BOSTON, Mass. - Santa Clara men's basketball junior guard Jalen Williams has been named to the 2022 Lou Henson Award Mid-Season Watch List, presented annually to the top mid-major player in division I college basketball.
A native of Gilbert, Ariz., Williams has been one of the top performers in the WCC this season. Through 16 games, he is averaging a conference-best 19.0 points per game and has eight 20-point games under his belt, including his last two outings against San Jose State (20) and Pacific (22). Williams is currently ranked 18th in the nation with 304 points scored and leads the WCC with 106 field goals made.
Williams is one of two players from the WCC on the 41-man list, joining San Francisco's Jamaree Bouyea.
The Lou Henson Award 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.
Williams and the Broncos will return to action this Saturday against No. 2 Gonzaga for a 1:00 p.m. tip in Santa Clara.
Full release from the Lou Henson Award website is here.
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