junior | Concord (WV) |
| David Chavlovich | Senior | West Texas A&M |
| Charles Clark | Senior | Carson-Newman |
| Stevie Clark | Senior | LSU-Shreveport |
| Drew Cushingberry | Senior | Ferris State |
| Jack Daly | Senior | Middlebury |
| Wendell Davis | Senior | Ashland |
| David Dennis | Junior | Nova Southeastern |
| Kalidou Diouf | Senior | California Baptist |
| Charles Eaton | Senior | West Alabama |
| Adam Eberhard | Junior | Bellarmine |
| Brandon Federici | Senior | Franklin & Marshall |
| Aston Francis | Junior | Wheaton |
| Daeshon Francis | Senior | Texas-Permian Basin |
| Elvar Fridriksson | Senior | Barry |
| Zach Hankins | Junior | Ferris State |
| Juvaris Hayes | Sophomore | Merrimack |
| Joey Hewitt | Junior | Whitman |
| Haywood Highsmith | Senior | Wheeling Jesuit |
| Tim Howell | Senior | Whitman |
| Ryan Imhoff | Senior | Carroll |
| Branden Jenkins | Senior | Texas Wesleyan |
| Beau Justice | Junior | Valdosta State |
| Tyrell Long | Senior | West Chester |
| Deion McClenton | Senior | Keiser |
| Shadell Millinghaus | Senior | Georgetown College |
| Kyle Monroe | Junior | Michigan Tech |
| Tyheim Monroe | Senior | Cabrini |
| Dan Monteroso | Senior | West Liberty |
| Jordan Murdock | Junior | Friends |
| Tanner Omlid | Senior | Western Oregon |
| Dorian Pinson | Senior | Lincoln Memorial |
| Justin Pitts | Senior | Northwest Missouri State |
| Justin Reyes | Senior | St. Thomas Aquinas |
| Jake Ross | Sophomore | Springfield |
| Lawrence Russell | Senior | The Master's |
| Dominque Shaw | Senior | William Penn (IA) |
| Trevon Shaw | Senior | Lincoln Memorial |
| Dustin Sleva | Senior | Shippensburg |
| Kyle Steigenge | Senior | Cornerstone |
| Taren Sullivan | Senior | Findlay |
| Emanuel Terry | Senior | Lincoln Memorial |
| Sam Toney | Sophomore | New Jersey City |
| Chandler Vaudrin | Sophomore | Walsh |
| Tyrius Walker | Senior | Morehouse |
| Jaqhawn Walters | Senior | Albertus Magnus |
| Akaemji Williams | Senior | Lake Superior State |
| Todd Withers | Senior | Queens (NC) |