2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 0
Francis Kiapway
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Hamilton, Ontario
- High School:
- St. Thomas More (Conn.) School
Bio
Career Notes
Finished his career third in school history with 207 career 3-pointers ... his 74 treys as a sophomore in 2015-16 ranked as the third-most in a season in BSU annals ... finished his career tied for sixth in school history for games played (122) and started 85 of those … had a streak of 103 consecutive games played … averaged 7.0 points per game for his career and shot 37 percent from 3-point range.
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2017-18 (Senior)
Played in 25 games and made 11 starts … Hit his 200th career 3-pointer against Florida A&M (Dec. 29) ... played the 100th game of his career against Stony Brook (Nov. 17) ... scored a season-high 11 points at Indiana State (Nov. 25) ... matched it with 11 points against Jackson State (Dec. 22) and made three 3-pointers in that game … handed out a career-high four assists versus North Florida (Dec. 19) … connected on 15 of 18 free throw attempts (.833) … averaged 3.5 points per game.
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2016-17 (Junior)
Appeared in all 34 games and made 22 starts … averaged 8.1 points, 1.6 rebounds and  1.1 assists per game … played 23.8 minutes per game … shot 34.7 percent from 3-point range and finished third on the team with 60 made 3-pointers … scored in double figures 14 times … averaged a team-best 14.0 points per game in the MAC Tournament … had a streak of 13 consecutive games with a 3-pointer … scored a season-high 18 points at Central Michigan (Feb. 18) and against IU Kokomo (Nov. 29) … connected on a season-high six 3-pointers in the IU Kokomo game.
2015-16 (Sophomore)
Averaged 8.6 points, 1.5 assists and 1.3 rebounds per game ... led Ball State and ranked third in the MAC in 3-point shooting percentage (.418) ... ranked fifth in the league for 3-pointers made per game during conference play (2.3) ... his 74 treys rank as the third-most in a season in Ball State history ... ranked 82nd nationally in Ken Pomeroy's effective field goal percentage metric (59.2) ... tied the school record with 35 games played (one of six players on the team to do it) ... started 32 games, the second-most on the team, including the final 17 of the season at point guard ... played 26.9 minutes per game … scored in double figures 15 times and reached 20 points twice -- 21 at Ohio (Jan. 9) and a career-high 22 at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 23) ... hit a career-high seven 3-pointers in the game at Eastern Michigan, including the game-winner in double overtime ... hit six 3's in the game at Ohio ... handed out three assists in a game seven times.
2014-15 (Freshman)
Played in 28 games and made 20 starts ... missed the first two games while recovering from a leg injury ... averaged 6.6 points and 1.8 rebounds per game ... ranked seventh among MAC freshmen in scoring ... shot 39.7 percent from 3-point range to rank second among MAC freshman (behind only teammate Sean Sellers) ... his 3-point percentage ranked 11th among all players in the league ... ranked ninth in the MAC with 2.0 treys per game during conference play ... hit 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions in the final two minutes to help Ball State defeat Indiana State on Dec. 6 ... scored double figures in seven games ... scored a career-high 19 points Jan. 21 against Ohio ... knocked down a season-high five 3-pointers in that Ohio game ... shot 59.5 percent (22 for 37) from 3-point range over an eight-game stretch from Jan. 21-Feb. 14.
High School
Played post graduate basketball at St. Thomas More in 2013-14 ... helped his team to a 28-8 record and a runner-up finish in the prep school national championships ... one of six players on his team to commit to Division I schools ... developed his game at United Leadership Academy in Canada ... spent his freshman year at Huntington (W. Va.) Prep and his final three years of high school at Sir Allan MacNab Secondary in Hamilton, Ontario, before going to prep school.
