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23 Briawna Francis
Briawna Francis
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Indianapolis, Ind.
  • High School:
    Avon
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    23
  • pts/g
    2.0
  • fg %
    36.8
  • 3pt %
    26.3
  • ft %
    73.7
  • reb/g
    1.8
  • a/g
    0.8

Bio

Senior (2021-22): Played in 23 games and made one start ... Made her first career start on Senior Day and scored five points after going 2-2 on shots with a three-pointer in a 56-48 win over Rose-Hulman to go along with seven rebounds and two assists ... Scored a season-high eight points in a 69-63 win over Hanover on 1/29 ... Was named to the HCAC All-Academic Team and the All-Sportsmanship Team.

Junior (2020-21): Featured in 10 games ... Recorded 12 points, 16 rebounds, three steals, and two assists ... Was named to the HCAC All-Academic Team.

Sophomore (2019-20): Featured in 24 games ... Recorded 15 rebounds. 17 assists and five steals ... Was named to the HCAC All-Academic Team.

Freshman (2018-19): Featured in 27 games while recording nine starts ... Dished out 30 assists ... Reeled in 37 rebounds ... Played 340 minutes, averaging 12.6 minutes per game.

Prep: Three-year letter winner in basketball and track and field while at Avon High School ... Earned Academic All-Star award during senior campaign. 

Personal: Daughter of April and John Francis ... Majoring in exercise science with a minor in business. 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 7 Manchester (Ind.) W, 84-67
Feb 9 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 77-64
Feb 12 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 56-48
Feb 15 Earlham (Ind.) W, 83-74
Feb 18 at Bluffton L, 78-59
Feb 20 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 51-42
  Total Conference
Games 23 15
Games started 1 1
Minutes 290 209
Minutes per game 12.6 13.9
FG 14-38 11-27
FG Pct 36.8 40.7
3PT 5-19 5-15
3PT Pct 26.3 33.3
FT 14-19 11-15
FT Pct 73.7 73.3
Off rebounds 12 12
Def rebounds 29 23
Total rebounds 41 35
Rebounds per game 1.8 2.3
Personal fouls 25 13
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 19 14
Turnovers 14 9
Assist to turnover ratio 1.4 1.6
Steals 16 13
Blocks 0 0
Points 47 38
Points per game 2.0 2.5
Points per 40 min 6.5 7.3

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 Adrian (Mich.) W, 64-59 - 4 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 13 Bryant & Stratton (Cleveland) W, 62-46 - 9 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Nov 17 Ohio Wesleyan L, 49-47 0 8 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Nov 20 St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 65-53 0 9 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 24 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 83-70 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 1 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 68-58 - 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 4 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 74-62 0 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 11 Hanover (Ind.) W, 71-67 - 8 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 1-2 50.0 4
Dec 14 Hiram   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 16 at Kalamazoo W, 71-47 - 10 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 1 Heidelberg W, 66-59 0 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 5 Bluffton L, 76-71 0 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 8 at Transylvania (Ky.)   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 12 Anderson (Ind.) L, 77-67 - 24 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 4
Jan 15 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 19 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 80-64 - 14 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Jan 22 Franklin (Ind.) W, 65-60 0 9 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 3
Jan 23 Hiram L, 70-69 0 11 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 26 Mt. St. Joseph W, 70-59 0 10 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 1-1 100.0 3
Jan 29 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 69-63 - 21 3-5 60.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 8
Feb 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 87-53 0 21 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Feb 7 Manchester (Ind.) W, 84-67 0 14 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 9 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 77-64 - 23 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Feb 12 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 56-48 1 21 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Feb 15 Earlham (Ind.) W, 83-74 0 16 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 18 at Bluffton L, 78-59 0 12 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 20 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 51-42 - 27 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 Adrian (Mich.) W, 64-59 - 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 13 Bryant & Stratton (Cleveland) W, 62-46 - 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Nov 17 Ohio Wesleyan L, 49-47 0 8 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
Nov 20 St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 65-53 0 9 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Nov 24 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 83-70 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 1 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 68-58 - 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Dec 4 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 74-62 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Dec 11 Hanover (Ind.) W, 71-67 - 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 14 Hiram   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 16 at Kalamazoo W, 71-47 - 10 0 1 1 1 1 2 0
Jan 1 Heidelberg W, 66-59 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 5 Bluffton L, 76-71 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Jan 8 at Transylvania (Ky.)   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 12 Anderson (Ind.) L, 77-67 - 24 1 6 7 1 1 3 0
Jan 15 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 19 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 80-64 - 14 1 1 2 1 1 1 0
Jan 22 Franklin (Ind.) W, 65-60 0 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Jan 23 Hiram L, 70-69 0 11 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Jan 26 Mt. St. Joseph W, 70-59 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 29 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 69-63 - 21 0 4 4 3 1 2 0
Feb 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 87-53 0 21 3 0 3 1 1 1 0
Feb 7 Manchester (Ind.) W, 84-67 0 14 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
Feb 9 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 77-64 - 23 1 1 2 1 0 2 0
Feb 12 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 56-48 1 21 1 6 7 2 1 0 0
Feb 15 Earlham (Ind.) W, 83-74 0 16 4 4 8 2 1 2 0
Feb 18 at Bluffton L, 78-59 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 20 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 51-42 - 27 0 3 3 1 0 0 0

