KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Black Hills State men's basketball senior Joel Scott was named to the 2023 Bevo Francis Top 100 Watch List, announced by Small College Basketball and the National Awards Committee on Sunday afternoon.

The Top 100 Watch List consists of the top players from NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, USCAA and NCCAA.

So far this season, Scott is the third-leading scorer in the RMAC averaging 22 points per game and 330 total points, and leads in rebounding with 10.0 per game and 150 total rebounds.

Nationally, Scott ranks third in defensive rebounds per game (8.6) while he also ranks 15^th in points and rebounds per game. Additionally, his six double-doubles this season ranks 16^th in the nation.

With 1,996 career total points, Scott is four away from becoming just the third Yellow Jacket to join the 2,000-point club. He is also currently the school record holder in scoring average (20.8) and field goal percentage (.605), and is second in field goals made (746) and rebounds (812).

On February 15th, the list will be reduced to the Top 50 players. One month later on March 15th, the Top 25 players will be announced. On April 1st, the finalists of this year's award will be announced, followed by the Bevo Francis Award winner being crowned on April 3rd.

About the Bevo Francis Award
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.

2023 marks the seventh year of the Bevo Francis Award. 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, Kyle Mangas of Indiana Wesleyan University in 2020 and Trevor Hudgins of Northwest Missouri State University in 2022. The award was not presented during the 2021 season.