Personal
Full name is Francis Kiapway ... born Jan. 7, 1995 in Kinshasa, Congo ... son of Mosenza and Justine Kiapway ... has two brothers, Livan and Mike, and two sisters, Rita and Deborah ... a general studies major.Â
Finished his career third in school history with 207 career 3-pointers ... his 74 treys as a sophomore in 2015-16 ranked as the third-most in a season in BSU annals ... finished his career tied for sixth in school history for games played (122) and started 85 of those … had a streak of 103 consecutive games played … averaged 7.0 points per game for his career and shot 37 percent from 3-point range.
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2017-18 (Senior)
Played in 25 games and made 11 starts … Hit his 200th career 3-pointer against Florida A&M (Dec. 29) ... played the 100th game of his career against Stony Brook (Nov. 17) ... scored a season-high 11 points at Indiana State (Nov. 25) ... matched it with 11 points against Jackson State (Dec. 22) and made three 3-pointers in that game … handed out a career-high four assists versus North Florida (Dec. 19) … connected on 15 of 18 free throw attempts (.833) … averaged 3.5 points per game.
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2016-17 (Junior)
Appeared in all 34 games and made 22 starts … averaged 8.1 points, 1.6 rebounds and  1.1 assists per game … played 23.8 minutes per game … shot 34.7 percent from 3-point range and finished third on the team with 60 made 3-pointers … scored in double figures 14 times … averaged a team-best 14.0 points per game in the MAC Tournament … had a streak of 13 consecutive games with a 3-pointer … scored a season-high 18 points at Central Michigan (Feb. 18) and against IU Kokomo (Nov. 29) … connected on a season-high six 3-pointers in the IU Kokomo game.
2015-16 (Sophomore)
Averaged 8.6 points, 1.5 assists and 1.3 rebounds per game ... led Ball State and ranked third in the MAC in 3-point shooting percentage (.418) ... ranked fifth in the league for 3-pointers made per game during conference play (2.3) ... his 74 treys rank as the third-most in a season in Ball State history ... ranked 82nd nationally in Ken Pomeroy's effective field goal percentage metric (59.2) ... tied the school record with 35 games played (one of six players on the team to do it) ... started 32 games, the second-most on the team, including the final 17 of the season at point guard ... played 26.9 minutes per game … scored in double figures 15 times and reached 20 points twice -- 21 at Ohio (Jan. 9) and a career-high 22 at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 23) ... hit a career-high seven 3-pointers in the game at Eastern Michigan, including the game-winner in double overtime ... hit six 3's in the game at Ohio ... handed out three assists in a game seven times.
2014-15 (Freshman)
Played in 28 games and made 20 starts ... missed the first two games while recovering from a leg injury ... averaged 6.6 points and 1.8 rebounds per game ... ranked seventh among MAC freshmen in scoring ... shot 39.7 percent from 3-point range to rank second among MAC freshman (behind only teammate Sean Sellers) ... his 3-point percentage ranked 11th among all players in the league ... ranked ninth in the MAC with 2.0 treys per game during conference play ... hit 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions in the final two minutes to help Ball State defeat Indiana State on Dec. 6 ... scored double figures in seven games ... scored a career-high 19 points Jan. 21 against Ohio ... knocked down a season-high five 3-pointers in that Ohio game ... shot 59.5 percent (22 for 37) from 3-point range over an eight-game stretch from Jan. 21-Feb. 14.
High School
Played post graduate basketball at St. Thomas More in 2013-14 ... helped his team to a 28-8 record and a runner-up finish in the prep school national championships ... one of six players on his team to commit to Division I schools ... developed his game at United Leadership Academy in Canada ... spent his freshman year at Huntington (W. Va.) Prep and his final three years of high school at Sir Allan MacNab Secondary in Hamilton, Ontario, before going to prep school.
Personal
Full name is Francis Kiapway ... born Jan. 7, 1995 in Kinshasa, Congo ... son of Mosenza and Justine Kiapway ... has two brothers, Livan and Mike, and two sisters, Rita and Deborah ... a general studies major.Â
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