54 - Jason Francis
| Height: | 6-9 |
| Weight: | 280 |
| Year: | Senior |
| Hometown: | Old Harbour, Jamaica |
| College: | Southeastern Illinois College |
| Position: | Forward |
Appeared in 29 contests for the Rams...Earned the start in 27 of those cames, averaging 2.6 points and 2.0 rebounds in 12.0 minutes per contest...Was plagued by a knee injury beginning in January...Connected on 61.5% (32-52) of his shots from the floor...Added four points and four boards in 18 minutes against Florida Atlantic...Grabbed four rebounds in 19 minutes in a win over USF...Scored a season-high seven points on 3-of-4 shooting against Stetson...Added five points and four rebounds in a win over UAB...Scored six points at Boston College...Was 3-for-3 from the field, scoring six points to go with four rebounds at home against Toledo...Pulled down a season-best seven rebounds in 21 minutes of action at Syracuse...Chipped in with five points and three boards versus Hofstra...Scored six points in a win over Eastern Michigan...Had four rebounds in eight minutes of action at Dayton...Had five points in the A-10 tournament game against Charlotte.
At Southeastern Illinois College: Averaged 6.8 points and 5.5 rebounds in just under 20 minutes of action per game for Southeastern Illinois College and head coach Todd Franklin during the 2006-07 season...Shot an outstanding 68.2% from the floor (71-104) in 28 games...Helped lead the Falcons to a 25-6 overall record and an appearance in the NJCAA Division I, Region XXIV championship game...Missed his second season of action at SIC after suffering a broken leg...Was selected as a preseason NJCAA All-American prior to the 2006-07 season...Was a standout at Old Harbour H.S. in his native Jamaica, helping lead his team to the KFC/ISSA National U-19 championship prior to heading to SIC...
Personal: Jason Francis was born October 15, 1985 in Kingston, Jamaica...Son of Sylvester and Pauline Francis...Has two brothers, Shawn and Steed, and a sister, Karen...Criminal justice major.
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