7 ▁points ▁per ▁game , ▁ 4 . 5 ▁ass ists ▁per ▁game , ▁and ▁ 2 . 8 ▁ste als ▁per ▁game . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁cons ensus ▁second - team ▁All - American ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁final ist ▁for ▁the ▁Wood en ▁and ▁Na ism ith ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Awards . ▁Although ▁he ▁stated ▁he ▁was ▁" 9 9 % ▁sure " ▁he ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁Maryland ▁for ▁his ▁senior ▁season , ▁he ▁opt ed ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁NBA ▁draft . ▁ ▁While ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ter rap ins , ▁Francis ▁met ▁Id an ▁Rav in , ▁who ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁co aching ▁youth ▁basketball . ▁Francis ▁soon ▁began ▁att ending ▁Rav in ' s ▁work outs ▁and ▁recommended ▁Rav in ▁as ▁tra iner ▁to ▁fellow ▁college ▁players , ▁including ▁El ton ▁Brand . ▁Rav in ▁subsequently ▁became ▁a ▁well - known ▁tra iner ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁NBA ▁players . ▁ ▁NBA ▁career ▁ ▁Houston ▁Rock ets ▁( 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 4 ) ▁Francis ▁was ▁selected ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁NBA ▁draft ▁by ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁G ri zz lies . ▁He ▁public ly ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁G ri zz lies , ▁cit ing ▁the ▁distance ▁from ▁his ▁Maryland ▁home , ▁tax es , ▁end ors ements , ▁and ▁God ' s ▁will . ▁He av ily ▁critic ized ▁for ▁his ▁ant ics , ▁especially ▁in ▁V ancouver , ▁he