▁D uck s ▁of ▁China . ▁He ▁aver aged ▁ 0 . 5 ▁points ▁and ▁ 0 . 7 ▁reb ounds ▁over ▁four ▁games , ▁playing ▁ 1 4 ▁minutes , ▁before ▁leaving ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁late ▁December ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁a ▁torn ado ▁struck ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland , ▁College ▁Park ▁campus , ▁killing ▁two ▁students ▁and ▁disp la cing ▁ 7 0 0   more ▁from ▁their ▁d orm itory . ▁Francis , ▁who ▁was ▁on ▁campus ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁arranged ▁to ▁spons or ▁a ▁dinner ▁for ▁the ▁disp la ced ▁students ▁before ▁he ▁fle w ▁back ▁to ▁Houston ▁for ▁his ▁third ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Rock ets . ▁He ▁said , ▁" I ▁remember ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁here ▁supporting ▁me ▁while ▁I ▁was ▁a ▁Maryland ▁student , ▁and ▁this ▁is ▁just ▁a ▁small ▁way ▁that ▁I ▁can ▁give ▁back ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁have ▁helped ▁me ." ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Francis ' s ▁# 2 3 ▁j er sey ▁was ▁hon ored ▁by ▁Maryland ▁in ▁a ▁ceremony ▁preceding ▁the ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁# 1 ▁ranked ▁Duke ▁Blue ▁Dev ils . ▁Francis ▁sat ▁on ▁the ▁team ' s ▁ben ch ▁during ▁the ▁game ▁and ▁che ered ▁as ▁the ▁Ter rap ins ▁ups et ▁the ▁Blue ▁Dev ils ▁ 8 7 – 7 3 . ▁On ▁election ▁day ▁