Men's Basketball | 1/15/2024 12:00:00 PM
January 15, 2024-Emporia State's
Alijah Comithier has been named to the Bevo Francis Topp100 Watch List by Small College Basketball and the National Awards. The 2024 Bevo Francis Top 100 Watch List consists of some of the top players from NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA Division I, NAIA Division II, USCAA and NCCAA.
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Comithier is averaging 17.2 points per game overall to rank fifth in the MIAA. He is second in the association in assist to turnover ratio, is 11
th in rebounding at 5.6 boards per game, 13
th in free throw percentage, 14
th in field goal percentage and 15
th in blocked shots per game. He is the leading active scorer in the MIAA and ranks fifth nationally with 1,870 career points in NCAA Division II play. He recorded a triple double with 22 points, ten rebounds, and ten assists in the Hornets 100-73 win over Newman. He has scored at least 20 points in six games with a season high 28 in an 89-77 win against Northeastern State.
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The Clarence "Bevo" 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.
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2024 marks the eighth year of the Bevo Francis Award, after the award was not presented in 2021. 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, Trevor Hudgins of Northwest Missouri in 2022, and last year's winner RJ Sunahar of Nova Southeastern.
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On February 15, the list will be reduced to the Top 50 players. One month later on March 15, the Top 25 players will be announced. On April 1, the finalists of this year's award will be announced, followed by the Bevo Francis Award winner being crowned on April 6.
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The Bevo Francis Awards Committee consists of the following coaches Gary Stewart - Stevenson (MD), Chris Briggs - Georgetown College (KY), Bill Dreikosen - Rocky Mountain (MT), Mark Berokoff - Oklahoma City, Mike Donnelly - Florida Southern, Sam Hargraves - Olivet, Richard Westerlund - Great Lakes Christian, Chase Teichmann - Florida College, Aaron Siebenthall - Ottawa (KS), Mark Vanderslice - USC - Aiken, Matt O'Brien - Southwestern (KS), Chris Wright - Langston (OK), Ben Thompson - Emory & Henry, Justin Leslie - Midwestern State, Raul Placeres - Maryville College (TN), Chris Martin - Loras (IA), John Lamanna - Whitman (WA), Brian Miller - MSOE, Justin Downer - Point Loma Nazarene. Â
2023-24 Bevo Francis Top 100 Watch List
| Â Josh Angle |
6'3" |
Sr. |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
| Will Bartoszek |
6'4" |
Sr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
| Trevor Baskin |
6'8" |
Jr. |
CO Mesa |
| Jacob Beeninga |
6'0" |
Jr. |
MN State Moorhead |
| Jesse Bingham |
6'6" |
Jr. |
Indianapolis |
| Drew Blair |
6'5" |
Sr. |
MN-Duluth |
| Follie Bogan |
6'4" |
Sr. |
Milligan |
| Nick Brenegan |
6'3" |
Jr. |
Carson-Newman |
| Octavio Brito |
6'4" |
So. |
Keene State |
| Martez Brown |
6'9" |
Sr. |
Lincoln Memorial |
| DJ Campbell |
6'3" |
Sr. |
Stockton |
| Frank Champion |
6'7" |
Jr. |
North Georgia |
| Luke Chicone |
5'10" |
Jr. |
John Carroll |
| Cevin Clark |
5'11" |
Jr. |
Southwestern (KS) |
| ALIJAH COMITHIER |
6'7" |
SR. |
EMPORIA STATE |
| Myles Corey |
6'0" |
Jr. |
William Jessup |
| Danquez Dawsey |
6'2" |
Jr. |
Central Oklahoma |
| Deng Deang |
6'7" |
Jr. |
Post |
| Vinny DeAngelo |
6'1" |
Jr. |
Swarthmore |
| Toru Dean |
6'0" |
Sr. |
Langston |
| Tyler Dearman |
6'3" |
Sr. |
Guilford |
| Omari DeVeaux |
6'2" |
So. |