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 Adrian (Mich.) W, 64-59 - 0 0 -
Nov 13 Bryant & Stratton (Cleveland) W, 62-46 - 4 - -
Nov 17 Ohio Wesleyan L, 49-47 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 20 St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 65-53 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 24 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 83-70 - - - -
Dec 1 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 68-58 - 1 0 0.0
Dec 4 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 74-62 0 1 0 -
Dec 11 Hanover (Ind.) W, 71-67 - 0 0 -
Dec 14 Hiram   - - - -
Dec 16 at Kalamazoo W, 71-47 - 2 - 1.0
Jan 1 Heidelberg W, 66-59 0 0 0 -
Jan 5 Bluffton L, 76-71 0 0 0 -
Jan 8 at Transylvania (Ky.)   - - - -
Jan 12 Anderson (Ind.) L, 77-67 - 1 - 1.0
Jan 15 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - -
Jan 19 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 80-64 - 0 0 1.0
Jan 22 Franklin (Ind.) W, 65-60 0 1 0 0.0
Jan 23 Hiram L, 70-69 0 2 0 1.0
Jan 26 Mt. St. Joseph W, 70-59 0 1 0 -
Jan 29 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 69-63 - 2 0 3.0
Feb 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 87-53 0 3 0 1.0
Feb 7 Manchester (Ind.) W, 84-67 0 0 0 -
Feb 9 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 77-64 - 3 - -
Feb 12 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 56-48 1 0 0 2.0
Feb 15 Earlham (Ind.) W, 83-74 0 0 0 2.0
Feb 18 at Bluffton L, 78-59 0 0 0 -
Feb 20 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 51-42 - 4 0 -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2018-19 27 12.1 0.1-0.8 0.0-0.4 0.1-0.1 0.3
2019-20 24 5.8 0.1-0.5 0.0-0.2 0.2-0.2 0.4
2020-21 10 9.9 0.4-1.6 0.1-0.6 0.3-1.0 1.2
2021-22 23 12.6 0.6-1.7 0.2-0.8 0.6-0.8 2.0
Total 84 10.2 0.3-1.0 0.1-0.5 0.3-0.4 0.9

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2018-19 27 9 327 3-22 13.6 0-12 0.0 2-4 50.0 8
2019-20 24 0 139 2-11 18.2 1-6 16.7 4-4 100.0 9
2020-21 10 0 99 4-16 25.0 1-6 16.7 3-10 30.0 12
2021-22 23 1 290 14-38 36.8 5-19 26.3 14-19 73.7 47
Total 84 10 855 23-87 26.4 7-43 16.3 23-37 62.2 76

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2018-19 27 327 12.1 0.4-2.7 0.0-1.5 0.0 0.2-0.5 1.0
2019-20 24 139 5.8 0.6-3.2 0.3-1.7 16.7 1.2-1.2 2.6
2020-21 10 99 9.9 1.6-6.5 0.4-2.4 16.7 1.2-4.0 4.8
2021-22 23 290 12.6 1.9-5.2 0.7-2.6 26.3 1.9-2.6 6.5
Total 84 855 10.2 1.1-4.1 0.3-2.0 16.3 1.1-1.7 3.6

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2018-19 27 0.1 1.2 1.4 1.1 1.2 0.1 0.0
2019-20 24 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.0
2020-21 10 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.0
2021-22 23 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.0
Total 84 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.0

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2018-19 27 9 4 33 37 30 33 4 0
2019-20 24 0 3 12 15 17 13 5 0
2020-21 10 0 5 11 16 2 3 3 0
2021-22 23 1 12 29 41 19 14 16 0
Total 84 10 24 85 109 68 63 28 0

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2018-19 27 0.5 4.0 4.5 3.7 4.0 0.5 0.0
2019-20 24 0.9 3.5 4.3 4.9 3.7 1.4 0.0
2020-21 10 2.0 4.4 6.5 0.8 1.2 1.2 0.0
2021-22 23 1.7 4.0 5.7 2.6 1.9 2.2 0.0
Total 84 1.1 4.0 5.1 3.2 2.9 1.3 0.0

