Kansas City, MO 鈥 Small College Basketball and the National Awards Committee are pleased to announce the Bevo Francis Top 25 Watch List for the 2022-23 season. The Top 25 Watch List consists of some of the top players from the 草莓网站在线看 Division II, 草莓网站在线看 Division III, NAIA, USCAA and NCCAA. John McCarthy has this to say about this year鈥檚 Top 25 Watch List:
"Congratulations to the 25 players selected for the Bevo Francis Award Watch List,鈥 stated McCarthy. 鈥淭here are approximately 13,000-16,000 players that play college basketball at the small college levels, and to be among the 25 players on this list, is obviously a very high honor. Based on our selection criteria, each of these players has earned their spot on this list, and they have had - or are still having - a phenomenal season. I am very grateful for the time and insight from our committee."
The Clarence 鈥淏evo鈥 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.
2023 marks the seventh 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, Aston Francis of Wheaton College in 2019, Kyle Mangas of Indiana Wesleyan University in 2020 and Trevor Hudgins of Northwest Missouri State University in 2022. The award was not presented during the 2021 season.
On April 1st, the finalists of this year鈥檚 award will be announced, followed by the Bevo Francis Award winner being crowned on April 3rd.
The Bevo Francis Awards Committee consists of the following coaches: Gary Stewart 鈥 Stevenson (MD), Chris Briggs 鈥 Georgetown College (KY), Bill Dreikosen 鈥 Rocky Mountain (MT), Mark Berokoff 鈥 Oklahoma City, Mike Donnelly 鈥 Florida Southern, Sam Hargraves 鈥 Olivet, Stephen Brennan 鈥 Babson, Richard Westerlund 鈥 Great Lakes Christian, Chase Teichmann 鈥 Florida College, Aaron Siebenthall 鈥 Ottawa (KS), Tae Norwood 鈥 Humboldt State, Mark Vanderslice 鈥 USC-Aiken, Grant Leep, Seattle Pacific, Matt O鈥橞rien 鈥 Southwestern (KS), Chris Wright 鈥 Langston (OK), Nathan Champion 鈥 LeMoyne.
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2022-23 Bevo Francis Award Top 25 Watch List
| Player | height | year | school |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaden Anderson | 6鈥8鈥 | Sr. | Point Loma |
| Diego Bernard | 6鈥0鈥 | Sr. | Northwest Missouri State |
| Jalen Brooks | 6鈥5鈥 | Sr. | LSU-Shreveport |
| Bryce Butler | 6鈥5鈥 | Jr. | West Liberty |
| Frank Champion | 6鈥7鈥 | So. | North Georgia |
| Cevin Clark | 5鈥11鈥 | Jr. | Southwestern (KS) |
| Tyshaun Crawford | 7鈥1鈥 | Sr. | Augusta |
| Tyson Cruickshank | 5鈥11鈥 | Sr. | Wheaton (IL) |
| Zach Goodline | 6鈥1鈥 | Sr. | Huntington |
| Jeff Hunter | 6鈥7鈥 | Sr. | Keene State |
| Josiah Johnson | 6鈥1鈥 | Sr. | Mary Hardin Baylor |
| KJ Jones | 6鈥6鈥 | Jr. | Emmanuel (GA) |
| Brandon Knapper | 6鈥0鈥 | Sr. | Cal State San Bernardino |
| Akuel Kot | 6鈥2鈥 | Jr. | Fort Lewis |
| Zach Laput | 6鈥4鈥 | Jr. | Bentley |
| Jaden Lietzke | 6鈥7鈥 | Jr. | Oklahoma Wesleyan |
| Miles Mallory | 6鈥5鈥 | Jr. | Randolph-Macon |
| Sam Masten | 6鈥2鈥 | Sr. | Northern State |
| Riley Minix | 6鈥7鈥 | Sr. | Southeastern (FL) |
| Christian Parker | 6鈥6鈥 | Jr. | Mount Union |
| Joel Scott | 6鈥7鈥 | Sr. | Black Hills State |
| Matt Simpson | 6鈥1鈥 | Sr. | Florida College |
| Alex Sobel | 6鈥8鈥 | Sr. | Middlebury |
| RJ Sunahara | 6鈥8鈥 | Jr. | Nova Southeastern |
| Mason Walters | 6鈥9鈥 | Sr. | Jamestown |
