DIEGO BERNARD IS A SENIOR GUARD FOR THE NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY BEARCATS IN MARYVILLE, MISSOURI IN THE MIAA IN NCAA DII COACHED BY BEN MCCOLLUM. THE BEARCATS HAVE STARTED THE 2022-23 CAMPAIGN WITH A 15-2 OVERALL RECORD AND A RECORD OF 8-2 IN MIAA PLAY. IN THE 2022-23 CAMPAIGN FOR THE BEARCATS, DIEGO IS AVERAGING 16.4 POINTS, 5.1 REBOUNDS, 3.7 ASSISTS, 1.8 STEALS, 0.3 BLOCKS AND 0.4 MADE THREES WHILE SHOOTING 60.4% FROM THE FIELD, 22.6% FROM DEEP AND 78.8% FROM THE FREE THROW LINE PER GAME. HE HAS SCORED 262 POINTS, GRABBED 82 REBOUNDS, DISHED OUT 59 ASSISTS, HAD 28 STEALS, BLOCKED 4 SHOTS AND MADE 7 THREES. HIS GAME HIGH IN POINTS IS 25, HIS GAME HIGH IN REBOUNDS IS 14, HIS GAME HIGHIN ASSISTS IS 7, HIS GAME HIGH IN STEALS IS 5, HIS GAME HIGH IN BLOCKS IS 1 AND HIS GAME HIGH IN MADE THREES IS 1. HE HAS BEEN NAMED TO THE 2022-23 BEVO FRANCIS AWARD WATCH LIST-100 PLAYERS.