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- Height:
- 6-6
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- Weight:
- 205
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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Harlem, N.Y.
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- High School:
- Holderness Prep (NH)
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- Position:
- F
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- Major:
- Undeclared
Bio
As a sophomore
Led the Bulldogs in nearly every offensive category for the
second-straight season, remaining one of the Northeast Conference's
top offensive threats in a stellar sophomore campaign ... Appeared
in all 30 games, starting in 22 and playing just under 1000 minutes
on the year ... Paced the team in total points (509), points per
game (17.0), rebounds (222), rebounds per game (7.4), field goal
percentage (.512), field goals made (185), field goals attempted
(361), free throws made (126), free throws attempted (189),
offensive rebounds (63) and defensive rebounds (159) ... Ranked in
the NEC's top 10 in points per game (6th), rebounds per game (7th),
defensive rebounds (7th), field goal percentage (10th) and minutes
played (10th) ... One of just 10 players in the league and the only
player on the team to eclipse the 500-point mark for the season ...
Recorded all eight of the Bulldogs' double-double performances on
the year, including posting 17 points and 13 rebounds in a near
upset over crosstown and BIG EAST rival Providence College on the
road ... Led the team in scoring 17 times and in 20 of Bryant's 30
contests ... Scored double-digit points in all but a single
contest, posting the Bulldogs' top two single-game point
performances of the season with 30 points against Quinnipiac on
Jan. 21 and 29 against Southern Utah on Nov. 13 ... Recorded 20
points or more nine times ... Also recorded the team's individual
game high in field goals made (10 at Notre Dame, vs. Southern
Utah), rebounds (career-high 14 at Army) and steals (career-high 4
at Sacred Heart) ... Shot 50 percent or better from the floor in 19
contests ... Added 46 assists, five blocks and 22 steals on the
season ... Needs just 48 points to become the program's 32nd
1,000-point scorer.
As a freshman
Enjoyed one of the finest rookie campaigns in program
history, appearing in all 30 games while earning 23 starts as a
freshman and emerging as one of the conference's future stars ...
Named the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year ... Also named to
the NEC All-Rookie Team ... Six-time NEC Rookie of the Week
selection ... Led the team in nearly every offensive category,
including total points (443), scoring average (14.8 ppg), field
goal percentage (.507), rebounds (239), rebounding average (8.0),
field goals made (170), field goals attempted (335), free
throws made (103) and blocks (16) ... Finished the season as
the highest scoring rookie in the NEC, ranking ninth among all
players at 14.8 ppg ... His 50.7 percent shooting accuracy ranked
eighth in the conference and tops among first-year players ... Also
ranked in the league's top-5 in rebounding (4th, 8.0 rpg),
defensive boards (4th, 5.3/game) and offensive rebounds (5th,
2.67/game), all tops on the rookie circuit ... Saw his
best performance of the season and one of the top performances
of any player nationwide Feb. 24 at Long Island, dropping 43
points on the eventual NEC champ and NCAA tournament
qualifier after shooting at a 20-for-27 clip from the floor to set
career highs in points and field goals in a game ... His 43 points
marked the third-highest individual scoring effort in program
history (most in DI era) and set an NEC freshman record
... The outing was the highest point output of any player in
the NEC since February 2003 and is tied for ninth all-time on the
conference's single-game charts ... His 20 field goals against the
Blackbirds were second-most in school history (most in DI era), set
a new NEC single-game standard, and were good for the most by any
player nationwide this season ... The 43 points also went down as
the highest single-game scoring performance of any Division
I rookie in the nation in 2010-11 and tied as the fifth-most
of any player all season long ... Even more impressively, Francis's
43 points came from off the bench, tying him for the second-most
bench points scored in Division I in the past 15 seasons ... Made
his Bulldog debut at Cleveland State on Nov. 12, dropping 16 points
on a 7-for-10 shooting effort from the field ... Shot 72.7 percent
from the field (23 points) against Oberlin on Dec. 29 ... Pulled in
a personal-best 13 boards at Brown on New Year's Eve, adding to his
21 points scored ... Finished his freshman campaign with
eight double-doubles, including back-to-back such
outing in his first two collegiate games ... Also posted
double-doubles against Brown (21p, 13r), LIU (18p, 10r), Sacred
Heart (12p, 11r), St. Francis (NY) (25p, 10r), and back-to-back
games against CCSU (12p, 10r and 10p, 11r) ... Finished the year
with his 25-point game at St. Francis (NY), hitting 8-of-15
from the field while tying a personal best with nine free
throws.
Before Bryant
A 2010 graduate of Holderness Prep School in New
Hampshire, where he was a four-year varsity letterwinner ... Also a
two-year letterwinner in lacrosse.
Personal
The son of Earline Anderson, Alex Francis was born June
12, 1991.
Career Highs
Points: 43 (at Long Island, 2/24/11)
Rebounds: 14
(at Army, 11/22/11)
Assists: 4 (twice, last vs. Wagner,
2/23/12)
Steals: 4 (at
Sacred Heart, 2/8/12)
Blocks: 2 (at
Long Island, 2/24/11)
Field Goals Made: 20 (at Long Island,
2/24/11)
Field Goals Attempted: 27 (at Long Island,
2/24/11)
3-Point FG Made: 3 (at Saint Francis (PA),
2/18/12)
3-Point FG Attempted: 4 (twice, last Saint
Francis (PA), 2/18/12)
Free Throws Made: 11 (at Quinnipiac, 1/21/12)
Free Throws Attempted: 16 (twice, last at
St. Francis (NY), 2/26/11)
Minutes: 40 (vs. Quinnipiac,
1/21/12)