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 23 12.6 0.6-1.7 0.2-0.8 0.6-0.8 2.0
Conference 15 13.9 0.7-1.8 0.3-1.0 0.7-1.0 2.5
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 15 11.5 0.5-1.3 0.2-0.5 0.7-1.0 1.8
Away 8 14.6 0.9-2.2 0.2-1.4 0.5-0.5 2.5
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 13 11.4 0.8-1.7 0.2-0.8 0.7-0.8 2.6
Losses 10 14.2 0.3-1.6 0.2-0.8 0.5-0.8 1.3
Month            
November 4 7.5 0.5-1.2 0.0-0.2 0.8-1.0 1.8
December 4 7.0 0.2-0.8 0.2-0.8 0.2-0.5 1.0
January 8 12.3 0.9-2.1 0.2-0.9 0.9-1.1 2.9
February 7 19.1 0.6-1.9 0.3-1.1 0.4-0.6 1.9

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 23 1 290 14-38 36.8 5-19 26.3 14-19 73.7 47
Conference 15 1 209 11-27 40.7 5-15 33.3 11-15 73.3 38
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 15 1 173 7-20 35.0 3-8 37.5 10-15 66.7 27
Away 8 0 117 7-18 38.9 2-11 18.2 4-4 100.0 20
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 13 1 148 11-22 50.0 3-11 27.3 9-11 81.8 34
Losses 10 0 142 3-16 18.8 2-8 25.0 5-8 62.5 13
Month                    
November 4 0 30 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 7
December 4 0 28 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 4
January 8 0 98 7-17 41.2 2-7 28.6 7-9 77.8 23
February 7 1 134 4-13 30.8 2-8 25.0 3-4 75.0 13

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 23 290 12.6 1.9-5.2 0.7-2.6 26.3 1.9-2.6 6.5
Conference 15 209 13.9 2.1-5.2 1.0-2.9 33.3 2.1-2.9 7.3
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 15 173 11.5 1.6-4.6 0.7-1.8 37.5 2.3-3.5 6.2
Away 8 117 14.6 2.4-6.2 0.7-3.8 18.2 1.4-1.4 6.8
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 13 148 11.4 3.0-5.9 0.8-3.0 27.3 2.4-3.0 9.2
Losses 10 142 14.2 0.8-4.5 0.6-2.3 25.0 1.4-2.3 3.7
Month                
November 4 30 7.5 2.7-6.7 0.0-1.3 0.0 4.0-5.3 9.3
December 4 28 7.0 1.4-4.3 1.4-4.3 33.3 1.4-2.9 5.7
January 8 98 12.3 2.9-6.9 0.8-2.9 28.6 2.9-3.7 9.4
February 7 134 19.1 1.2-3.9 0.6-2.4 25.0 0.9-1.2 3.9

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 23 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.0
Conference 15 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.9 0.6 0.9 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 15 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.0
Away 8 0.4 1.4 1.8 0.9 0.5 0.9 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 13 0.5 1.2 1.7 1.1 0.6 0.6 0.0
Losses 10 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.0
Month                
November 4 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.0
December 4 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.0
January 8 0.3 1.5 1.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.0
February 7 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.4 0.4 0.7 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 23 1 12 29 41 19 14 16 0
Conference 15 1 12 23 35 14 9 13 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 15 1 9 18 27 12 10 9 0
Away 8 0 3 11 14 7 4 7 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 13 1 6 16 22 14 8 8 0
Losses 10 0 6 13 19 5 6 8 0
Month                  
November 4 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 0
December 4 0 1 2 3 1 2 2 0
January 8 0 2 12 14 6 6 8 0
February 7 1 9 14 23 10 3 5 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 23 1.7 4.0 5.7 2.6 1.9 2.2 0.0
Conference 15 2.3 4.4 6.7 2.7 1.7 2.5 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 15 2.1 4.2 6.2 2.8 2.3 2.1 0.0
Away 8 1.0 3.8 4.8 2.4 1.4 2.4 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 13 1.6 4.3 5.9 3.8 2.2 2.2 0.0
Losses 10 1.7 3.7 5.4 1.4 1.7 2.3 0.0
Month                
November 4 0.0 1.3 1.3 2.7 4.0 1.3 0.0
December 4 1.4 2.9 4.3 1.4 2.9 2.9 0.0
January 8 0.8 4.9 5.7 2.4 2.4 3.3 0.0
February 7 2.7 4.2 6.9 3.0 0.9 1.5 0.0

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