LACEY, Wash. – Fresh off his GNAC Player of the Week award, Luke Chavez was named to the Bevo Francis Award Top 100 Watch List, announced by Small College Basketball on Tuesday.
 
The senior guard has played in 12 games this season, and is second on the team in scoring 12.3 points per game. In 25 minutes of action, Chavez averages 2.6 rebounds per game, 2.8 assists per game, and 1.3 steals per game. Chavez has been efficient on the offensive end of the floor, shooting 45.0 percent from the field, 39.1 percent from beyond the arc, and 88.2 percent at the line. Luke Chavez becomes the first ever Saint to be named to the Watchlist since it was created in 2015.
 
Chavez, who has battled multiple injuries this season, came through in the clutch in the Saints last two wins. In the two-point victory over Alaska Anchorage, Chavez scored 15 points, and then followed it up with a 25-point, seven rebound performance, both season highs, against Alaska. For the season, Chavez has reached the double-digit mark in scoring in eight games, including seven straight.
 
The Saints currently sit 12-2 overall on the year, and tied atop the GNAC at 5-1. Saint Martin's has also receive national recognition, reaching their highest ever ranking in school history at 11, and currently sit 15th in the D2SIDA and 23rd in the NABC poll.
 
The Bevo Francis Watchlist, comprised of college coaches, starts with the Top 100 players in the NCAA Division-II, before trimming down to Top 50 on February 15, Top 25 on March 15, and the Finalist being announced on April 6. The athletes are judged based on their personal successes, team achievements, and milestones.
 
Chavez joins Trevor Jasinsky from Western Washington as the only two players selected from the GNAC and one of five from the West Region.