KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Augusta University junior center Tyshaun Crawford has been named to the Bevo Francis Top 25 Watch List, according to a release this afternoon by Small College Basketball and the National Awards Committee.

The 2022 Bevo Francis Top 25 Watch List consists of some of the top players from NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, USCAA and NCCAA.

Crawford is the Peach Belt Conference Co-Player of the Year, a first-team all-conference selection, a D2CCA all-region first team selection, and the NCAA Southeast Region Tournament Most Outstanding Player.
 
Crawford is currently averaging 17.5 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. He has a 71% free-throw percentage and has 73 assists on the year. Crawford led the team in scoring throughout the NCAA Southeast Regional Tournament this past weekend and looks to continue his dominance in the Elite 8 in Evansville, IN.

This is the sixth 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 and Kyle Mangas of Indiana Wesleyan University in 2020.
 
On April 2, the finalists of this year's award will be announced, followed by the Bevo Francis Award winner being crowned on April 4.

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2021-22 Bevo Francis Award Top 25 Watch List

Philip Alston, California University of Pennsylvania
Buzz Anthony, Randolph-Macon College
Marcus Azor, University of Massachuetts at Dartmouth
Kevion Blaylock, William Penn University
Myles Burns, Loyola University (La.)
Patrick Cartier, Hillsdale College
Tyshaun Crawford, Augusta University
Romeo Crouch, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.)
Jack Davidson, Wabash College
Alex Gross, Olivet Nazarene University
Parker Hicks, Lubbock Christian University
Trevor Hudgins, Northwest Missouri State University
Josiah Johnson, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Matthew Leritz, Illinois Wesleyan University
Jaziec Lottie, Flagler College
Matthew Schner, Emory University
Jaylon Scott, Bethel College (Kan.)
Joel Scott, Black Hills State University
Andrew Sischo, Daemen College
Jovan Sljivancanin, Carroll College (Mont.)
RJ Sunahara, Nova Southeastern University
Sekou Sylla, Nova Southeastern University
Ryan Turell, Yeshiva University
Mason Walters, Jamestown College
Zach Wrightsil, Loyola University (La.)

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