Ja'Vier Joseph Francis (born October 20, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Houston Cougars.
Francis attended Montverde Academy. He was rated as the 22nd overall center and the 127th overall player in the class of 2020 and committed to play college basketball for the Houston Cougars over other schools such as DePaul, SMU, Washington State, North Texas, Texas Southern and Stephen F. Austin.
On January 18, 2022, Francis put up two points, a rebound, and a block in a victory over South Florida. During the 2021âÂÂ22 season, he averaged 1.2 points and 0.9 rebounds in 18 games. On December 13, 2022, Francis put up 17 points, 15 rebounds, and three blocks in a blowout win versus North Carolina A&T. In the 2022âÂÂ23 season, he played in 35 games with one start, where he averaged 4.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game. On January 6, 2024, he recorded 13 points in a victory over West Virginia. During the 2023âÂÂ24 season, Francis became a full-time starter for the Cougars and averaged 6.0 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. On November 30, 2024, he put up five points and six rebounds in an overtime loss to San Diego State. On January 18, 2025, Francis recorded 16 points and ten rebounds in a victory over UCF. In the 2024âÂÂ25 season, he played in 38 games with seven starts, where he averaged 5.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.0 block per game.
For the 2025âÂÂ26 season, Francis was added to the roster of the Golden State Warriors' NBA G League affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors.
|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2021âÂÂ22 | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 18 || 0 || 4.1 || .643 || â || .333 || .9 || .0 || .1 || .6 || 1.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2022âÂÂ23 | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 35 || 1 || 10.3 || .713 || â || .591 || 3.5 || .2 || .3 || 1.1 || 4.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023âÂÂ24 | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 37 || 37 || 20.7 || .646 || â || .529 || 5.2 || .2 || .9 || 1.6 || 6.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024âÂÂ25 | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 38 || 7 || 15.7 || .608 || .000 || .721 || 4.4 || .2 || .4 || 1.0 || 5.1 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 128 || 45 || 14.0 || .649 || .000 || .602 || 3.9 || .2 || .5 || 1.1 || 4.6