Bevo Francis Award
Appearance
Awarded for | The nation’s top small college basketball player |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | Small College Basketball Foundation |
History | |
First award | 2016 |
Most recent | Kyle Mangas, Indiana Wesleyan |
Website | https://www.smallcollegebasketball.com/bevo-francis-award-2 |
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.
Winners
Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Bevo Francis Award |
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Season | Player | School | Class | Division | Ref |
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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 | Senior | NCAA Division III | [4] |
2019–20 | Kyle Mangas | Indiana Wesleyan | Junior | NAIA Division II | [5] |
Winners by school
School | Winners | Years |
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Davenport | 1 | 2016 |
Indiana Wesleyan | 1 | 2020 |
Lincoln Memorial | 1 | 2018 |
Northwest Missouri State | 1 | 2017 |
Wheaton | 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. Retrieved April 6, 2020.