Jeremiah Francis

Photo by: J.D. Lyon Jr.

Photo by: J.D. Lyon Jr.

Photo by: J.D. Lyon Jr.

Photo by: J.D. Lyon Jr.

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-0
Weight:
210
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Reynoldsburg, Ohio
High School:
Pickerington Central

FRESHMAN SEASON (2019-20)
Returned to action on 12/8/19 after a two and a half year layoff due to injuries to his left knee that he suffered in high school • When he played at Virginia it was his first action in a high school or college game in 990 days • Played in 16 games with starts at the point against Yale, Georgia Tech and at home vs. Pittsburgh • Scored in double figures three times • Had 26 assists and 19 turnovers • Made 15 of 66 from the floor (.227) with a season-high four field goals against Gonzaga.

2019-20 Game Highlights: Season-high five assists in the win over Yale • Had 12 points and four assists (9 of 10 free throws) in 28 minutes vs. UCLA • Was plus 15 against the Bruins • Double figures for the first time as a Tar Heel when he scored 11 points with three assists, two steals and no turnovers in 22 minutes at Gonzaga • Was plus 5 against the Zags, the only Tar Heel with a positive +/- among seven players who played at least 15 minutes • Made his first two career threes against the Zags • Had three assists in 16 minutes against Wofford • Played his first game as a Tar Heel at Virginia on 12/8 • Played three minutes, made one of two free throws • Was his first game action in 990 days since 3/24/2017 (scored 16 points in a state playoff game against Archbishop Moeller) his sophomore year of high school due to several surgeries on his left knee.

PREP
Played four years of varsity basketball for coach Eric Krueger at Pickerington Central High School in Pickerington, Ohio • Had two knee surgeries that kept him from playing in his junior and senior seasons in high school • Won the Ohio Capital Conference Championship his sophomore year with Pickerington Central • High school teammate of Tar Heel Sterling Manley • Averaged 15.3 points, 5.1 assists and 4.3 rebounds his sophomore season • Played AAU for Indiana Elite • Honor roll student his final two years.

PERSONAL
Born Jerome Francis III on May 26, 2000, in Muncie, Ind. • Is the son of Felicia and Jerome Francis II • His mother (track & field) and father (basketball) both were varsity athletes at Ohio State • His father averaged 11.2 points as a Buckeye from 1985-89 • Undeclared major.