KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Illinois Wesleyan University men's basketball senior Nick Roper (St. Louis, Mo.-MICDS) was the lone College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin student-athlete named to the Bevo Francis Top-100 Watch List announced by Small College Basketball Wednesday, Jan. 15.

Through 15 games, Roper is Illinois Wesleyan's leading scorer and has established himself as one of the best players in the CCIW as well as Division III. A Preseason D3hoops.com All-American, Roper is leading IWU with 16.1 points per game on 48.0 shooting from the field. He is second on the team with 5.2 rebounds per contest and tied for second with 17 steals.

This season, Roper has put up four 20-point showings and has reached double figures in 10 of Illinois Wesleyan's 15 games. He has also posted one double-double.

Roper has helped guide the Titans to a 13-2 overall record, including a 5-1 CCIW mark, as well as a No. 6 national ranking. Illinois Wesleyan travels to Millikin University tonight, Jan. 15, for a 7 p.m. tipoff inside the Griswold Center.

Bevo Francis Award - Top-100 Watch List
Tray Alexander 5'10" Sr. Pace
Nate Amado 6'3" Sr. Babson
Jack Bachelor 6'2" So. Washburn
Braxton Benham 6'1" Sr. Berry
Benjamin Bill 6'10" So. Daemen
Jamir Billings 5'11" Sr. Wooster
Jadin Booth 6'2" Sr. Florida Southern
Caedmon Bontrager 6'7" So. Indiana Wesleyan
Adam Brazil 5'10" Sr. Hampden-Sydney
Octavio Brito 6'4" Sr. Keene State
Ryan Broeckel 6'6" Sr. Wisconsin Lutheran
Jack Browder 6'4" Jr. Carson-Newman
Luke Burnett 6'2" Sr. Alabama-Huntsville
Andres Burney 6'9" Sr. Georgetown
Blake Campbell 6'4" Sr. Alabama-Huntsville
Quenton Coleman 5'10" Sr. Wayland Baptist
Ryker Cisarik 6'9" Sr. Nova Southeastern
Tyson Edmondson 6'5" Sr. Lake Superior State
Wes Enis 6'2" So. Lincoln Memorial
Jaquias Franklin 6'1" Sr. Georgetown
Elyjah Freeman 6'8" Fr. Lincoln Memorial
Demitri Gardner 6'4" Jr. Augusta
Jamal Gibson 6'8" So. Southern University (LA)
Hobert Grayson 6'6" Jr. Ouachita Baptist
Dallas Graziani 5'8" Jr. Nova Southeastern
Christian Green 6'6" So. Trinity (TX)
Jamison Guerra 6'0" Sr. Oregon Tech
Scott Gyimesi 6'6" So. Tufts
CJ Hall 6'2" Jr. Nelson
Alton Hamilton 6'8" So. Lewis-Clark State
Kaleb Hammeke 6'0" Sr. Fort Hays State
Jacob Hanna 6'3" Sr. Washburn
Luke Haupt 6'6" Sr. Point Loma Nazarene
Justin Hemphill 6'6" Sr. Daemen
Jahn Hines 6'4" Sr. Christopher Newport
Tristan How 6'7" Sr. New York University
Carter Huschka 6'7" Sr. Wisconsin Eau-Claire
MJ Iraldi 6'6" Sr. Nova Southeastern
Deonte Jackson 5'9" Sr. LeTourneau
Anthony Johnson 6'2" Jr. Cumberlands
Cameron Kahn 6'6" Sr. Dallas Baptist
Charlie Katona 6'7" Sr. MN Duluth
Reed Kemp 6'0" Sr. Maryville (TN)
Antwan Kimmons 6'0" Sr. Concordia-St. Paul
Drake Kindsvater 6'6" Sr. Washington (MO)
Jair Knight 6'2" Jr. Emory
Nick Koch 6'1" Jr. The College of New Jersey
Peyton Law 6'7" Jr. Freed-Hardeman
Jaylon Lee 6'9" Jr. Rocky Mountain
Jaden Lietzke 6'7" Sr. Oklahoma Wesleyan
Lucas Lorenzen 6'4" Jr. Dordt
Kaleb Lowery 6'8" Sr. The Masters
Russ Marr 6'3" Sr. Sewanee
E.J. Matthews-Spratley 6'2" Jr. Stockton
Lakeem McAiley 6'6" Sr. East Stroudsburg
Jalen McCoy 6'5" Sr. USC-Aiken
Erza McKenna 6'9" Sr. Mobile
Khalif Meares 6'3" Sr. Rowan
Vincent Miszkiewicz 6'8" Sr. Keiser
Latavious Mitchell 6'8" Sr. Florida Memorial
Ahamed Mohammed 6'1" Jr. West Texas A&M
Bryce Monroe 5'10" Jr. Langston
Shaunn Monroe 5'11" Sr. Lourdes
Drew Moore 6'4" Sr. Trine
Samaje Morgan 5'9" Jr. College of Idaho
Tommy Murr 6'1" Sr. Alabama-Huntsville
Kashie Natt 6'3" Sr. LSU Alexandria
Gabe Newhof 6'9" Jr. Spring Arbor
Jordan Oates 6'5" Sr. Salisbury
Francis Okweosah 6'6" Sr. William Woods
Andrew Orr 6'8" Sr. Washburn
Christian Parker 6'6" Sr. Mount Union
Collin Parker 6'8" Sr. Columbia (MO)
Ben Pearce 6'1" Jr. Emory
Logan Pearson 6'4" Sr. Wisconsin-Platteville
Shane Regan 6'4" Sr. Wesleyan
Nick Reid 6'7" Sr. Upper Iowa
Joe Reuter 6'5" Sr. Hillsdale
Nick Roper 6'8" Sr. Ill. Wesleyan
Noah Schutte 6'4" Sr. Concordia (NE)
Ian Scott 6'7" Sr. Grace
Brayden Shorter 6'5" So. Washburn
Joey Skoff 6'3" Sr. Morningside
Aamari Smith 6'3" Sr. Whittier
Tristan Smith 6'5" Sr. Concordia (NE)
Lane Sparks 6'3" Sr. Huntington
Alex Steen 6'8" Jr. Florida Southern
Jacob Stoltz 6'0" Sr. Wisconsin Lutheran
DJ Talton, Jr. 5'8" Jr. OK Wesleyan
Marcus Tomashek 6'6" Jr. Michigan Tech
Caleb Van De Griend 6'8" Jr. Minot State
Joshua Van Gorp 6'10" Sr. Central (IA)
Alex Van Kalsbeek 6'6" Jr. Northwestern (IA)
Jesse Van Kalsbeek 6'6" Fr. Northwestern (IA)
Henry Vetter 6'5" Jr. Trinity (CT)
Joshua Ward 6'1" Jr. Palm Beach Atlantic
Anton Webb 6'8" Sr. Taylor
A.J. White 5'10" Jr. North Georgia
Kyreese Willingham 6'5" Sr. Minnesota State
Andrew Young 6'9" Jr. Missouri S&T