Goodline named to Bevo Francis Top 100 Watch List

HUNTINGTON, Ind. – The National Awards Committee and Small College Basketball recently announced the Bevo Francis Top 100 Watch List for the 2023-24 season. Among the list was Huntington's Zach Goodline.

The Top 100 Watch List consists of the top players from NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, USCAA and NCCAA. The Clarence "Bevo" Francis Award is presented annually to the player who has had the finest overall season within Small College Basketball. Considerations include season statistics, individual achievements and awards, personal character and team achievements.

"Congratulations to all of the 100 players on the Bevo Francis Award Watch List," stated John McCarthy, founder of Small College Basketball. "This is a very elite list of players, as there are only 100 players listed out of approximately 13,000-16,000 players who are playing at various levels of small college basketball."

This is the eighth year of the Bevo Francis Award. On February 15, the list will be reduced to the Top 50 players. One month later, the Top 25 players will be announced with the finalists and Bevo Francis Award winner declared this spring.

Goodline currently leads the Foresters in scoring (20.3), assists (5.4) and steals (2.7). Additionally, he pulls down 3.2 boards per night. To date, the 6-1 guard has scored 2,105 points in green and white to sit seventh on HU's all-time scoring list.

The Huntington University Foresters compete in 18 intercollegiate sports for men and women. In the past decade, Huntington has produced 154 NAIA All-America honors and 501 All-America Scholar Athlete honors. Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest.