MVC & OVC Players Honored
Editor: The following is part of a press release from louhenson.com.
(Boston, MA) – The 2020-21 Lou Henson Award finalists were announced on Thursday.
The Lou Henson National Player of the Year Award, which is presented annually to the top mid-major player in division I college basketball, honors the former Illinois and New Mexico State head coach who won 775 games in 41 seasons.
Henson is the winningest coach in Illinois basketball history with 423 victories. During his 21 seasons (1975- 1996), Henson led the Fighting Illini to 16 postseason appearances, including 12 NCAA tournaments and a Final Four appearance in 1989.
Henson is one of only 11 coaches to take two different schools to the NCAA Final Four. His teams have made 19 NCAA appearances and four NIT appearances.
The recipient of the 2021 award will be announced on April 1.
Editor: The finalists are automatically named to the Lou Henson All-American Team.
The Missouri Valley Conference is represented by Loyola’s Cameron Krutwig, Missouri State’s Isiaih Mosley and by Drake’s Roman Penn. The Ohio Valley Conference has four representatives. Belmont’s Grayson Murphy and Nick Muszynski, join Morehead State’s Johni Broome and Austin Peay’s Terry Taylor on the All-American team.
Former Southeast Missouri player LaDarrius Brewer (East Tennessee State) is also a finalist.
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