KANSAS CITY, Mo. --- Small College Basketball has announced that Minnesota State senior Kyreese Willingham has been named to the Bevo Francis Top 100 Watch List.

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

A guard from Waseca, Minn., Willingham has started in all 18 games for the Mavericks this season and is averaging a team-leading 17.2 points per game. He is also averaging 5.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Earlier this season against Truman State, Willingham netted a career-high 31 points.

On February 15, the list will be reduced to the Top 50 players. One month later on March 15, the Top 25 players will be announced. On April 5, the finalists of this year's award will be announced, followed by the Bevo Francis Award winner being crowned on April 7.

Minnesota State continues its season this Friday as it hosts MSU Moorhead. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at Taylor Center.