February 15, 2026

Browder makes the cut for Bevo Francis Award Top 50 Watch List

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Carson-Newman senior forward Jack Browder (Kingsport, Tenn.) has been named to the Bevo Francis Top 50 Watch List, the The National Awards Committee and Small College Basketball announced Sunday morning.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Carson-Newman senior forward Jack Browder (Kingsport, Tenn.) has been named to the Bevo Francis Top 50 Watch List, the The National Awards Committee and Small College Basketball announced Sunday morning.

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 prestgious award, as this award will only be given to one player within Small College Basketball per season.

This is the second time in school history, Carson-Newman has had a player make the final 50. Charles Clark made the cut in his senior season in 2017-18.

On March 15th, the Top 25 players will be announced. On April 5th, the finalists of this year's award will be announced, followed by the Bevo Francis Award winner being crowned on April 7th.

Jack Browder has 1,939 career points. He is sixth all-time in scoring in both South Atlantic Conference and Carson-Newman history. Browder is fifth among active NCAA Division II players in career scoring and 15th among all players in all divisions. Chris Jones occupies the fifth spot on Carson-Newman's all-time scoring list with 2007 points - Browder is 68 away from him. He is 41 away from Daniel Willis of Lenoir-Rhyne for fifth all-time in league history and his 1,980 career points.

With 850 career rebounds, Browder is fourth among active Division II players in career rebounds. Browder, plus Hall of Famers Mike Ogan and Tommy Everette are the only three members of the 1,500/700 club in Carson-Newman history. Browder is the only player in the NCAA era to do that.

Browder is one of three active players in college basketball with 1,900 career points and 800 career rebounds. Carl Cleveland at Young Harris and Gonzaga's Graham Ike are the only others in the NCAA. Browder's 845 rebounds are the fifth-most in school history and eighth in SAC history. He needs five more rebounds to equal Lincoln Memorial's Emmanuel Terry (2015-18) for seventh on the league's all-time rebounding list.

With 37 career double-doubles, Browder already has career mark for Carson-Newman for all-time double-doubles (at least in the NCAA era where we have game-by-game stats). He has the most double-doubles among active NCAA Division II players. He has the eighth-most double-doubles amongst players in all divisions. Browder's 12 double-doubles this year lead the SAC and are fourth nationally.

Browder is the only player in NCAA Division II to lead his league in scoring and rebounding. Browder is also the only player in the country in the top 20 in both scoring and rebounding. Browder is fifth in scoring at 23.6 points per game and 11th in rebounding at 9.7 boards per game.

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