Small College Basketball | February 15, 2020 Small College Basketball announces 50-player watchlist The CIAA celebrates 75 years of memorable moments and iconic student-athletes Share Kansas City, MOΒ βΒ Small College Basketball and the National Awards Committee are excited to announce the Top 50 watch list for the 2020 Bevo Francis Award. This list consists of some of the top players from NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA Division I, NAIA Division II, USCAA and NCCAA. HISTORY:Β Francis highlights the best single-seasons in DII lore John McCarthy β founder of Small College Basketball β had this to say about this yearβs Top 50 watch list: "Congratulations to the 50 players that have made the Bevo Francis Watch List. What an accomplishment. These players are breaking records and surpassing major milestones for teams that are in the midst of fantastic seasons. Knowing that these players have been chosen from over 1,100 schools β and over 15,000 players that are playing college basketball at the small college levelsΒ β this is truly an elite group of players.β REMEMBERING FRANCIS:Β A look back at his career The Clarence βBevoβ Francis Award is presented annually to the player who has had the finest overall season within Small College Basketball. Considerations will be season statistics and individual achievements, awards, personal character and team achievements. This is an incredibly prestigious award, as this award will only be given to one player within Small College Basketball per season. LATEST DII MEN'SΒ BASKETBALLΒ NEWS β POLLS:Β NABCΒ | D2SIDAΒ MORE: Starting FiveΒ | The DII report TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: How it worksΒ |2019 RecapΒ | 2019 BracketΒ The 2020 season marks the fifth year of the Bevo Francis Award. Past winners include Dominez Burnett of Davenport University in 2016, Justin Pitts of Northwest Missouri State University in 2017, Emanuel Terry of Lincoln Memorial University in 2018, and Aston Francis of Wheaton College in 2019. On March 15th, the list will be reduced to the Top 25 Players. On April 4th, the finalist of this yearβs award will be announced, followed by the Bevo Francis Award winner being crowned on April 6th. To stay up to date on all things Small College Basketball, please head to smallcollegebasketball.com. Name Height Year School DeQuan Abrom 6β5β Sr. Belmont Abbey Jubie Alade 6β4β Sr. St. Johnβs (MN) Buzz Anthony 5β11β Jr. Randolph-Macon Dalton Bolon 6β4β Jr.. West Liberty Tyler Borchers 6β7β Sr. Morningside Brian Cameron 6β1β Sr. Wesley (DE) Chris Coffey 6β7β Sr. Georgetown Ben College 6β1β Sr. Whitworth Booker Coplin 6β3β Sr. Augsburg Eljay Cowherd 6β0β Sr. Georgetown Romeo Crouch 6β3β Jr. Embry-Riddle Trevion Crews 6β0β Jr. Bethel (IN) Zaccheus Darko-Kelly 6β6β Jr. Providence (MT) Derrick DeVries 6β5β Sr. Calvin Jhonathan Dunn 6β4β Sr. Southern Nazarene Micah Elan 6β4β Sr. Pomona-Pitzer Mitchell Fink 6β1β Sr. Oregon Tech Jordan Floyd 6β2β Sr. King (TN) Parker Fox 6β8β So. Northern State Adam Fravert 6β8β Sr. Wisconsin-Oshkosh Mark Gordon 6β5β Sr. Keiser Qua Grant 6β1β So. West Texas A&M Clay Guillozet 6β4β Sr. Valdosta State Brett Hanson 6β2β Sr. Florida Southern Ryan Hawkins 6β7β Jr. Northwest Missouri State Ty Hoglund 6β3β Sr. Dakota Wesleyan Trevor Hudgins 6β1β So. Northwest Missouri State Gabriel Leifer 6β5β Sr. Yeshiva DeVaughn Mallory 6β7β Sr. Jefferson Kyle Mangas 6β3β Jr. Indiana Wesleyan Paul Marandet 6β0β Sr. Spring Arbor Cam Martin 6β9β Jr. Missouri Southern Justin Martin 5β9β Sr. Multnomah Mark Matthews 6β6β Sr. Nova Southeastern Selom Mawugbe 6β10β Sr. Azusa Pacific Courvoisier McCauley 6β5β So. Lincoln Memorial Damek Mitchell 5β9β Jr. Lewis-Clark (ID) Deshawn Munson 6β4β Jr. Harris-Stowe Joel Murray 6β0β So. West Texas A&M Brandon Myer 6β7β Sr. Minnesota Duluth Nic Reed 6β5β Sr. Olivet Nazarene Jake Rhode 5β11β Jr. Elmhurst Tyrell Roberts 5β11β So. UC San Diego Jake Ross 6β4β Sr. Springfield (MA) Nate Schimonitz 6β4β Sr. Nebraska Wesleyan Andrew Sischo 6β9β Jr. Daemen Tim Soares 6β10β Sr. The Masterβs Ashton Spears 6β2β Sr. St. Edwardβs Jared Wagner 6β1β Sr. York (PA) Nate West 5β10β Sr. LeTournea DIII men's basketball star has faith untraditional path leads to the pros Though he had offers to play Division I ball, Ryan Turell chose to play in Division III at Yeshiva, a private Jewish school in New York City where he developed a close bond with his coaches and teammates. READ MORE These are the top 12 undrafted rookies to watch in NBA Summer League Andy Katz reveals his top 12 undrafted rookies to watch in NBA Summer League prior to the start of the Summer League on July 7. READ MORE These college basketball teams and conferences have the most NBA first-round draft picks Kentucky, North Carolina and Duke are the college basketball teams with the most first-round picks in NBA draft history. READ MORE