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Tevin Brown Named To Lou Henson Award Mid-Season Watch List
1/12/2022 5:35:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Henson Award is given annually to the National Player of the Year in mid-major collegiate basketball
Murray State's Tevin Brown was named to the mid-season watch list for the Lou Henson National Player of the Year presented by CollegeInsider.com.
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Brown, a junior from Fairhope, Alabama, is having a tremendous 2021-22 season for the Racers as he leads the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring at 18.9 points per game which puts him 43rd in NCAA D-I. Brown also ranks 10th in the nation with 49 made 3-point baskets in 14 games and he is 25th in the nation with a 3-point percentage of .438.
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He has already earned three OVC Player of the Week honors this season and is looking to be a three-time All-OVC selection at the end of the season and perhaps the OVC Player of the Year. Brown was a Lou Henson All-America after the 2019-20 season.
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Brown is just the third MSU player to score 1,000 points, get 500 rebounds and have 350 assists, an honor he reached just last week as the Racers have
posted a 12-2 mark and 2-0 record in early going of the OVC season. Brown enters the week with 1,608 career points at MSU for 11th on the all-time list. He is eight 3-point baskets from breaking the MSU all-time 3-point record held by Isaiah Canaan (2009-13) with 304 and Brown is also taking aim at the OVC record of 319 set by Austin Peay's Joe Sibbitt (1994-98).
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Brown is one of four players from the OVC on the watch list that includes Belmont's Grayson Murphy and Nick Muszynski and Morehead State's Johni Broome
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The Lou Henson National Player of the Year Award will be given April 1 in New Orleans, site of the NCAA men's basketball championship.
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The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the top mid-major player and honors the former Illinois and New Mexico State head 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, Horizon, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, West Coast.
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Racer Basketball Legacy Fund
The new fundraising initiative invites Racer supporters to have a lasting impact on the Murray State men's and women's basketball programs. Those interested in learning more about how you can support the Racer Basketball Legacy Fund initiative may contact Director of Development-Athletics, Taylor Mudd at (270) 809-3517 or tmudd3@murraystate.edu for more information.
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Harlem Globetrotters Coming To CFSB Center – Feb. 2
The worldwide sensation Harlem Globetrotters have announced they will return to Murray State University for an eighth time on February 2, 2022 beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000. Guests may also visit the CFSB Center ticket office, located at 1401 State Route 121 North, Murray, Ky 42071 (Lower A Entrance). For more information, please contact the CFSB Center ticket hotline at 270-809-3000.
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Racers Selected For Two Home Games On ESPNU
The Murray State men's basketball is hosting a pair of televised home games on ESPNU as announced by the Ohio Valley Conference for the 2021-22 season. The Racers will appear on ESPNU (Feb. 17) when they host the Austin Peay Governors at the CFSB Center in a 6 p.m. tip. The second game happens at home (Feb. 24) against the Belmont Bruins in a tip off of 8 p.m. Both of the TV games for the Racers come on Thursday nights. The OVC schedule has a total of nine total men's basketball televised games (six regular season contests and three OVC Tournament games) to be aired by one of the ESPN networks during the 2021-22 season. This includes three nights of coverage at the OVC Tournament (March 4-5) at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.
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Brown, a junior from Fairhope, Alabama, is having a tremendous 2021-22 season for the Racers as he leads the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring at 18.9 points per game which puts him 43rd in NCAA D-I. Brown also ranks 10th in the nation with 49 made 3-point baskets in 14 games and he is 25th in the nation with a 3-point percentage of .438.
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He has already earned three OVC Player of the Week honors this season and is looking to be a three-time All-OVC selection at the end of the season and perhaps the OVC Player of the Year. Brown was a Lou Henson All-America after the 2019-20 season.
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Brown is just the third MSU player to score 1,000 points, get 500 rebounds and have 350 assists, an honor he reached just last week as the Racers have
posted a 12-2 mark and 2-0 record in early going of the OVC season. Brown enters the week with 1,608 career points at MSU for 11th on the all-time list. He is eight 3-point baskets from breaking the MSU all-time 3-point record held by Isaiah Canaan (2009-13) with 304 and Brown is also taking aim at the OVC record of 319 set by Austin Peay's Joe Sibbitt (1994-98).Â
Brown is one of four players from the OVC on the watch list that includes Belmont's Grayson Murphy and Nick Muszynski and Morehead State's Johni Broome
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The Lou Henson National Player of the Year Award will be given April 1 in New Orleans, site of the NCAA men's basketball championship.
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The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the top mid-major player and honors the former Illinois and New Mexico State head 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, Horizon, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, West Coast.
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Racer Basketball Legacy Fund
The new fundraising initiative invites Racer supporters to have a lasting impact on the Murray State men's and women's basketball programs. Those interested in learning more about how you can support the Racer Basketball Legacy Fund initiative may contact Director of Development-Athletics, Taylor Mudd at (270) 809-3517 or tmudd3@murraystate.edu for more information.
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Harlem Globetrotters Coming To CFSB Center – Feb. 2
The worldwide sensation Harlem Globetrotters have announced they will return to Murray State University for an eighth time on February 2, 2022 beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000. Guests may also visit the CFSB Center ticket office, located at 1401 State Route 121 North, Murray, Ky 42071 (Lower A Entrance). For more information, please contact the CFSB Center ticket hotline at 270-809-3000.
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Racers Selected For Two Home Games On ESPNU
The Murray State men's basketball is hosting a pair of televised home games on ESPNU as announced by the Ohio Valley Conference for the 2021-22 season. The Racers will appear on ESPNU (Feb. 17) when they host the Austin Peay Governors at the CFSB Center in a 6 p.m. tip. The second game happens at home (Feb. 24) against the Belmont Bruins in a tip off of 8 p.m. Both of the TV games for the Racers come on Thursday nights. The OVC schedule has a total of nine total men's basketball televised games (six regular season contests and three OVC Tournament games) to be aired by one of the ESPN networks during the 2021-22 season. This includes three nights of coverage at the OVC Tournament (March 4-5) at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.
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