Jones Named Finalist for the Lou Henson Award
Jordan Jones of the Central Connecticut men's basketball team was recognized as a finalist for the Lou Henson Award it was announced by CollegeInsider.com. The award is presented annually to the top player in mid-major college basketball.
Jones became program's sixth player named NEC Player of the Year and its first since Ken Horton in 2010-11. In his second season at CCSU, Jones became a two-time All-NEC performer earning a spot on the First Team. He was named Player of the Week three times, while averaging 14.3 points, 3.5 assists and 3.3 rebounds. He was among the league's statistical top-10 in seven categories, while leading CCSU in scoring in 13 games. He opened the season with 21 points at Providence, which was the first of his six 20-point games during the season. In conference play, Jones was even better, averaging 16.3 points, 3.6 assists and 3.3 rebounds, while shooting 54 percent from the field and 43.5 percent from beyond the arc.
The Lou Henson award honors the former Illinois and New Mexico State head coach who won 775 games in 41 seasons. Coach 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.
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.
The 2025 award will be announced in San Antonio, TX, site of the men's Division I Basketball Championship.
