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'''Clarence "Bevo" Francis''' (September 4, 1932 – June 3, 2015)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/05/sports/basketball/bevo-francis-dies-at-82-scored-113-points-in-college-basketball-game.html|title=Bevo Francis Dies at 82; Scored 113 Points in College Basketball Game|newspaper=The New York Times|publisher=The New York Times Company|date=June 4, 2015|last=Slotnik|first=Daniel}}</ref> was an American [[basketball]] player. Born on his family's farm in [[Hammondsville, Ohio]], he became one of the most prolific scorers in [[college basketball]] history during his career at [[University of Rio Grande|Rio Grande College]] (now known as the University of Rio Grande), topping over 100 points on two occasions. Standing {{convert|6|ft|9|in|m}} and known for his shooting touch, Francis held the NCAA record for points scored in a game from 1954–2012.
 
In 1951, during his senior year in high school in [[Wellsville, Ohio]], Clarence "Bevo" Francis scored 776 points in 25 games for an average of nearly 32 points per game.<ref name="FLS">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19530110&id=N_ITAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q4oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5711,845895|title=Bevo Francis, Collegiate Cager, Scores 116 Points for New Mark|date=January 10, 1953|last=Diles|first=Dave|agency=AP|newspaper=The Free-Lance Star}}</ref> In the process, he led his team to a 19-1 regular season record and a berth in the state playoffs. He was a unanimous all-state performer.
 
In 1953, Francis averaged 48.3 points a game, which is an NCAA record.<ref>Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p.39, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-06-169031-0</ref> He actually averaged 50.1 points per game over the season, but the [[NCAA]] excluded some of his best games because they were against lesser competition, such as junior colleges. One of the games that did not count in the official totals was an 116-point game against [[Ashland Community and Technical College|Ashland Junior College]].
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Bevo Francis, teammate Al Schreiber, and his coach Newt Oliver later signed with Boston Whirlwinds, a barnstorming team that played against the [[Harlem Globetrotters]]. He was subsequently drafted by [[Philadelphia Warriors|Philadelphia]] of the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]], but opted to return home to his wife and family.
 
Francis died on June 3, 2015.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dauster|first=Rob|title=‘Bevo’ Francis, one of college basketball’s best scorers, died at 82|date=June 4, 2015|newspaper=NBCSports.com|url=http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/06/04/bevo-francis-one-of-college-basketballs-best-scorers-died-at-82/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/05/sports/basketball/bevo-francis-dies-at-82-scored-113-points-in-college-basketball-game.html|title=Bevo Francis Dies at 82; Scored 113 Points in College Basketball Game|newspaper=The New York Times|publisher=The New York Times Company|date=June 4, 2015|last=Slotnik|first=Daniel}}</ref>
 
==Top scoring performances==
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