Small College Basketball releases first Bevo Francis Watchlist of 2017-18 NCAA.com

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PRESENTED BY released the Top 100 Watchlist for the 2017-18 Bevo Francis Award on Monday, January 15. The student-athletes on the watchlist are comprised of the best players from Division II, Division III, the NAIA, USCAA and NCCAA. RELATED: 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. The committee will continue to cut down the watchlist as the season progresses. The release dates for 2018 are: February 15 -- Top 50 March 15 -- Top 25 March 31 -- Finalists April 2 -- Award winner announced The 2017-18 Bevo Award Watchlist Name School Ethan Alvano Cal State San Marcos Raheem Anderson Husson Ryan Atkins Southeastern (FL) Nate Axelrod Ohio Wesleyan Pat Bacon Tampa Tommy Bolte Concord (WV) Ben Boots Wisconsin-Oshkosh Keith Brown Endicott Tarchee Brown Eastern Connecticut State Josh Calhoun Pfeiffer Ridell Camidge Oklahoma City CJ Carr Missouri Southern David Chavlovich West Texas A&M Charles Clark Carson-Newman Stevie Clark LSU-Shreveport Drew Cushingberry Ferris State Jack Daly Middlebury Same Daniel Florida Tech Wendall Davis Ashland David Dennis Nova Southeastern Jacobo Diaz Indiana (Pa) Deandre Dickson Western Washington Adam Dieball Christian Brothers Kalidou Diuouf California Baptist Charles Eaton West Alabama Adam Eberhard Bellarmine Marcos Echevarria Nichols Brandon Federici Franklin & Marshall Shea Feehan Eureka Aston Francis Wheaton Daeshon Francis Texas Permian Basin Elvar Fridriksson Barry Kevin Grow Carleton Zach Hankins Ferris State Juvaris Hayes Merrimack Joey Hewitt Whitman Haywood Highsmith Wheeling Jesuit Derylton Hill Arkansas-Monticello Amir Hinton Lock Haven Jay Howard Catholic Tim Howell Whitman Cameron Hunt Southwestern (KS) Quantice Hunter Peru State Xavier Hunter Randall Ryan Imhoff Carroll (MT) Branden Jenkins Texas Wesleyan Bradley Jomard MIT Beau Justice Valdosta State Colton Kooima Northwestern (IA) Jeff Larkin Christian Brothers Darrion Leslie Pikeville Spencer Levi University of Dallas Bryce Lienhoop St. Francis (IN) Sam Light Lebanon Valley Keyshawn Liggins Edinboro Tyrell Long West Chester Kyle Mangas Indiana Wesleyan Paul Marandet Spring Arbor Deion McClenton Keiser Dalton Meyers York (PA) Shadell Millinghaus Georgetown College Kyle Monroe Michigan Tech Tyheim Monroe Cabrini Dan Monteroso West Liberty Brandon Moss LSU-Alexandria Chris-Ebou Ndow Northwest Missouri State Emeka Obukwelu Texas Tyler Carson Parker Upper Iowa Dorian Pinson Lincoln Memorial Justin Pitts Northwest Missouri State Nic Reed Olivet Nazarene Blayde Reich York (PA) Justin Reyes St. Thomas Aquinas (NY) Ethan Ridgeway Kutztown Dom Robinson Montana Western Jake Ross Springfield (MA) Dominique Shaw William Penn (IA) Trevon Shaw Lincoln Memorial Dustin Sleva Shippensburg Ian Smith Northern State (SD) Alex Sorenson North Central Jordan Spencer Augustana (SD) Jason Spicer Dakota Wesleyan Kyle Steigenga Cornerstone Alex Stein Southern Indiana Darrion Strong-Moore Arkansas-Fort Smith Taren Sullivan Findlay Emanuel Terry Lincoln Memorial Terrell Thompson William Penn (IA) Sam Toney New Jersey City Malik Toppin Salem (WV) Sam Vender Sluis Cornerstone Chandler Vaudrin Walsh Bryan Wallace Lindsey Wilson Chris Walters Southern New Hampshire Akaemji Williams Lake Superior State O'Shae Williams Trinity International (IL) Jordin Williams LSU-Alexandria Todd Withers Queens (NC) Danzel Wright Stevenson

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