2018 BEVO FRANCIS AWARD WATCH LIST
BEVERLY, Mass. — Endicott sophomore guard Keith Brown (Pelham, N.H.) has been named to the 2018 Bevo Francis Award Top 100 Watch List, which was established by Small College Basketball (SCB) and consists of the top student-athletes in the nation who compete in NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA Division I, NAIA Division II, USCAA and NCCAA.
In its third season, the Bevo Francis Award was given to Justin Pitts of Northwest Missouri State in 2017 after being previously given to Dominez Burnett of Davenport (Mich.) in 2016.
"The Bevo Francis Award has quickly become the most prestigious award for collegiate players at the small college levels, and this watch list has now drawn a great deal of attention," said SCB founder John McCarthy.
Through 13 games played this season (all starts, 30.9 minutes per game), Brown is averaging 27.3 points per game, a 46.8 field goal percentage (123-for-263), a 43.1 three-point field goal percentage (59-for-137), and a 75.8 free throw percentage (50-for-66). Brown also is averaging 5.3 rebounds per game, alongside 20 total assists and 12 steals.
Nationally (NCAA Division III), Brown ranks fifth in points per game and No. 14 in total points. He also is No. 4 in three-point field goals per game made and total three-point field goals made, and No. 20 in total field goals made. Additionally, Brown ranks first in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) in all categories previously mentioned.
Along with those merits, Brown is the first student-athlete in Endicott men's basketball program history to be named to the Bevo Francis Award Top 100 Watch List. Brown also joined Nichols junior guard Marcos Echevarria (Lynn, Mass.) on this year's list as the first-ever student-athletes to claim Bevo Francis Award Top 100 Watch List honors from the CCC.
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Members of the Bevo Francis Award committee include the following University president and coaches: Dr. Michelle Johnston – Rio Grande, Tobin Anderson - St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.), Drew Diener - Rockhurst (Mo.), Gerald Holmes - Bloomfield (N.J.), Gary Stewart - Stevenson (Md.), Arlen Galloway - Wentworth (Mass.), Tony Dominguez- Western Washington, Chris Briggs - Georgetown (Ky.), Bill Dreikosen - Rocky Mountain (Mont.), Klint Pleasant - Rochester (Mich.), Ryan Kane - Ripon (Wisc.), Mike McGrath - University of Chicago, Mark Berokoff – Randall (Okla.), Mike Donnelly – Florida Southern.
The committee chose this elite group from over 1,100 colleges and universities and took into consideration individual statistics, previous awards, milestones and team success.
On February 15, SCB will publish the next Watch List with 50 players. The list will be narrowed down to 25 players in a Watch List published on March 15. The finalists will be announced in a highlight video that will be released on March 31.
The 2018 Bevo Francis Award winner will be announced on April 2 but for the first time, the award will be presented to the award winner on May 19 at the newly created National Awards Show in conjunction with the SCB Alumni Association's Celebration of the Game event at the Crowne Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri.
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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)
