BOSTON, Mass. – Seattle U junior guard Cameron Tyson has been named to the Watch List for the 2022-23 Lou Henson National Player of the Year award. The award, which is presented annually to the top mid-major player in NCAA Division I college basketball, honors the former Illinois and New Mexico State head coach who won 775 games in 41 seasons.
Tyson, 6-3 guard who hails from Bothell, Wash., is off to a hot start to the 2022-23 season. He opened the year with back-to-back 30-point games, pouring in a career high 35 on opening day at UC San Diego. He followed with a 32-point effort in a home win over Portland State, then added an 18-point performance in a win at University of Portland.
In games played through Nov. 22, Tyson leads the nation in scoring (28.3 ppg) and three-pointers per game (6.33). He also ranks ninth nationally in made threes with 19. He's shooting 50% from the field and 51.4% from three while also adding 4.3 rebounds per game.
Fifty players from across the nation were included in the watch list announcement.
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, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, WAC, West Coast.
Tyson, 6-3 guard who hails from Bothell, Wash., is off to a hot start to the 2022-23 season. He opened the year with back-to-back 30-point games, pouring in a career high 35 on opening day at UC San Diego. He followed with a 32-point effort in a home win over Portland State, then added an 18-point performance in a win at University of Portland.
In games played through Nov. 22, Tyson leads the nation in scoring (28.3 ppg) and three-pointers per game (6.33). He also ranks ninth nationally in made threes with 19. He's shooting 50% from the field and 51.4% from three while also adding 4.3 rebounds per game.
Fifty players from across the nation were included in the watch list announcement.
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, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, WAC, West Coast.
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