For the second time in his career Northwest Missouri State University junior point guard Trevor Hudgins has been named to the Bevo Francis Award Top 25 Watch List.

Small College Basketball and the National Awards Committee are excited to announce the Top 25 watch list for the 2022 Bevo Francis Award. 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.

"Congratulations to all 25 players on the Bevo Francis Award Watch List," John McCarthy said. "It's an incredible honor and achievement to be on this list, as it's a great tribute to individual accomplishment AND tremendous team success. Thank you to our SCB National Awards Committee, as this is such a challenging process."

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.

This marks the sixth year of the Bevo Francis Award because 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 April 4.

Hudgins list of accolades, awards and statistical accomplishments appear to be endless. Hudgins earned his third consecutive MIAA Player of the Year Award after helping guide the Bearcats to their ninth consecutive MIAA regular season crown.
 
Hudgins ranks No. 1 in the nation in total points (804), three-point field goals made (150), three-point field goals made per game (4.29) and in three-point field goals attempted (362).
 
His 148 made three-pointers is the fourth-most in NCAA Division II history for a single season. Alex Williamson (Sacramento State) set the Div. II single-season record with 167 made three-pointers in 1987-88.

Hudgins is one of 10 players in all of the NCAA's men's basketball divisions to have scored at least 700 points this season. Hudgins ranks as the second-highest active scorer in all of NCAA men's basketball with 2,736 points. He ranks second in MIAA history in points scored, trailing only Central Missouri's Bill Fennelly (2,819 points). Hudgins is the only active NCAA men's basketball player with 2,500 points and 600 assists. Hudgins has 2,736 points and 684 assists.
 
Hudgins ranks No. 6 on the NCAA Division II's all-time made three-pointers list with 417. Hudgins is 34 made three-pointers away from tying the NCAA Div. II all-time record for three-pointers made. Montana State-Billings Cameron Munoz set the Div. II mark with 451 made threes from 2003-06. Hudgins is the only NCAA men's basketball player this season to have made at least 11 three-pointers in three different games.
 
He was named the 2022 MIAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Hudgins scored an MIAA Championship game record 35 points in an 84-76 win over Washburn. Hudgins scored 27 of his 35 points in the second half.

The Bevo Francis Awards Committee consists of the following coaches: Tobin Anderson - St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.), Gary Stewart - Stevenson (Md.), Chris Briggs - Georgetown (Ky.), Bill Dreikosen - Rocky Mountain (Mont.), Ryan Kane - Ripon (Wisc.), Mark Berokoff – Oklahoma City, Mike Donnelly – Florida Southern, Rhett Soliday – Vanguard (Calif.), Sam Hargraves – Olivet (Mich.), Stacy Hollowell – Loyola (La.), Stephen Brennan – Babson, Richard Westerlund – Great Lakes Christian, Chase Tiechmann – Florida College, Bart Lundy – Queens (N.C.), Aaron Siebenthall – Ottawa (Kan.), Tae Norwood – Humboldt State, Justin Parnell – Oregon Tech, Mark Vanderslice – USC - Aiken and Grant Leep – Seattle Pacific.

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2021-22 Bevo Francis Award Top 25 Watch List
Philip Alston 6'6" So. California (PA)
Buzz Anthony 5'11" Sr. Randolph-Macon
Marcus Azor 6'2" Sr. UMass Dartmouth
Kevion Blaylock 6'6" Sr. William Penn
Myles Burns 6'6" Sr. Loyola (LA)
Patrick Cartier 6'8" Jr. Hillsdale
Tyshaun Crawford 7'1" Jr. Augusta
Romeo Crouch 6'3" Sr. Embry-Riddle
Jack Davidson 6'1" Sr. Wabash
Alex Gross 6'10" Sr. Olivet Nazarene
Parker Hicks 6'6" Sr. Lubbock Christian
Trevor Hudgins 6'1" Sr. NW MO State
Josiah Johnson 6'1" Jr. Mary Hardin Baylor
Matthew Leritz 6'7" Sr. Illinois Wesleyan
Jaizec Lottie 6'2" Sr. Flagler
Matthew Schner 6'4" Sr. Emory
Jaylon Scott 6'5" Sr. Bethel (KS)
Joel Scott 6'7" Jr. Black Hills State
Andrew Sischo 6'9" Sr. Daemen
Jovan Sljivancanin 6'5" Sr. Carroll (MT)
RJ Sunahara 6'8" So. Nova Southeastern
Sekou Sylla 6'5" Jr. Nova Southeastern
Ryan Turell 6'7" Sr. Yeshiva
Mason Walters 6'9" Jr. Jamestown
Zach Wrightsil 6'7" Sr. Loyola (LA)