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Whitlock Named Finalist For Lou Henson Award
3/13/2026 11:48:00 AM | Men's Basketball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Junior captain Nasir Whitlock has been named a finalist for the 2025-26 Lou Henson Award, which is presented annually to the top mid-major player in college basketball.
The Skip Prosser Man of the Year award honors those who not only achieve success on the basketball court but who display moral integrity on and off it as well.
The Lou Henson award honors the former Illinois and New Mexico State head coach who won 775 games in 41 seasons. 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.
Whitlock has had a sensational season for the Mountain Hawks, averaging a Patriot League best 21.0 points per game on an efficient 47.6% from the floor and 44.5% from three. The first team All-Patriot League selection guided second-seeded Lehigh to its fourth overall Patriot League championship on Wednesday and was named Tournament MVP in the process.
The 2026 award will be announced in Indianapolis, IN, site of the men's Division I Basketball Championship.
Like Lehigh men's basketball on Facebook, follow on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
LOU HENSON AWARD FINALISTS
Austin Benigni 5-11 Sr. Navy
Zach Cleveland 6-7 Sr. Liberty
Dominique Daniels, Jr. 5-10 Sr. California Baptist
Cruz Davis 6-3 Jr. Hofstra
Josiah Davis 6-3 Sr. CSUN
Brett Decker 6-3 So. Liberty
Quinn Denker 6-3 Sr. Northern Colorado
Gavin Doty 6-5 So. Siena
Logan Duncomb 6-10 Sr. Winthrop
Kyle Evans 6-10 Sr. UC Irvine
Delrecco Gillespie 6-8 Sr. Kent State
Bryce Harris 6-4 Sr. Howard
Jackson Holcombe 6-7 So. Utah Valley
Camren Hunter 6-3 Sr. Central Arkansas
Jaquan Johnson 5-11 So. Bradley
Tavari Johnson 6-0 Sr. Akron
Aidan Kehoe 6-11 Sr. Navy
Kevair Kennedy 6-2 Fr. Merrimack
Tyler Lundblade 6-5 Sr. Belmont
Terri Miller 6-8 Sr. Portland State
Nolan Minessale 6-5 So. St. Thomas MN
Paulius Murauskas 6-8 Jr. Saint Mary's
Darin Smith, Jr. 6-7 So. Central Connecticut State
Peter Suder 6-5 Sr. Miami OH
Cedric Taylor III 6-7 Jr. Howard
Keon Thompson 6-1 Sr. Stephen F. Austin
Nick Townsend 6-7 Sr. Yale
Patrick Wesler 7-1 Jr. UNCW
Nasir Whitlock 6-2 Jr. Lehigh
Alex Wilkins 6-5 Fr. Furman
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The Skip Prosser Man of the Year award honors those who not only achieve success on the basketball court but who display moral integrity on and off it as well.
The Lou Henson award honors the former Illinois and New Mexico State head coach who won 775 games in 41 seasons. 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.
Whitlock has had a sensational season for the Mountain Hawks, averaging a Patriot League best 21.0 points per game on an efficient 47.6% from the floor and 44.5% from three. The first team All-Patriot League selection guided second-seeded Lehigh to its fourth overall Patriot League championship on Wednesday and was named Tournament MVP in the process.
The 2026 award will be announced in Indianapolis, IN, site of the men's Division I Basketball Championship.
Like Lehigh men's basketball on Facebook, follow on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
LOU HENSON AWARD FINALISTS
Austin Benigni 5-11 Sr. Navy
Zach Cleveland 6-7 Sr. Liberty
Dominique Daniels, Jr. 5-10 Sr. California Baptist
Cruz Davis 6-3 Jr. Hofstra
Josiah Davis 6-3 Sr. CSUN
Brett Decker 6-3 So. Liberty
Quinn Denker 6-3 Sr. Northern Colorado
Gavin Doty 6-5 So. Siena
Logan Duncomb 6-10 Sr. Winthrop
Kyle Evans 6-10 Sr. UC Irvine
Delrecco Gillespie 6-8 Sr. Kent State
Bryce Harris 6-4 Sr. Howard
Jackson Holcombe 6-7 So. Utah Valley
Camren Hunter 6-3 Sr. Central Arkansas
Jaquan Johnson 5-11 So. Bradley
Tavari Johnson 6-0 Sr. Akron
Aidan Kehoe 6-11 Sr. Navy
Kevair Kennedy 6-2 Fr. Merrimack
Tyler Lundblade 6-5 Sr. Belmont
Terri Miller 6-8 Sr. Portland State
Nolan Minessale 6-5 So. St. Thomas MN
Paulius Murauskas 6-8 Jr. Saint Mary's
Darin Smith, Jr. 6-7 So. Central Connecticut State
Peter Suder 6-5 Sr. Miami OH
Cedric Taylor III 6-7 Jr. Howard
Keon Thompson 6-1 Sr. Stephen F. Austin
Nick Townsend 6-7 Sr. Yale
Patrick Wesler 7-1 Jr. UNCW
Nasir Whitlock 6-2 Jr. Lehigh
Alex Wilkins 6-5 Fr. Furman
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