Harris Secures Spot on 2019 Lou Henson Award Watch List
11/5/2019 6:08:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Senior is one of 50 mid-major players from around the nation on the list
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BOSTON - Already tabbed as one of the top players in the Southland Conference entering his final season of college basketball, SFA men's basketball senior Kevon Harris is now in the conversation for the title of best mid-major player in the nation.
In a release issued Tuesday afternoon, the guard out of Ellenwood, Ga., learned he is one of 50 players from around the nation who made the cut for the 2019 Lou Henson Award Watch List. Harris is one of just two Southland Conference players on the 50-man list for the award which is named after former Illinois and New Mexico State head coach Lou Henson.
The award, which has been doled out on an annual basis since 2010, goes to the the nation's top NCAA Division I mid-major player. Former recipients of the award include the Cleveland Cavaliers' Matthew Dellavedova (2013) and former Lumberjack great Thomas Walkup (2016).
As he enters his final season of college basketball, Harris stands poised to continue his rise up the charts in a number of SFA's all-time statistical categories. Through the 2018-19 season - his first as an upperclassman - Harris emerged as one of the 'Jacks' best players. Harris ranked second on the team in scoring, putting in points at a clip of 17.8 per game. In Southland Conference action, however, Harris took his game to another level and was the only player in the 13-team league who averaged north of 20 points per game in league tilts.
He led the league in Southland Conference scoring by averaging 20.2 points per game. In 10 of his 18 Southland games, Harris amassed 20 or more points and all three of the junior's outings of 30 or more points came against Southland Conference foes.
An efficient scorer from all areas of the floor, Harris put up a shooting split of .420/.369/.786 in 2018-19. In conference-only games, the junior shot .537/.405/.750. For the year, Harris also led the 'Jacks in rebounding at a clip of 6.5 per game and as the season went along Harris climbed his way up a number of the 'Jacks' all-time statistical charts.
Following the conclusion of his 2018-19 year, Harris hauled in All-Southland Conference Second Team and NABC All-District 23 First Team honors for his play. As he heads into his senior year in 2019-20, Harris currently ranks among the top ten all-time in a number of SFA's NCAA-era statistical charts including three-pointers made (sixth, 129), free throws made (fourth, 323), free throws attempted (eighth, 456) and field goals made (eighth, 420). Harris also needs just four more rebounds to reach 500 in his collegiate career. By the time the 2018-19 season was in the books Harris had also risen to 15th on SFA's all-time scoring charts with 1,292 career points.
Harris and the rest of the 'Jacks are a little less than 24 hours away from their 2019-20 season opener. Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m., SFA takes on NCAA Division III adversary LeTourneau inside William R. Johnson Coliseum to start the year. ESPN+ and the ESPN app will broadcast the non-conference showdown nationwide.
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