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Loudon Love Named to Lou Henson Award Preseason Watch List
11/7/2019 11:05:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Junior center Loudon Love of the Wright State men's basketball team was named to the Lou Henson Award Preseason Watch List, announced on Wednesday. The award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I mid-major player.
The full preseason watch list can be seen here.
Love led the Raiders in scoring most of last season and finished the 2018-19 campaign with a 15.1 points per game average, which ranked seventh in the Horizon League, while his 8.2 rebounds per game average was the third-best in the Horizon last season. A First-Team All-League member last season, Love was a second-team member and Freshman of the Year selection following the 2017-18 campaign. He posted 12 double-doubles last season and averaged 16.6 points in league-only contests.
In Wright State's season opener against Central State on Tuesday, the preseason first team All-Conference selection scored nine points to go with six rebounds, two assists and a pair of steals.
The 2019-20 Lou Henson National Player of the Year Award will be announced in April 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia – site of the men's Division I NCAA Basketball Championship.
The Lou Henson 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.
Henson, who is also the all-time winningest coach in New Mexico State history with 289 victories, 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.
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.
Love and Wright State return to action on Saturday afternoon, making the short trip to take on Miami (OH) in a 2 p.m. matchup.
The full preseason watch list can be seen here.
Love led the Raiders in scoring most of last season and finished the 2018-19 campaign with a 15.1 points per game average, which ranked seventh in the Horizon League, while his 8.2 rebounds per game average was the third-best in the Horizon last season. A First-Team All-League member last season, Love was a second-team member and Freshman of the Year selection following the 2017-18 campaign. He posted 12 double-doubles last season and averaged 16.6 points in league-only contests.
In Wright State's season opener against Central State on Tuesday, the preseason first team All-Conference selection scored nine points to go with six rebounds, two assists and a pair of steals.
The 2019-20 Lou Henson National Player of the Year Award will be announced in April 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia – site of the men's Division I NCAA Basketball Championship.
The Lou Henson 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.
Henson, who is also the all-time winningest coach in New Mexico State history with 289 victories, 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.
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.
Love and Wright State return to action on Saturday afternoon, making the short trip to take on Miami (OH) in a 2 p.m. matchup.
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