Biography
Career
Games/Starts: 89/79
Stats: 11.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists per game
Notes: Has 10 career games of 20 points or more
Harding Rankings: 5th, 3-point field goals made (158) ... 9th, 3-point FG percentage (.408) ... 14th, assists (285) ... 15th, free throw percentage (.805)
Awards
2014 GAC Freshman of the Year
2016 All-GAC (second team)
2016 All-GAC Tournament Team
2015 Academic All-GAC
2016 Academic All-GAC
2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District
2015-16
Games/Starts: 31/31
Stats: 13.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists per game
HU Leader: 83 free throws, 126 assists
HU Single-Season Rankings: 18th in 3-point field-goal percentage (.434), 18th in assists (126)
GAC/NCAA Rankings: 1st/43rd in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.38) ... 2nd/120th in assists per game (4.1) ... 1st/87th in free-throw percentage (83.8) ... 1st/80th in total assists (126)
Best Games: 35 points, 3 rebounds vs. Texas A&M-Commerce (12/7) ... 21 points, 7 assists vs. Henderson St. (1/23) ... 21 points, 4 rebounds at Okla. Baptist (2/6) ... 26 points, 6 rebounds vs. East Central (2/25).
2014-15
Games/Starts: 28/28 ... 10.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists ... ranked fourth in the GAC with 3.8 assists per game, tied for fourth in 3-point field-goal percentage (.442), third in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.2) and eighth in minutes played per game (32.9) ... led the team in assists (107) and was second in steals (22) ... scored 10 or more points 15 times and 20 or more four times ... scored a season-high 28 points at Southwestern Oklahoma (2/7), making 8 of 10 3-pointers, tied for the second most in a game by a Harding player ... made 11 of 12 free throws and scored 23 points vs. Eastern New Mexico (11/29) ... hit five 3-pointers and scored 22 at Southern Nazarene (2/19) ... shot 7 of 12 from the field and scored 20 points in Harding's GAC Tournament victory over Southern Arkansas (3/6) ... averaged 17.9 points over the final eight games of the season ... grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds vs. Christian Brothers (11/15) ... had nine games with five or more assists, including a season-high eight on two occasions ... had multiple steals in a game seven times.
2013-14
Games/Starts: 30/20 ... 11.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists ... led all freshmen in the GAC in scoring average ... led Harding and ranked third in the GAC in free throw percentage (78.8 percent) ... third on the team in scoring at 11.1 points per game ... scored in double figures 16 times, including two games of 20 points or more ... recorded his first double-double with 27 points and a season-high 10 rebounds at Ouachita Baptist (1/11) ... scored a season-high 32 points, the most ever by a Harding freshman, vs. Southeastern Okla. (1/13) ... second on the team with 49 3-pointers made ... made multiple 3-pointers in 12 games ... made six 3-pointers against both Ouachita Baptist and Northeastern State ... had 15 points, seven rebounds and a season-high seven assists vs. Henderson State (1/9).
Previous School
A 2013 graduate of Harding Academy in Searcy, Ark. ... four-time All-Conference, four-time All-State Tournament, and three-time All-State ... led his team to a 66-25 record over three seasons, three conference championships, two district and regional championships, two state quarterfinal appearances, one state semifinal appearance, and the 2013 Arkansas Class 3A state championship, where he earned MVP honors ... played in the Arkansas High School All-Star Game ... averaged 17.9 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 2.4 steals per game during his four-year high school career ... averaged 18.6 points and 8.0 rebounds per game as a senior and 22.3 points and 8.8 rebounds per game as a junior ... two-time All-State in football ... led Harding Academy to the 2013 Arkansas Class 3A state championship, earning MVP honors ... 2012 Farm Bureau Class 3A Offensive Player of the Year ... 2012 Little Rock Touchdown Club Class 3A Player of the Year ... three-time All-Conference basketball player ... helped lead Harding Academy to three district championships, one regional championship, and the 2013 Arkansas Class 3A state championship, hitting a home run in the championship game ... a member of the Beta Club and Academic Circle of Excellence.
Personal
Born: Jan. 10, 1995
Major: Health and Kinesiology
Parents: Brad and Leslie Francis ... has two brothers (Alex and Matt)
Career Highs
Points: 35, Tex. A&M-Commerce -- 12/07/15
Rebounds: 12, Christian Bros. -- 11/15/14
Assists: 8, Arkansas Tech -- 01/22/15 ; Ouachita Baptist -- 02/28/15 ; at Ouachita Baptist -- 02/13/16
Steals: 4, at Henderson State -- 02/17/14 ; Champion Baptist -- 11/19/13 ; vs Minn. St. Moorhead -- 11/13/15
Blocks: 2, Christian Bros. -- 11/15/14
FG made: 11, Tex. A&M-Commerce -- 12/07/15
FG attempts: 21, Southeastern Okla. -- 01/13/14
3FG made: 8Â [t-2nd], at Southwestern Okla. -- 02/07/15
3FG attempts: 11, 4 times
FT made: 12, vs Southern Arkansas -- 03/05/16
FT attempts: 13, vs Southern Arkansas -- 03/05/16
