BOSTON – Northern Kentucky men's basketball standout Marques Warrick continues to put his name among the sport's best as the Lexington, Kentucky native was named to the Lou Henson Award Mid-Season Watch List, announced by College Insider and LouHenson.com on Wednesday.
 
The Lou Henson National Player of the Year Award, which is presented annually to the top mid-major student-athlete in NCAA Division I basketball, honors the former Illinois and New Mexico State head coach who won 775 games in 41 seasons.
 
Warrick has cemented himself as one of the best scorers in all of college basketball as he ranks 15th in the nation in points scored (325), 35th in both made field goals (105) and made free throws (76), 40th in points per game (19.1), 79th in made three-pointers (39) and 90th in free throw percentage (85.4 percent).
 
The senior guard is also up to 1,914 career points, a mark that ranks sixth all-time in school history in scoring. He is just seven points away from taking over sole possession of fifth place, and a mere 152 points from tying NKU great Drew McDonald for the most all-time in program history.
 
The Lou Henson award honors the former Illinois and New Mexico State head coach who won 775 games in 41 seasons. Coach 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, ASUN, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, CUSA, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, MEAC, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, SWAC, Summit, Sun Belt, WAC, West Coast.
 
The recipient of the annual award is determined by a 10-member voting committee, which consists of current and former head coaches, as well as two senior staff members of CollegeInsider.com.
 
The 2024 award will be announced in Phoenix, AZ, site of the men's Division I Basketball Championship.
 
 
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