The Bevo Francis Award is an American 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 they compete in one of the following college basketball divisions: NCAA Divisions II or III; NAIA (and while the NAIA had classifications of Divisions I or II between 2016 and 2020); USCAA Divisions I or II; and NCCAA Divisions I or Division II.
The first winner was Dominez Burnett of Davenport University. Only two schools, Northwest Missouri State University and Nova Southeastern University, have won the award more than once.
Winners
Season Player School Class Division Reference 2015–16 Davenport NAIA Division II 2016–17 Northwest Missouri State NCAA Division II 2017–18 Lincoln Memorial NCAA Division II 2018–19 Wheaton (IL) NCAA Division III 2019–20 Indiana Wesleyan NAIA Division II 2020–21 Not awarded 2021–22 Northwest Missouri State NCAA Division II 2022–23 Nova Southeastern NCAA Division II 2023–24 Grace NAIA 2024–25 Nova Southeastern NCAA Division II 2025–26 Northwestern (IA) NAIA
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