| Awarded for | The nation’s top small college basketball player |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Small College Basketball Foundation |
| History | |
| First award | 2016 |
| Most recent | RJ Sunahara, Nova Southeastern |
| Website | Bevo Francis Award |
The Bevo Francis Award is a college basketball award given annually since 2016. The award recognizes the top small college basketball player in the United States for a given season. The award is named after the late Bevo Francis, who earned national acclaim and All-American status for Rio Grande College in the 1950s.
Eligible players must come from below NCAA Division I. Players are eligible if the play in the following college basketball divisions:
- NCAA Division II
- NCAA Division III
- NAIA Division I
- NAIA Division II
- USCAA Division I
- USCAA Division II
- NCCAA Division I
- NCCAA Division II
The first winner was Dominez Burnett of Davenport University. Only one school, Northwest Missouri State University, has won the award more than once.
Winners
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Bevo Francis Award at that point |
Dominez Burnett won the inaugural award in 2016.
| Season | Player | School | Class | Division | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Dominez Burnett | Davenport | Senior | NAIA Division II | [1] | |
| 2016–17 | Justin Pitts | Northwest Missouri State | Junior | NCAA Division II | [2] | |
| 2017–18 | Emanuel Terry | Lincoln Memorial | Senior | NCAA Division II | [3] | |
| 2018–19 | Aston Francis | Wheaton (IL) | Senior | NCAA Division III | [4] | |
| 2019–20 | Kyle Mangas | Indiana Wesleyan | Junior | NAIA Division II | [5] | |
| 2020–21 | Not awarded | |||||
| 2021–22 | Trevor Hudgins | Northwest Missouri State (2) | Senior | NCAA Division II | [6] | |
| 2022–23 | RJ Sunahara | Nova Southeastern | Junior | NCAA Division II | [7] | |
Winners by school
| School | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Northwest Missouri State | 2 | 2017, 2022 |
| Davenport | 1 | 2016 |
| Indiana Wesleyan | 1 | 2020 |
| Lincoln Memorial | 1 | 2018 |
| Nova Southeastern | 1 | 2023 |
| Wheaton (IL) | 1 | 2019 |
References
- ↑ "Dominez Burnett named inaugural Bevo Francis award winner". MLive.com. April 25, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- ↑ Zenner, Brandon (April 3, 2017). "Pitts named Bevo Francis Award winner". News-Press NOW. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- ↑ "Emanuel Terry lauded with 2018 Bevo Francis Award". Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters. April 2, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- ↑ "Wheaton's Aston Francis wins the prestigious Bevo Francis Award". Wheaton Thunder. April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ↑ "Mangas named Bevo Francis Player of the Year". Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats. April 6, 2020. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ↑ "Hudgins named 2022 Bevo Francis Award winner". Northwest Missouri State Bearcats. April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ↑ "RJ Sunahara Recognized as Bevo Francis Award Winner". Northwest Missouri State Bearcats. April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
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