Brandone Francis, SF (Florida Commit)

Francis will be a four-star



Brandone Francis should see his name rise up the 2014 class rankings.
Entering the weekend, 6-foot-5 shooting guard Brandone Francis had a name that was already ringing out with high major coaches and scouts. A junior from the Dominican Republic who plays his high school ball at Jacksonville (Fla.) Arlington Country Day, Francis was a considered a well-regarded, three-star prospect at the beginning of the Adidas Exclusive Run.

After a big weekend where he led his Florida Elite squad to a title and earned MVP honors, there's little doubt that Francis has earned a spot in the 2014 Rivals150, once it gets updated. In fact, it's a virtual lock that he will enter the rankings as a four-star prospect.

Francis has good size and a strong frame to go along with a well-developed skill set. He is efficient off the dribble, can pass and he can turn on the switch and score when necessary. His interest widespread from programs such as Miami, Kansas State, SMU, Illinois, South Carolina, Cincinnati, Rutgers, West Virginia, Washington and several more. After his performance this weekend, Francis added an offer from SEC powerhouse Florida.


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It does not look promising for SJU, but can never tell;

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If you haven’t heard of Brandone Francis, get used to the name.

The 6-foot-5, 205-pound junior combo guard from Jacksonville (Fla.) Arlington Country Day has catapulted himself from a 3-star recruit to a borderline 5-star recruit in the past couple months.

Francis’ coach, Rex Morgan, feels that Francis’ health has been a key to his recent emergence.

“He broke his wrist last year, hurt his knee this year and got sidelined with the flu for a little bit,” Morgan told SNY.tv. “Now he’s gotten healthier, started to knock down shots with more confidence, and now he’s in the best shape of his life.”

A native of the Dominican Republic, Francis admits that the transition to America wasn’t the easiest for him.

“You don’t even know how hard it was on me.” Francis said. “To be honest, I thought I was an alright basketball player. But I came here and saw all of these great players, I saw how the game went with all of the speed, and how they played. It was very tough at first. But after a while, I got used to it and now I get it.”

Most recently, Francis competed down in Miami at Adidas Nations, with some of the best players in the country in the classes of 2014-2016, a cast of which included Trey Lyles, Jahlil Okafor, Cliff Alexander and Emmanuel Mudiay.

“It was fun, a lot of fun,” Francis said. “It’s unbelievable to go at it against the best players in high school and I think I learned a lot. When you go to those camps, everyone wants to stand out, and I just did my best to do my job.”

Francis currently holds offers from Indiana, Florida, Washington, UConn, Miami, West Virginia, Cincinnati, Florida State, Louisville, Minnesota, Illinois, St. John’s USC, Oklahoma State and South Carolina.

He lists UConn, Florida, Illinois, Louisville and West Virginia as the schools that are going after him the hardest, but he insists that he doesn’t have any favorites.

Francis doesn’t let any of the mounting pressure get to him.

“People always have something to say, but I just try to have fun, and prove myself when I’m on the court.”



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Brandone Francis – 2014 – SG – Florida Elite
6-5 – Arlington Country Day HS – Jacksonville, FL
After a quiet game on Friday night, Francis came out and made a statement in Saturday’s win over Fist. The junior guard scored 16 points after a terrific start to the game. Francis was aggressive attacking the rim and also hit some shots from the outside.

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No surprises



Brandone Francis was a standout Sunday for Florida Elite.
Florida Elite won yet another Adidas event in the 17-and-under division, going even further to leave a bad taste in the mouths of opposing Adidas circuits that simply can't figure out the Sunshine State squad.

While he didn't have as dominant of a weekend as he had in April when Rivals covered the Adidas VIP Run in Dallas, Elite's heart and soul, three-star guard Brandone Francis, was a standout during Sunday's championship run.

The great part about Francis' game is not just his will to win, but his ability to make his teammates rise to his level of competitiveness. The fiery 6-foot-5 off-guard can lead a team in scoring by attacking off the dribble or by shooting the ball in the mid-to-long-range game, but it is his demeanor that separates him from most of his peers in the eyes of scouts and college coaches.

An Arlington (Fla.) Country Day prospect, Francis is no stranger to top competition on a year-round basis, which could explain how he transitioned so quickly and efficiently from high school to the travel circuit this April when some other top prospects struggled.

With offers from Indiana, Florida, Florida State, South Carolina, Cincinnati and many more, Francis continues to be one of the hottest prospects in the nation heading into a busy summer.

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