Virginia Wesleyan |
| Connor Dillon |
6'2" |
Jr. |
Winona State |
| Robert DiSibio |
6'6" |
Sr. |
Washington & Lee |
| Ely Doble |
6'6" |
Sr. |
Morningside |
| Wes Dreamer |
6'7" |
Sr. |
NW MO State |
| Jahcoree Ealy |
6'7" |
Sr. |
Eastern New Mexico |
| Keyshawn Embery-Simpson |
6'3" |
Sr. |
Angelo State |
| Gus Etchison |
5'11" |
Jr. |
Marian |
| Brody Fox |
6'6" |
Jr. |
UW-Stout |
| Spencer Freedman |
6'0" |
Sr. |
New York U |
| Isaiah Fuller |
6'2" |
Sr. |
Nova Southeastern |
| Kevon Godwin |
6'2" |
Sr. |
Angelo State |
| Zach Goodline |
6'1" |
Sr. |
Huntington |
| Kyle Greeley |
6'5" |
Sr. |
St. Martin's |
| Christian Green |
6'6" |
Fr. |
Trinity (TX) |
| Scott Gyimesi |
6'6" |
So. |
Tufts |
| Jesse Hafemeister |
6'5" |
Jr. |
Catholic |
| CJ Hall |
6'2" |
Jr. |
SAGU |
| Kaleb Hammeke |
6'0" |
Jr. |
Fort Hays State |
| Jackie Harris |
6'6" |
Sr. |
Lourdes |
| Jacobi Hendricks |
6'0" |
Jr. |
IU Southeast |
| Jake Hilmer |
5'11" |
Sr. |
Upper Iowa |
| Jahn Hines |
6'4" |
Jr. |
Christopher Newport |
| Joey Holifield |
6'4" |
Sr. |
Lourdes |
| Davidson Hubbard |
6'5" |
Sr. |
Hampden-Sydney |
| Trent Hudgens |
6'1" |
So. |
Arizona Christian |
| Jeff Hunter |
6'7" |
Sr. |
Keene State |
| Shane Hunter |
6'10" |
Sr. |
Nova Southeastern |
| Zawdie Jackson |
6'0" |
Jr. |
West Georgia |
| Cedric Johnson |
6'4" |
Sr. |
St. Xavier (IL) |
| Josiah Johnson |
6'1" |
Sr. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
| Ryan Jolly |
6'3" |
Sr. |
Piedmont |
| KJ Jones |
6'6" |
Sr. |
Emmanuel (GA) |
| Tavon Jones |
6'3" |
Sr. |
Nichols |
| Cameron Kahn |
6'6" |
Sr. |
Dallas Baptist |
| Nordin Kapic |
6'8" |
So. |
Lynn |
| Zach Laput |
6'4" |
Sr. |
Bentley |
| Andre Leavell |
6'2" |
Sr. |
Coker |
| Jaden Lietzke |
6'7" |
Jr. |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
| Kaleb Lowery |
6'8" |
Jr. |
The Masters |
| Drew Lutz |
6'1" |
Sr. |
Bethel (IN) |
| Elijah Malone |
6'10" |
Sr. |
Grace (IN) |
| Chris Martin |
6'2" |
Sr. |
Clark Atlanta |
| Jayvon Maughmer |
6'6" |
Sr. |
Cedarville |
| Anthony Mazzeo |
6'3" |
Sr. |
Case Western Reserve |
| Jaylin McCants |
6'6" |
Jr. |
Dubuque |
| KJ McClurg |
6'3" |
So. |
Cal PA |
| David McCullough |
6'6" |
Sr. |
FL Tech |
| Erza McKenna |
6'9" |
Jr. |
Mobile |
| Khalif Meares |
6'3" |
Jr. |
Rowan |
| Vincent Miszkiewicz |
6'8" |
Sr. |
Keiser |
| Latavious Mitchell |
6'8" |
Jr. |
Florida Memorial |
| Samaje Morgan |
5'9" |
So. |
College of Idaho |
| Josh Omojafo |
6'5" |
So. |
Gannon |
| Jalen Overway |
6'9" |
So. |
Calvin |
| Christian Parker |
6'6" |
Jr. |
Mount Union |
| James Paterson |
6'7" |
So. |
STAC |
| Ben Pearce |
6'1" |
So. |
Emory |
| Logan Pearson |
6'4" |
Jr. |
Wisconsin-Platteville |
| Ethan Porterfield |
6'8" |
Sr. |
IUP |
| Chase Rankin |
6'1" |
Sr. |
Lincoln Memorial |
| Kael Robinson |
6'7" |
Jr. |
Rocky Mountain |
| Anthony Roy |
6'5" |
Jr. |
Langston |
| Tyler Schmidt |
6'4" |
Sr. |
Olivet Nazarene |
| Joey Skoff |
6'3" |
Sr. |
Morningside |
| Jeremiah Sparks |
6'3" |
Sr. |
Oswego State |
| Jalen Stamps |
5'10" |
Sr. |
Point Park |
| Alex Steen |
6'8" |
So. |
Florida Southern |
| DJ Talton, Jr. |
5'10" |
Jr. |
OK Wesleyan |
| Reggie Thomas |
6'1" |
So. |
Hastings |
| Jo Valrie |
6'5" |
 Jr. |
Point Park |
| Joshua Van Gorp |
6'10" |
Sr. |
Central (IA) |
| Alex VanKalsbeek |
6'6" |
So. |
Northwestern (IA) |
| Milos Vicentic |
6'8" |
Sr. |
McKendree |
| Jaden Wells |
6'1" |
Jr. |
Central Oklahoma |
| A.J. White |
5'10" |
So. |
North Georgia |
| Calvin Williams IV |
6'0" |
Jr. |
St. Thomas (TX) |
| Malik Willingham |
6'3" |
Jr. |
Minnesota State |
| Larry Wise |
6'5" |
Sr. |
West Texas A&M |
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