SCHMIDT LANDS ON SECOND-STRAIGHT BEVO FRANCIS TOP 100 WATCH LIST

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Olivet Nazarene University men's basketball senior guard Tyler Schmidt was named to the 2023-24 Small College Basketball Bevo Francis Top 100 Watch List. The organization announced the watch list on Monday afternoon.

The announcement marks the second consecutive year that Schmidt has made the Bevo Francis Top 100 Watch List, finishing inside the Top 50 for the award in the 2022-23 season. He is also just one of two players from the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) to make the list, alongside Saint Xavier's Cedric Johnson.

Schmidt is one of three Tigers all-time to make the list, with Nic Reed who earned the honor in 2020 and Alex Gross in 2022. Both Reed and Gross were named finalists in their respective seasons.

Schmidt is off to an excellent start to the season leading the No. 19-ranked Purple and Yellow Gold. He currently ranks second in the CCAC in scoring (21.9 ppg) and is first in total assists with 91. The Valparaiso, Ind., native has been twice named the CCAC Player of the Week award this season, earning the accolade Nov. 26 and Jan. 7.

The list will be narrowed down to the top 50 on Wednesday, Feb. 15 and down to the top 25 on Wednesday, March 15. The finalists and Bevo Francis Award winner announcement release date is to be determined. More information will be available in the coming months.

Click HERE to learn more about the award and to find the full list.

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*Contact: Evan Wild, Sports Information Director, ewwild@olivet.edu