SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Five Southern Conference men’s basketball student-athletes have been named to the Lou Henson Award midseason watch list, CollegeInsider.com announced Tuesday. The SoCon’s five selections are the most among the 21 conferences eligible for the award.
The Citadel’s Hayden Brown, ETSU’s Ledarrius Brewer, Furman’s Mike Bothwell, UNC Greensboro’s Isaiah Miller and Wofford’s Storm Murphy all earned spots on the 40-man list.
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.
Players on teams from the following conferences are eligible for the award: America East, ASUN, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt and West Coast.
The Missouri Valley, Sun Belt and Ohio Valley conferences trailed the SoCon with four selections each.
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LOU HENSON AWARD MIDSEASON WATCH LIST
Fardaws Aimaq, 6-11, Jr., Utah Valley
Ahmed Ali, 5-11, Sr., Portland
Ahsan Asadullah, 6-8, Jr., Lipscomb
Mike Bothwell, 6-8, Jr., Furman
Hayden Brown, 6-5, Jr., The Citadel
Ledarrius Brewer, 6-5, Jr., ETSU
Jamaree Bouyea, 6-2, Sr., San Francisco
Elijah Childs, 6-7, Sr., Bradley
Loren Cristian Jackson, 5-8, Sr., Akron
Cam Davis, 6-0, Sr., Navy
Michael Green III, 5-11, So., Bryant
Tanner Groves, 6-9, Jr., Eastern Washington
Marreon Jackson, 6-1, Sr., Toledo
DeVante Jones, 6-1, Jr., Coastal Carolina
Tre King, 6-9, Jr., Eastern Kentucky
Cameron Krutwig, 6-9, Sr., Loyola Chicago
Matt Lewis, 6-5, Sr., James Madison
Loudon Love, 6-9, Sr., Wright State
Isaiah Miller, 6-0, Sr., UNCG
Ruot Monyyong, 6-10, Sr., Little Rock
Jalen Moore, 5-11, Jr., Oakland
Isiaih Mosley, 6-5, So., Missouri State
Grayson Murphy, 6-2, Jr., Belmont
Storm Murphy, 6-0, Sr., Wofford
Nick Muszynski, 6-11, Jr., Belmont
Obadiah Noel, 6-4, Sr., UMass Lowell
Zach Nutall, 6-3, Jr., Sam Houston
Kevin Obanor, 6-8, Jr., Oral Roberts
Roman Penn, 5-11, Jr., Drake
Justin Roberts, 6-9, Jr., Georgia State
Cedric Russell, 6-2, Sr., Louisiana
Eli Scott, 6-6, Sr., Loyola Marymount
Amadou Sow, 6-9, Jr., UCSB
Anthony Tarke, 6-6, Sr., Coppin State
Terry Taylor, 6-5, Sr., Austin Peay
Justin Turner, 6-4, Sr., Bowling Green
Chandler Vaudrin, 6-7, Sr., Winthrop
Davion Warren, 6-6, Sr., Hampton
Collin Welp, 6-2, Jr., UC Irvine
Camren Wynter, 6-2, Jr., Drexel