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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Ja'Vier Francis
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- New Orleans, La.
- High School:
- Montverde Academy [Fla.]
| Game Highs | ||||
| Points | 23 | vs. McNeese (12/21/22) | ||
| FG | 9 | vs. McNeese (12/21/22) | ||
| FGA | 10 | vs. North Carolina A&T (12/13/22) | ||
| 3FG | –– | –– | ||
| 3FGA | –– | –– | ||
| FT | 6 6 |
at Arizona State (2/18/25) at UCF (1/18/25) |
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| FTA | 10 | vs. McNeese (12/21/22) | ||
| Rebounds | 15 | vs. North Carolina A&T (12/13/22) | ||
| Assists | 1 (21x) |
Most recently at #10/10 Texas Tech (2/24/25) |
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| Steals | 3 3 3 |
vs. (16) Longwood (3/22/24_ vs. Cincinnati (2/27/24) vs. South Florida (1/11/23) |
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| Blocks | 5 | vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (11/11/23) | ||
| Minutes | 29:00 | vs. rv/#24 (3) Arizona (3/15/25) | ||
HONORS
• 2023-24 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
• American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Dec. 26, 2022)
SENIOR (2024-25)
Served as a Men’s Basketball representative on the the Houston Athletics Student-Athlete Advisory Committee... Became sixth Cougar to compete in 100+ wins during his career in road victory at #13/13 Arizona... Returned to starting lineup against #11/11 Auburn in Battleground 2k24 inside Toyota Center... Finished with four points and a rebound against the Tigers (11/9)... Led all player with three blocks and added nine points with four rebounds in home win over Louisiana (11/13)... Blocked four shots in home win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (12/21)... Scored nine points with five rebounds, including three offensive boards, and a game-high three blocked shots in home win over BYU (1/4)... Grabbed five rebounds and tied for game-high honors with four offensive boards in home win over TCU (1/6)... Scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds, including six offensive boards, in road win at Kansas State (1/11)... Posted his first double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds, including seven offensive boards, in road win at UCF... Buried 5-of-6 shots from the field and all six free throw attempts against the Knights (1/18)... Grabbed game-high seven rebounds with two offensive boards in road win at #13/13 Arizona... Joined J’Wan Roberts, Fabian White Jr., Jamal Shead, Michael Young and Galen Robinson Jr., as only Cougars to compete in 100+ wins during their careers (2/15)... Scored eight points and drained all six free throw attempts with five rebounds, including a game-high four offensive boards, in road win at Arizona State (2/18)... Tied for game-high honors with six rebounds in home win over #8/8 Iowa State (2/22). Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship: Blocked three shots and grabbed four rebounds, including three offensive, in Semifinal win over #17/18 (4) BYU (3/14)... Scored eight points and tied for team-high honors with seven rebounds, including a game-high five offensive boards, in Title Game win over rv/#24 (3) Arizona... With Houston leading 66-64 and only 44 seconds remaining, threw down dunk to give Cougars a 4-point advantage (3/15). NCAA Tournament: Scored 13 points on 4-of-4 shooting from the field and 5-of-6 from the free throw line in First Round win over (16) SIUE... Also grabbed eight rebounds with a steal against the Cougars (3/20)... Finished with eight points and five rebounds in Sweet 16 win over #22/22(6) Purdue (3/28)... Posted eight points on 4-of-5 shooting and grabbed six rebounds with a pair of blocks in National Championship game vs. #3/3 (1) Florida.
JUNIOR (2023-24)
One of three Cougars to start all 37 games... Led Cougars and finished third in the Big 12 with 1.6 blocked shots per game... Second on team and 11th in league with 2.2 offensive rebounds per game... Made his season debut in starting lineup in season-opening win against ULM inside Fertitta Center... Finished with nine points on 3-of-3 shooting from the field and 3-of-4 from the free throw line with four rebounds and two steals against the Warhawks (11/6)... Scored 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting and grabbed four rebounds with a game-high five blocked shots against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (11/11)... Recorded six points and led all players with seven rebounds, including three offensive boards, and added two steals in home win over Stetson (11/13)... Scored 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting and grabbed three rebounds with an assist in win over Towson during Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic First Round (11/16)... Led all players with nine rebounds, including five offensive boards, in win over Dayton during Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic Title Game (11/19)... Grabbed seven rebounds and blocked three shots in win at Xavier (12/1)... Scored 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting and grabbed two offensive board with a pair of steals in home win over Rice (12/6)... Finished with 13 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the field with five rebounds and two blocked shots in home win over Texas State (12/21)... Posted six points with a game-high nine rebounds, including five offensive boards, and blocked two shots with a steal in home win over Penn (12/30)... Finished with 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting and grabbed five rebounds with two blocks in Big 12-opening win over West Virginia (12/6)... Tied for team lead with two steals and grabbed six rebounds at Iowa State (1/9)... Blocked a game-high three shots and scored 10 points with six rebounds in home win over UCF (1/20)... Led all players with eight rebounds and added two steals in home win over rv/rv Kansas State (1/27)... Tied for team lead with eight rebounds in overtime win at rv/rv Texas (1/29)... Tied for team lead with six rebounds in home win over Oklahoma State (2/6)... Tied for team lead with four offensive rebounds in road win at Cincinnati (2/10)... Led Cougars with seven rebounds in home win over #6/6 Iowa State (2/19)... Finished with six points, five rebounds, two steals and three blocked shots in home win over Cincinnati (2/27)... Led all players with eight rebounds, including six offensive boards, and scored 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting with two blocks in road win at UCF (3/6). Big 12 Championship: Grabbed nine rebounds, including three offensive, and added four points with two blocks in win over (8) TCU (3/14)... Posted 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting with a game-high nine rebounds, including four offensive boards, and three blocked shots in Semifinal win over #25/23 (4) Texas Tech. NCAA Championship: Finished with eight points, four rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots in First-Round win over (16) Longwood (3/22)... Blocked a game-high four shots in overtime win vs. (9) Texas A&M during Round of 32 (3/24)... Scored seven points, grabbed a team-high eight rebounds, including five offensive boards, and blocked two shots in Sweet 16 loss to #13/14 (4) Duke).
