FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Washburn Ichabod men's basketball team has two of the final 25 members of the 2026 Bevo Francis Top 25 Watch list announced Sunday by the Small College Basketball, as Ichabods
Dillon Claussen and
Jack Bachelor were both named to the list.
Claussen and Bachelor were both named first-team all-MIAA selections and Bachelor was a first-team all D2CCA all-region selection and Claussen was a second-team all-region pick. This season Claussen led the Ichabods in scoring with 15.6 ppg while Bachelor averaged 15.5 ppg during the season.
Washburn, ranked No. 3 in the final NABC Top 25 poll of the season, ended its season 31-2 after winning both the MIAA regular season and tournament championships.
The Clarence "Bevo" Francis Award is presented annually to the player who has had the finest overall season within Small College Basketball. Considerations will be season statistics and individual achievements, awards, personal character and team achievements. This is an incredibly prestigious award, as this award will only be given to one player within Small College Basketball per season.
2025-26 Bevo Francis Award Watch List
Jack Bachelor 6'2" Jr. Washburn
Caedmon Bontrager 6'7" Jr. Indiana Wesleyan
Tyree Campbell 6'5" Sr. Cal State East Bay
Luke Chicone 5'11" Sr. John Carroll
Micah Clark 6'7" Sr. Nelson
Dillon Claussen 6'8" So. Washburn
Carl Cleveland 6'6" Sr. Young Harris
Dallas Dillard 6'3" Sr. IUP
Dallas Graziani 5'8" Sr. Nova Southeastern
Sam Grieger 6'4" Jr. UW-Lacrosse
Tamaje Izuagbe 6'6" So. Oklahoma Wesleyan
Lazerek Houston 6'0" Fr. Central Missouri
Dylan Kuehl 6'6" Sr. Northern Michigan
Jalen Langsy 6'1" So. Northwestern (IA)
Cam Lowe 6'6" So. Black Hills State
Amondo Miller 6'7" Sr. Lubbock Christian
Ben Pearce 6'1" Sr. Emory
Zach Philipkoski 6'4" Jr. Daemen
Pace Prosser 6'2" So. Gannon
Ross Reeves 6'4" Sr. Nova Southeastern
Shane Regan 6'4" Sr. Chicago
Kye Robinson 6'2" So. Mary Washington
Zevi Samet 6'2" Sr. Yeshiva
Jesse Van Kalsbeek 6'6" So. Northwestern (IA)
Jevon Yarbrough 5'11" Jr. Hood
