Editor: The following is part of a press release from louhenson.com
THE MID-SEASON WATCH LIST
(Boston, MA) — The 2019-20 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.
The award honors Henson, the former Illinois and New Mexico State 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.
The 2019-20 Lou Henson National Player of the Year Award will be announced in April 2020 in Atlanta, GA, site of the men’s Division I NCAA Basketball Championship.
Players on teams from the following conferences are eligible for the award: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Great West, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, West Coast.
Ohio Valley Conference Players
Belmont’s Nick Muszynski – Austin Peay’s Terry Taylor
Missouri Valley Conference Players
Northern Iowa’s Trae Berhow and A.J. Green – Bradley’s Elijah Childs – Valparaiso’s Javon Freeman-Liberty – Loyola’s Cameron Krutwig
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