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.

Bevo Francis Award
Awarded forThe nation’s top small college basketball player
CountryUnited States
Presented bySmall College Basketball Foundation
History
First award2016
Most recentRJ Sunahara, Nova Southeastern
Websitehttps://www.smallcollegebasketball.com/bevo-francis-award-2

Eligible players must come from below NCAA Division I. Players are eligible if the play in the following college basketball divisions:

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
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
SchoolWinnersYears
Northwest Missouri State22017, 2022
Davenport12016
Indiana Wesleyan12020
Lincoln Memorial12018
Nova Southeastern12023
Wheaton (IL)12019

References
  1. "Dominez Burnett named inaugural Bevo Francis award winner". MLive.com. April 25, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  2. Zenner, Brandon (April 3, 2017). "Pitts named Bevo Francis Award winner". News-Press NOW. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  3. "Emanuel Terry lauded with 2018 Bevo Francis Award". Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters. April 2, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  4. "Wheaton's Aston Francis wins the prestigious Bevo Francis Award". Wheaton Thunder. April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  5. "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.
  6. "Hudgins named 2022 Bevo Francis Award winner". Northwest Missouri State Bearcats. April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  7. "RJ Sunahara Recognized as Bevo Francis Award Winner". Northwest Missouri State Bearcats. April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
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