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FORT MYERS, FL. — Small College Basketball and the National Awards Committee announced Sunday the top 50 finalists for the Bevo Francis Award, with Indiana University of Pennsylvania redshirt senior Dallis Dillard earning recognition as one of the nation’s elite small-college players.

The award honors the top player across small college basketball, including NCAA Division II, Division III, NAIA, USCAA and NCCAA programs. This season marks the 10th anniversary of the honor, which has become one of the most prestigious individual awards outside Division I basketball.

Dillard has built a standout campaign for the Crimson Hawks, averaging 21.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 2.7 steals per game while serving as one of the team’s primary leaders on both ends of the floor. The 6-foot-3 guard currently ranks among the national leaders in steals and steals per game, highlighting his defensive impact along with his scoring production.

Within the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, Dillard leads the conference in scoring, ranks second in assists and tops the league in steals. His all-around numbers have positioned him as one of the conference’s most complete players this season.

He is one of two PSAC players named to the top 50 list, joined by sophomore Pace Prosser from Gannon University, underscoring the conference’s strong national presence in Division II basketball this year.

The finalist list will continue to be trimmed in the coming weeks before the eventual winner is announced later in the season

2025-26 Bevo Francis Award Watch List

 

 

Ty Allred                                            6’9″       Sr.          Colorado Mesa

Jeremiah Anderson                         6’1″       Jr.           Felician

Jack Bachelor                                   6’2″       Jr.           Washburn

Benjamin Bill                                    6’8″       Jr.           Daemen

Caedmon Bontrager                       6’7″       Jr.           Indiana Wesleyan

Jack Browder                                    6’4″       Sr.          Carson-Newman

Jalen Brown                                      6’2″       So.         Cal State Dominquez Hills

Bradley Bunch                                  6’6″       Sr.          Pikeville

Tyree Campbell                                6’5″       Sr.          Cal State East Bay

Drey Carter                                       6’8″       Jr.           Fairmont State

Luke Chicone                                    5’11”     Sr.          John Carroll

Micah Clark                                      6’7″       Sr.          Nelson

Dillon Claussen                                6’8″       So.         Washburn

Carl Cleveland                                  6’6″       Sr.          Young Harris

Terry Coner Jr.                                 6’0″       Jr.           OK Baptist

Jackson Cooper                               6’7″       Jr.           Oregon Tech

Hayden Diekhans                            6’6″       Sr.          Montana Tech

Dallas Dillard                                    6’3″       Sr.          IUP

Mason Dopirak                                6’2″       Sr.          MSOE

Kyle Duke                                          6’2″       Sr.          Cumberlands     

Derek Fairley                                    6’1″       So.         Lourdes

Osmar Garcia-Araujo                      6’7″       Jr.           Anderson

Dallas Graziani                                 5’8″       Sr.          Nova Southeastern

Sam Grieger                                      6’4″       Jr.           UW-Lacrosse

Jair Knight                                         6’2″       Sr.          Emory

Lazerek Houston                             6’0″       Fr.          Central Missouri

Camerin James                                6’5″       Jr.           Keiser

Dylan Kuehl                                       6’6″       Sr.          Northern Michigan

Jalen Langsy                                     6’1″       So.         Northwestern (IA)

Preston LeGassick                           6’1″       Sr.          Palm Beach Atlantic

Cam Lowe                                         6’6″       So.         Black Hills State

Amondo Miller                                 6’7″       Sr.          Lubbock Christian

Jacob Morales                                  6’4″       Sr.          Montclair State

Chase Morgan                                 6’6″       Sr.          Maryville (TN)

Jalen Overway                                 6’10”     Jr.           Calvin

Ben Pearce                                       6’1″       Sr.          Emory

Zach Philipkoski                               6’4″       Jr.           Daemen

Pace Prosser                                     6’2″       So.         Gannon

Joey Ramirez                                    6’2″       Sr.          Concordia (TX)

Ross Reeves                                      6’4″       Sr.          Nova Southeastern

Shane Regan                                    6’4″       Sr.          Chicago

Kye Robinson                                   6’2″       So.         Mary Washington

Zevi Samet                                        6’2″       Sr.          Yeshiva

Marcus Tomashek                          6’6″       Sr.          Michigan Tech

Jesse Van Kalsbeek                         6’6″       So.         Northwestern (IA)

Henry Vetter                                    6’5″       Sr.          Trinity (CT)

A.J. White                                          5’10”     Sr.          North Georgia

Matthew Willenborg                      6’7″       Jr.           Central Oklahoma

Maceo Williams                               6’7″       Sr.          Ashland

Andrew Young                                 6’9″       Sr.          Missouri S&T