Taylor on Bevo Francis Award watch list
Central College
PELLA — Central College men’s basketball senior forward Colby Taylor (senior, Creston) has been named to an elite list of small college basketball players on the 2017 Bevo Francis Award watch list.
Presented by Small College Basketball, the Bevo Francis Award is given to the player who completes the finest overall season from NCAA Division II and III schools as well as all levels of NAIA, USCAA and NCCAA competition.
A selection committee created the watch list, featuring 100 players, from an initial pool of over 1,100 schools nationwide. The committee took individual statistics, previous awards, milestones and team success into consideration when selecting the list.
A preseason D3hoops.com All-American who recently took the top spot on Central’s all-time scoring list, Taylor is averaging 23.3 points and 8.1 rebounds per game through 15 games this season. He also has 34 assists and 12 steals on the year.
Bevo Francis played for Rio Grande College (Ohio) in the early 1950’s and is famous for his 113-point outburst against Hillsdale College (Ohio) in 1954 which stood as the NCAA single-game scoring record until 2012.
The list will be narrowed down to 50 players on February 15 and down to 25 players on March 15. Finalists are to be announced on April 1 with the winner released on April 3.