SOPHOMORE (2022-23)
Competed in 35 games with one start... Averaged 4.3 points and 3.5 rebounds per game... Finished third among the Cougars and ranked eight in The American with 1.15 blocks per game... Posted three double-doubles to tie for second among the Cougars and tie for 13th in The American... Made his season debut in season-opening win vs. Northern Colorado... Finished with two points and three rebounds and added three blocked shots in win against the Bears (11/7)... Posted three blocked shots in second straight game in win over Saint Joseph’s at Veterans Classic in Annapolis, Md. (11/11)... Scored 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting and led all players with 11 rebounds, including four offensive boards, in home win over Oral Roberts during Cougar Classic (11/14)... Finished with seven points on 3-of-5 shooting and grabbed six rebounds with a pair of blocked shots in home win over Texas Southern during finale of Cougar Classic (11/16)... Grabbed four rebounds, including three offensive, in home win over Kent State (11/26)... Totaled 11 points on 5-of-5 shooting with eight rebounds, including four offensive boards, and blocked a game-high three shots in home win over Norfolk State (11/29)... Scored 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting and grabbed four rebounds with four blocked shots and a steal in home win over North Florida (12/6)... Posted career highs with 17 points and 15 rebounds – including seven offensive boards – and added three blocked shots in home win over North Carolina A&T inside the Fertitta Center during Coaches vs. Racism HBCU Roundball Classic (12/13)... Connected on all nine shots from the field on the way to 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, including seven offensive boards, to lead all players in both categories in a home win over McNeese (12/21)... Scored four points with four rebounds and a game-high four blocked shots in road win at Tulsa (12/28)... Scored nine points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds in home win over UCF (12/31)... Posted eight points with seven rebounds, including four offensive, and blocked two shots in home win over SMU (1/5)... Made first start of his career in home win vs. South Florida... Finished with six points, six rebounds, three steals and three blocked shots against the Bulls (1/11)... Scored four points with three rebounds in road win at Tulane (1/17)... Blocked two shots and grabbed three rebounds, including two offensive boards, in road win at Temple (2/5)... Finished with six points and six rebounds, including three offensive boards, in home win over Tulsa (2/8)... Grabbed six rebounds and added an assist at East Carolina (2/25).
FRESHMAN (2021-22)
Competed in 18 games during his first collegiate season at Houston... Made his collegiate debut in big home win over Rice inside Fertitta Center... Grabbed three rebounds, including one offensive, with a blocked shot against the Owls (11/12)... Buried both shots and grabbed a rebound in Maui Jim Maui Invitational Third-Place Game win over rv/#23 Oregon (11/24)... Snared four rebounds and blocked a shot in win over Northwestern State (11/30)... Scored four points on 2-of-3 shooting and added a block and steal in six minutes against Texas State (12/22)... Scored two points, grabbed two offensive rebounds and blocked a game-high four shots in home win over East Carolina (1/22)... Finished with four points off a pair of dunks and added a rebound in hometown win at Tulane (2/23). The American Championship: Grabbed a defensive rebound in Quarterfinal win over Cincinnati.
HIGH SCHOOL
3-star recruit by 247Sports... Competed at Westbury Christian in Houston for Head Coach Tyler Guidry... Played during his senior season at Montverde Academy in Monteverde, Fla... Also considered DePaul, SMU and Stephen F. Austin. Junior (2019-20): Averaged 14.4 points, 11.1 rebounds and 6.1 blocks per game to lead Westbury Christian to TAPPS 5A championship game... Finalist for Guy V. Lewis Award, presented to top high school player in city of Houston... All-State selection and District Most Valuable Player... Named to All-VYPE Private School First Team.
PERSONAL
Full name is Ja’Vier Joseph Francis... First name is pronounced Jay-Vee-Ur... Born in New Orleans... Son of Keiva and Paul Francis... Has a brother, Paul Francis III, and sisters Kevona Thompson and Marketa Cordier... Majoring in health promotions.
