2021-22 (Junior Year)
Named to the NSU AD honor roll for both semesters … Selected to the All-MEAC First Team and MEAC All-Tournament team … Named to the BOXTOROW All-American Second Team … Played in all 29 games, starting 28 of them … Led NSU with 13.4 points per game on an efficient 43.6 percent rate from the field … Also averaged 3.1 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.4 blocks per game … Ranked third in the MEAC in points per game, fourth in field goal percentage, fourth in free throw percentage (.788), fourth in minutes per game, fifth in assists per game, fifth in assist/turnover ratio, 11th in steals per game, and 23rd in blocks per game … Posted a career-high 32 points against Coppin State, the third highest scoring performance by any MEAC player of the season … Named MEAC Player or Co-Player of the Week twice in a row in late January and early February during a stretch where she recorded 20+ points in four straight games … Reached double-digit scoring in 22 of NSU’s 29 games, recording 20 or more points five times … Shot 100 percent from the free throw line in eight games … Led or co-led the Spartans in assists in 14 games, scoring nine times, blocks twice, rebounds twice, and steals once … Recorded 16 points, four rebounds, four assists, three steals, and three blocks in NSU’s season-opening win vs. Chowan, her first game in a Spartan uniform … Pulled in a career-high nine rebounds against College of Charleston … Scored 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field in a win over UNCW … Went 14-of-16 from the free throw line in her 32-point performance against Coppin State … Scored 24 points in a win over Morgan State two days later, shooting 10-of-14 from the field and making all four of her free throw attempts … Scored 21 points at South Carolina State in the Spartans’ next outing, grabbing seven rebounds in the process … Recorded her fourth straight 20-point game with 21 points against Delaware State, recording season-highs in assists (7) and steals (5) as well … Shot 11-of-12 (91.7 percent) from the free throw line in a win at Maryland Eastern Shore, becoming just the eight player in school history to shoot that high of a percentage on 12 or more attempts in a game … Tied her season-high of seven assists at Coppin State to go with 13 points … Scored 20 points against North Carolina Central, shooting 7-of-14 from the field … Recorded 19 points in NSU’s MEAC Tournament Semifinal win against Morgan State, shooting 9-of-11 from the free throw line to help send the Spartans to the conference championship game … Finished the year with 12 points and five rebounds at Drexel in the WNIT First Round … Strong junior campaign placed her ninth in NSU’s single-season D-I history for points (388), 14th in points per game, 14th in field goals made (129), sixth for free throws made (123), seventh in free throw attempts (156), and 12th in free throw percentage.
2020-21 at St. Bonaventure (COVID)
Played in 19 games and started five times … Averaged 7.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.1 steals per game … Led SBU with 13 points at Dayton on Jan. 31 … Led the Bonnies in assists 11 times … Handed out six assists in the win at La Salle (Jan. 15) … Recorded three steals at Rhode Island (Jan. 23) and George Mason (Feb. 12) … Posted a season-high seven rebounds at Davidson on Feb. 8.
2019-20 at St. Bonaventure (Sophomore Year)
Appeared in all 30 games and made 14 starts … Averaged 9.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game … Was second on the team in scoring and first in assists … Scored in double figures in 14 contests, including 11 out of the final 12 games … Played her best basketball in Atlantic 10 play, averaging 11.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists per contest against conference foes … Matched career-high at the time with 20 points on 9-of-14 shooting and dished out five assists in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament against UMass (March 3)… Chipped in 16 points and added five assists at Dayton (Feb. 26) … Scored 18 points, grabbed four rebounds and handed out three assists at Rhode Island (Feb. 16) … Tallied 13 points and pulled down seven rebounds to go along with three assists in a comeback win over George Washington (Feb. 6) … Dropped in 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor and 4-for-4 from the free throw line in a victory vs. Oakland (Dec. 15) … Registered 13 points and grabbed a season-high seven rebounds vs. Akron (Nov. 10) … Played a season-high 39 minutes, scoring 12 points and added four assists in an overtime victory over rival Niagara (Nov. 7)… Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll honoree.
2018-19 at St. Bonaventure (Freshman Year)
Ranked fourth among all Atlantic 10 freshmen in scoring and second in assists, averaging 9.4 points and 3.5 assists per game to earn a spot on the A-10 All-Rookie Team … Finished season with 104 assists, most by a Bonnies freshman in over 20 seasons … Fourth among all A-10 players in assists… Averaged 10.1 points and 4.4 assists per game during Atlantic 10 play … Registered first career double-double with 12 points and 10 assists at Duquesne (Mar. 2) … Scored 15 points with five assists vs. Rhode Island (Feb. 21) … Helped key a win over George Mason with 13 points and six assists (Feb. 3) … Poured in 17 points vs. Saint Louis (Jan. 20) … Posted nine points and nine assists in a win at George Mason (Jan. 10) … Totaled a season-high 20 points vs. Siena (Dec. 7) and again vs. Duquesne (Jan. 5)
High School
Averaged 15 points, six rebounds and two assists per game per game as a senior ... Earned the Rose Classic Academic Award and was a Rose Classic All-Star selection ... Achieved the best free-throw shooting percentage in PSAL play ... Named "She Got Game" Most Valuable Player and participated in track and field.
Personal
Deja Kezia Francis is daughter of Diane and Recardo Francis ... Born on June 20, 2000 … Media and communications major with an emphasis in journalism ... Has four siblings … Hopes to continue her basketball career overseas … Enjoys writing, dancing, and listening to music.
| CAREER HIGHS |
| Points |
32, vs. Coppin State (1/22/22) |
| FG Made |
10, vs. Morgan State (1/24/22) |
| FG ATT. |
18, vs. Howard (3/12/22) |
| 3Pt. FG Made |
3 (2x), last: vs. GMU (1/12/20) * |
| 3Pt. FG ATT. |
6 (2x), last: vs. GMU (1/12/20) * |
| FT Made |
14, vs. Coppin State (1/22/22) |
| FT ATT |
16, vs. Coppin State (1/22/22) |
| Rebounds |
9, vs. College of Charleston (11/19/21) |
| Assists |
10, at Duquesne (3/2/19) |
| Steals |
5, vs. Delaware State (2/5/22) |
| Blocks |
3, at Air Force (11/27/21) |
| Minutes |
40, vs. Morgan State (3/11/22) |
* at St. Bonaventure
