
Small College Basketball released its updated watchlist for the Bevo Francis Award for the 2019 season. The first list was cut from the original 100 to 50 players from DII, DIII, NAIA, USCAA, and NCCAA men's basketball.
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 averaging 50.1 points per game, highlighted by a 116-point performance against Ashland College in Kentucky.
HISTORY: Francis highlights the best single-seasons in DII lore
Lincoln Memorial's Emanuel Terry was the winner of the 2018 award. Aside from averaging a double-double (16.9 points, 10.3 rebounds per game) for the school that finished atop the DII men's basketball regular season rankings, Terry was known for highlight-reel dunks that garnered the nation's attention.
Twenty-four DII men's basketball student-athletes comprise more than half of the list. Only Northwest Missouri State's Trevor Hudgins is a freshman.
The list will be cut two more times before the winner is announced on April 8. Here are the important dates:
- March 15, 2019: Top 25
- April 6, 2019: Finalists
- April 8, 2019: The 2019 Bevo Francis Award winner announced
The complete watchlist is below in alphabetical order.
NCAA DII TOURNAMENT WATCH: Sleepers | Standout freshman | Stat leaders | Undefeated teams
Name | Height | Class | School |
---|---|---|---|
Buzz Anthony | 5β11β | So. | Randolph-Macon |
Tommy Bolte | 6β1β | Sr. | Concord (WV) |
Dalton Bolon | 6β4β | So. | West Liberty |
Ben Boots | 6β1β | Sr. | Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
Ryan Bruggeman | 6β0β | Sr. | Southwest Minnesota State |
Chris Coffey | 6β7β | Jr. | Georgetown |
Kendrick Colvin | 6β6β | Sr. | Emmanuel (GA) |
Trevion Crews | 6β0β | So. | Bethel (IN) |
Jack Davidson | 6β1β | So. | Wabash |
Gage Davis | 6β5β | Sr. | St. Cloud State |
Jayvian Delacruz | 6β5β | Sr. | Pikeville |
David Dennis | 6β0β | Sr. | Nova Southeastern |
Jacobo Diaz | 6β9β | Sr. | Indiana (Pa) |
Adam Dieball | 6β9β | Sr. | Christian Brothers |
Grant Dressler | 6β7β | Sr. | Chaminade |
Adam Eberhard | 6β8β | Sr. | Bellarmine |
Marcos Echevarria | 5β10β | Sr. | Nichols |
Aston Francis | 6β1β | Sr. | Wheaton |
Jeff Garrett | 6β7β | Sr. | LSU-Shreveport |
Ryan Garver | 6β3β | Sr. | Nebraska Wesleyan |
Tim Guers | 6β3β | Sr. | St. Anselm |
Tonzell Handy | 6β5β | Sr. | Tougaloo |
Juvaris Hayes | 6β0β | Jr. | Merrimack |
Amir Hinton | 6β5β | Jr. | Shaw |
Ty Hoglund | 6β3β | Jr. | Dakota Wesleyan |
Daulton Hommes | 6β8β | Jr. | Point Loma |
Trevor Hudgins | 6β1β | Fr. | Northwest Missouri State |
Cameron Hunt | 6β4β | Sr. | Southwestern (KS) |
Jamie Johnson | 6β0β | Sr. | IU-Southeast |
Beau Justice | 6β2β | Sr. | Valdosta State |
Jonathan Lawton | 6β2β | Sr. | Florida Southern |
Anthony Lee | 6β2β | Sr. | Kutztown |
Kyle Mangas | 6β3β | So. | Indiana Wesleyan |
Cam Martin | 6β9β | So. | Missouri Southern |
Justin Martin | 5β9β | Jr. | Multnomah |
Kendale McCullum | 6β1β | Sr. | Lewis |
Jordan Murdock | 6β5β | Sr. | Friends (KS) |
Ty Nichols | 6β3β | Sr. | Keene State |
Jonathan Patron | 6β2β | Sr. | Plattsburgh |
Connor Raridon | 6β6β | Jr. | North Central |
Nic Reed | 6β5β | Jr. | Olivet Nazarene |
Ryan Richmond | 6β1β | Sr. | Bentley |
Kyle Roach | 6β5β | Sr. | Whitworth |
Andrew Sischo | 6β9β | So. | Daemen |
Sam Vander Sluis | 6β8β | Sr. | Cornerstone |
Wes Stowers | 5β10β | Sr. | Marian |
Demitrius Underwood | 6β2β | Jr. | Texas-Dallas |
Shaun Willett | 6β4β | Sr. | Queens (NC) |
Joey Witthus | 6β7β | Sr. | Northwest Missouri State |
Jay Wolfe | 6β4β | Sr. | Briar Cliff |