Senior guard Daeshon Francis was named a National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II All-American as the NABC released their 2018 All-America Team. This is was selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC in Division II. Francis was also named a Basketball Times Second-Team All-American.

Francis, a 6-foot-2 guard from Indianapolis, Ind., was the D2CCA South Central Region Player of the Year in 2017 & 2018, while also taking home the Lone Star Conference (LSC) Player of the Year each of the past two seasons. Francis averaged 21.9 points per game to lead the LSC in scoring and ended the regular season ranked fourth in the conference in rebounding at 8.0 per game. He showed his versatility by also dishing out four assists per game, sending back 20 blocks and swiping 55 steals, all second-best on the team. Francis scored in double-figures in every game this year and scored at least 20 points in 21 games and ended the year with 11 double-doubles. He scored a school record 43 points to help the Falcons advance to the South Central Region Finals in a four overtime, 130-124 win over Regis, and scored a team-high 31 points in a Sweet Sixteen loss to West Texas A&M

2018 NABC COACHES' DIVISION II ALL-AMERICA TEAM
 
David Chavlovich, West Texas A&M, 5-11, Senior, Guard, Arlington, Texas
Daeshon Francis, UT-Permian Basin, 6-4, Senior, Guard, Indianapolis, Ind.
Tim Guers, Saint Anselm, 6-3, Junior, Guard, Langhorne, Pa.
Zach Hankins, Ferris State, 6-10, Junior, Center, Charlevoix, Mich.
Haywood Highsmith, Wheeling Jesuit, 6-7, Senior, Forward, Baltimore, Md.
Trevor Hill, Dixie State, 6-4, Senior Guard, Sandy, Utah
Beau Justice, Valdosta State, 6-2, Junior, Guard, Peebles, Ohio
Tanner Omlid, Western Oregon, 6-4, Senior, Forward, Monmouth, Ore.
Justin Pitts, Northwest Missouri State, 5-10, Senior, Guard, Blue Springs, Mo.
Justin Reyes, St. Thomas Aquinas, 6-4, Senior, Guard/Forward, Haverhill, Mass.
Tyler Rudolph, Minot State, 6-6, Senior, Forward, Bismarck, N.D.
Dustin Sleva, Shippensburg, 6-8, Senior, Forward, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Taren Sullivan, Findlay, 6-6, Senior, Forward, Lima, Ohio
Emanuel Terry, Lincoln Memorial, 6-9, Senior, Forward, Enterprise, Ala.
Tyrius Walker, Morehouse, 6-1, Senior, Guard, Atlanta, Ga.
Todd Withers, Queens Charlotte, 6-8, Senior, Guard/Forward, Greensboro, N.C.


Basketball Times All-Americans
                       Division II All-Americans
Justin Pitts, Northwest Missouri State - Player of the Year
Andy Bronkema, Ferris State (Mich.) - Coach of the Year
 
                               First Team
Name, School                                                                    
David Chavlovich, West Texas A&M                        
Haywood Highsmith, Wheeling Jesuit (W.Va.)    
Dan Monteroso, West Liberty (W. Va.)                 
Justin Pitts, Northwest Missouri State               
Justin Reyes, St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.)                             
 
                               Second Team
Daeshon Francis, Permian Basin (Tex.)                  
Zach Hankins, Ferris State (Mich.)                           
Dustin Sleva, Shippensburg (Pa.)                                        
Emanuel Terry, Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.)          
Tyrius Walker, Morehouse (Ga.)                                           
 
                                   Third Team
Nolan Berry, Maryville (Mo.)                                    
Elvar Fridriksson, Barry (Fla.)                                
Beau Justice, Valdosta State (Ga.)                     
Tyler Rudolph, Minot State (N.D.)                        
Brady Skeens, Washburn (Kan.)