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Bradley’s Duke Deen, right, looks for a teammate to pass the ball to around the SEMO defense in the first half of the Braves’ season opener Monday, Nov. 4, 2024 at Carver Arena. The Braves defeated the Redhawks 88-60.
PEORIA — Bradley Braves fifth-year point guard Duke Deen was already a must-see player in 2024-25.
Now Deen, the preseason pick for Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year honors, has been added to the Lou Henson Award watch list. Deen is averaging 13.5 points per game in Bradley’s first four contests, with 3.5 rebounds per game and 16 assists. He’s shooting 42.5% from the field.
Henson’s national Player of the Year Award goes annually to the top player in mid-major college basketball.
Deen was among 50 players included on the watch list this week, which included Northern Iowa’s Tytan Anderson and Murray State’s JaCobi Wood.
The list also includes three other players from teams Bradley could face in the 2024 Myrtle Beach Invitational this week. They include Xaivian Lee (Princeton), Brandon Noel (Wright State) and Caden Pierce (Princeton).
Nov. 19, 2024
LOU HENSON AWARD EARLY-SEASON WATCH LIST
BOSTON, MA — The 2023-24 Lou Henson ‘Early Season’ Watch list has been announced. The award is presented annually to the top player in mid-major college basketball. The 2025 award will be announced in San Antonio, TX, site… pic.twitter.com/EGboGzRhcK
— College Insider Inc. (@collegeinsider) November 19, 2024
2024 Lou Henson award nominees
• Tytan Anderson, UNI; Daniel Batcho, Louisiana Tech; Rasheed Bello, Purdue Fort Wayne; Austin Benigni, Navy; Devontae Blanton, EKU; Juslin Bodo Bodo, High Point; Trey Bonham, Chattanooga; Jamar Brown, Kansas City; Ante Brzovic, Charleston; Adam Clark, Merrimack.
• AJ Clayton, Ohio; Zach Cleveland, Liberty; Tayton Conerway, Troy; Duke Deen, Bradley; Kintavious Dozier, Grambling; Kezza Giffa, High Point; Landon Glasper, NC A&T; Tyon Grant-Foster, Grand Canyon; Barrington Hargress, UC Riverside; Bryce Harris, Howard.
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Publish date : 2024-11-21 09:07:00
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