KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Illinois Wesleyan University men's basketball saw sophomore
Noah Cleveland (Normal, Ill.-Normal Community) named to the Bevo Francis Top-100 Watch List by Small College Basketball Thursday, Jan. 15.
Cleveland is one of 15 underclassmen named to the list, while he is one of 25 Division III student-athletes recognized in the announcement. Additionally, he is one of four College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin student-athletes included in the initial watch list.
One of the top big men in Division III, Cleveland has had a sensational start to his collegiate career. Through 15 games, the sophomore rookie is averaging team-highs of 18.3 points and 11.7 rebounds per contest. He is shooting 59.4 percent from the field alongside 33 blocks, 24 steals, and 23 assists.
Cleveland has twice been named to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week and has reeled in a pair of CCIW Player of the Week awards.
Illinois Wesleyan makes the trip to King Arena Saturday, Jan. 17, as the Titans return to action against Wheaton College. Tipoff is slated for 7:15 p.m. and will come on the back end of IWU women's basketball's bout with Wheaton.
Bevo Francis Top-100 Watch List
Ty Allred 6'9" Sr. Colorado Mesa
Jack Bachelor 6'2" Jr. Washburn
Wyatt Bell 6'0" Sr. Southwestern (KS)
Jared Berry 5'10" Jr. Embry-Riddle
Benjamin Bill 6'8" Jr. Daemen
Ryan Blount 6'6" So. Tampa
Caedmon Bontrager 6'7" Jr. Indiana Wesleyan
Cole Bowen 6'5" Sr. Graceland
Jakob Braaten 6'0" Sr. Southwest Minnesota State
Daniel Brocaille 6'4" Sr. Morningside
Jack Browder 6'4" Sr. Carson-Newman
Jalen Brown 6'2" So. Cal State Dominquez Hills
Bradley Bunch 6'6" Sr. Pikeville
Drey Carter 6'8" Jr. Fairmont State
Chance Casenhiser 6'1" So. Mount Union
Devontre Chaney 6'5" Jr. Georgia Gwinnett
Luke Chicone 5'11" Sr. John Carroll
Micah Clark 6'7" Sr. Nelson
Dillon Claussen 6'8" So. Washburn
Damani Claxton 6'0" Sr. St. Mary's (TX)
Carl Cleveland 6'6" Sr. Young Harris
Noah Cleveland 6'8" So. Illinois Wesleyan
Terry Coner Jr. 6'0" Jr. OK Baptist
Jackson Cooper 6'7" Jr. Oregon Tech
Yoro Diallo 6'9" Jr. UVA-Wise
Hayden Diekhans 6'6" Sr. Montana Tech
Dallas Dillard 6'3" Sr. IUP
Mason Dopirak 6'2" Sr. MSOE
Kyle Duke 6'2" Sr. Cumberlands
Derek Fairley 6'1" So. Lourdes
Cooper Farrall 6'5" Jr. Bentley
Osmar Garcia-Araujo 6'7" Jr. Anderson
Aaron Goldstein 6'0" Jr. Staten Island
Dallas Graziani 5'8" Sr. Nova Southeastern
Sam Grieger 6'4" Jr. UW-Lacrosse
Kyle Gruhler 6'5" Sr. Montana Western
Isaiah Howard 6'2" Jr. Benedictine-Mesa
Tamaje Izuagbe 6'6" So. OK Wesleyan
Jair Knight 6'2" Sr. Emory
Justin Hemphill 6'6" Sr. Daemen
Lazerek Houston 6'0" Fr. Central Missouri
Elijah Jackson 6'1" Sr. Southern Oregon
Camerin James 6'5" Jr. Keiser
Jeremiah Jones 6'3" Jr. Washburn
Ryan Johnson 6'7" Jr. Carthage
Dylan Kuehl 6'6" Sr. Northern Michigan
Mason Landdeck 6'3" Sr. Montana State - Billings
Jalen Langsy 6'1" So. Northwestern (IA)
Jaylon Lee 6'9" Sr. Arizona Christian
Preston LeGassick 6'1" Sr. Palm Beach Atlantic
Cam Lowe 6'6" So. Black Hills State
E.J. McQuillan 6'4" Jr. LSU-Alexandria
Amondo Miller 6'7" Sr. Lubbock Christian
Chase Morgan 6'6" Sr. Maryville (TN)
Dan Mukuna 6'8" Jr. Fort Hays State
Jaxon Nap 6'7" Sr. Nova Southeastern
Omari Nesbit 6'1" Sr. Rocky Mountain
Nathan Ojukwu 6'7" Jr. Dakota State
Jarrel Okorougo 6'5" Sr. Trinity (CT)
Ese Onakpoma 6'4" Sr. Arizona Christian
Jalen Overway 6'10" Jr. Calvin
Ben Pearce 6'1" Sr. Emory
Zach Philipkoski 6'4" Jr. Daemen
Pace Prosser 6'2" So. Gannon
Antonio Pusateri 6'7" Jr. Lubbock Christian
Ian Raasch 6'6" Jr. Grace
Armonie Ramey 6'3" Sr. Howard Payne
Joey Ramirez 6'2" Sr. Concordia (TX)
Marquis Ratcliff 6'7" Sr. Moravian
Isaiah Reams 6'0" Sr. Central Methodist
Raymond Reece 6'5" Sr. Philander Smith
Ross Reeves 6'4" Sr. Nova Southeastern
Shane Regan 6'4" Sr. Chicago
Jabril Robinson 6'1" Jr. Randolph Macon
Connor Rogers 5'11" Jr. Pitt State
Nick Roper 6'8" Sr. Chicago
Anthony Rose 6'4" Sr. SUNY Poly
Zevi Samet 6'2" Sr. Yeshiva
Josiah Sanders 6'7" So. Cal State Dominguez Hills
Shane Stevensen 6'7" Sr. Life
Jordan Taylor 6'3" Sr. Missouri Southern
Orlando Thomas 6'2" Sr. Langston
Grady Thompson 6'4" Jr. Dubuque
Quentin Toles 6'2" Sr. Alabama Huntsville
Marcus Tomashek 6'6" Sr. Michigan Tech
Jesse Van Kalsbeek 6'6" So. Northwestern (IA)
Kolden Vanlandingham 6'2" Sr. North Park
Henry Vetter 6'5" Sr. Trinity (CT)
Casey Verhagen 6'1" Jr. Concordia (WI)
Mike Vuckovic 6'1" Jr. North Park
Khi Wallace 6'5" So. LSU-Shreveport
Jesse Washington 6'2" Sr. Williams Baptist
Deion Wesson 6'0" So. Williams Baptist
A.J. White 5'10" Sr. North Georgia
A.J. Wright 5'8" Jr. Anderson (SC)
Matthew Willenborg 6'7" Jr. Central Oklahoma
Maceo Williams 6'7" Sr. Ashland
Fontaine Williams 6'2" Jr. West Texas A&M
Carmelo Yakubu 6'4" Sr. Bethel (KS)
Andrew Young 6'9" Sr. Missouri S&T
