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AJ Green named Lou Henson Award finalist

BOSTON --- UNI men's basketball guard AJ Green has been named a finalist for the 2022 Lou Henson National Player of the Year Award, as announced by CollegeInsider.com on Monday afternoon.

The award is presented annually to the top mid-major player in Division I college basketball, and is named after Coach Lou Henson who won 775 career games over a 41-year career at Illinois and New Mexico State.

Players on teams from the following conferences are eligible for the award: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, West Coast.