Madison Francis

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-2
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Lancaster, N.Y.
High School:
Lancaster Central HS

2025-26 (Freshman)
Made her Mississippi State Debut on November 3 against Davidson… Played in 31 games and made 27 starts… Averaged 13.2 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.8 blocks, a 1.5 steals and 1.3 assists in 29.5 minutes a game… Led the team in points, blocked shots, minutes played and steals, while ranking second on the team in rebounding… Named to the 2026 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watchlist… USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Dec. 2)… 2025 Emerald Coast Classic Bay Bracket MVP… Her 88 total blocks were the most in a single season by a freshman and third-most by any player in program history… Her 2.84 blocks per game led the nation at the conclusion of the season… Recorded her first double-double against Pitt (Dec. 4) with 10 points and 10 rebounds… Rejected seven shots against Charlotte (Dec. 7), the fourth-best performance in Bulldog history… Scored a career-high 30 points against Alabama State (Dec. 17), joining the likes of Rickea Jackson, LaToya Thomas and Victoria Vivians as Bulldog freshmen to record a 30-point game. She was the only Bulldog of those four to record a double-double in the performance… Scored double-figures in 23 games, scoring 20 or more in five of those… Shot and made a career-high 10 free throws against #20 Tennessee (Jan. 8)… Knocked down 3+ three-pointers in a pair of games… Had seven games with double doubles… Recorded a career high 13 rebounds in four different games… Had 23 games with 5+ rebounds and 8 games with 10 or more… Blocked 3+ shots in 16 games, the fourth-most of any player in the nation… Rejected six or more shots in four games, leading the nation in that category… Had a career high seven steals at Alabama (Jan. 25), the fourth-best performance by a Bulldog all-time… The only player to have single game performances rank in the top four in steals AND blocks in MSU history… Played a career high 39 minutes against Florida (Feb. 19)… Led the team in scoring in nine games… Led the team in rebounds in 10 games… Led the team in blocks on 25 occasions.

CAREER HONORS
2026 SEC All-Defensive Team
2026 SEC All-Freshman Team
2026 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watchlist
2x SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 3, Feb. 17)
Tamika Catchings USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Dec. 2)
2025 Emerald Coast Classic Bay Bracket MVP (Nov. 25)

High School
Played four seasons at Lancaster High School for head coach Jayson Jaskier … Averaged 24.8 points, 12.6 rebounds, 4.5 steals, 3.6 assists and 3.0 blocks throughout the duration of her high school career, collecting totals of over 2000 points and 1000 rebounds … Posted single-season bests of 32.0 points, 14.8 rebounds, 5.1 steals, 4.5 blocks and 3.9 assists during her senior season … Won gold at the 2024 FIBA U18 AmeriCup with the 2024 USA Women’s U18 National Team … One of 12 high school players in the country to be elected to play in the 2025 USA Women’s Nike Hoop Summit … Was the 38th-ranked player in the class of 2025 and seventh-ranked forward according to ESPN.