Editor: The following is part of a press release from collegeinsider.com.
THE MID-SEASON WATCH LIST
(Boston, MA) – The 2017-18 Lou Henson Award mid-season Watch List was announced on Thursday.
The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the nation’s top Division I mid-major player.
Lou Henson coached 41 years. When he left the game in 2005 he was sixth all-time in career Division I wins with 779. He is the winningest coach at both Illinois and New Mexico State. He is one of only 12 coaches in the history of the game to take two schools to the Final Four.
The 2017-18 Lou Henson National Player of the Year Award will be announced on March 31, 2018 at the CollegeInsider.com Awards Event in San Antonio, site of the men’s NCAA Basketball Championship.
Editor: Missouri Valley Conference players Alize Johnson and Reed Timmer are part of the mid-season watch list.
Missouri State’s Johnson is the Valley’s preseason ‘Player of the Year’ and leads the conference in rebounding (11.4 per game) and is seventh in scoring (15.2 per game). The senior is one of four players nationally to record a 20-20 game, and he’s done it twice.
Drake’s Timmer was a Valley preseason ‘All Missouri Valley’ pick and leads the conference in scoring (18.7 ppg) and free throw percentage (.886).
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Flooding, lightning strikes, etc. have cost @RacersHoops two home games. Had to play 'neutral site' tonight instead of at home and Wednesday's goes from home to away. Tough break for the Racers, and the whole area has been hit with difficulties. #FatherHarry
Murray State's scheduled home game Wednesday vs. Southern Illinois being moved to Banterra Center in Carbondale. #ValleyHoops
Gigantic game for @BradleyUMBB today in Des Moines. If they have a chance to catch @DrakeBulldogsMB, they have to win today. The Bulldogs can basically win the title today. @BustingBrackets breaks it all down. #FatherHarry https://bit.ly/3EGiVgi
Not rooting for any particular @ValleyHoops, but chaos is always fun. If things break certain ways, after today there could be a six-way tie for fifth place.
Fun to listen to @MLBLarry on the @SIU_Basketball/@BelmontMBB game tonight. Good job brother. #FatherHarry
