Daeshon Francis
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| No. 5 – Bnei Herzliya | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Israeli Basketball Premier League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 26, 1996 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Listed weight | 95 kg (209 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lawrence North (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018–2019 | BBC Arantia Larochette |
| 2019–2020 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| 2020 | Mega Tbilisi |
| 2020–2021 | BC Nokia |
| 2021–2022 | Ferro-ZNTU |
| 2022–2023 | Moncada Agrigento |
| 2023–2024 | BK Ventspils |
| 2024–present | Bnei Herzliya |
Daeshon Francis (born January 26, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He plays the shooting guard position.[1]
Francis was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States.[2] He attended Lawrence North in Indianapolis, and played guard for the basketball team.[2] He was named 2014 IBCA/Subway Senior All-State.[3] He is 6 ft 4 in (193 cm), and weighs 210 lb (95 kg).[4][5]
College career
Francis then attended the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay on scholarship and played basketball for the Green Bay basketball team in 2014–15.[6] He averaged 4.5 points per game, with a .621 field goal percentage.[4][7]
He subsequently attended Midland College, a junior college, in 2015–16.[4][8] Playing for the basketball team, he averaged 17.9 points (5th in the league), 6.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.9 steals per game.[9] He was named First Team All-WJCAC, and All-NJCAA Region V.[10]
Francis then played basketball for the University of Texas Permian Basin Falcons in 2016–18.[2] In 2016–17, he averaged 18.2 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, with a .559 field goal percentage.[4] He was named 2016-17 Lone Star Conference Player of the Year, Lone Star Conference All-First Team, Lone Star Conference Newcomer of the Year, and NABC All-District South Central First Team.[4][11]
In 2017-18 Francis averaged 21.9 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, with a .534 field goal percentage.[4] He was named 2017-18 Lone Star Conference Player of the Year, South Central Regional Player of the Year, Lone Star Conference All-First Team, NABC All-District South Central First Team, and a Division II First Team All-American.[2][4][12] He is the team's all-time leading scorer (1,303 points), in the top three in school history in assists, rebounds, and steals, and holds the team's single-game record for points (43).[13]