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BOSTON - A list of preseason All-America candidates for the Lou Henson Award, presented annually to the Division I Mid-Major Player of the Year, was released by CollegeInsider.com on Wednesday - one that included senior guard Corey Hawkins.
This is the second time in as many seasons that Hawkins earned preseason accolades from CollegeInsider.com.
Named in honor of Lou Henson who retired after a spectacular coaching career that lasted 41 years, the Award is presented annually to the top mid-major player in Division I college basketball.
When he left the game in 2005, Henson was ranked No. 6 all-time 779 career Division I victories. The most successful men's basketball coach ever to grace the sidelines at Illinois and New Mexico State, by virtue of his all-time win total at each location, Henson is one of only 12 coaches in the history of the game to take two schools to the Final Four.
Even though opposing teams specifically drafted their game plans around Hawkins due to the slew of games missed by the Aggies last season via redshirt or injuries, he was still able to post top 10 league averages.
In addition to posting the third-highest scoring figure among all Big West players (missing the second spot by only one-tenth of a point), he led the league in steals, averaging 1.47 per game, and finished his junior season ranked No. 6 in free throw percentage (.757) and No. 9 in assists (2.97).
As a junior, Hawkins ended his season ranked No. 57 among all Division I players across the nation in free throws made (159), No. 85 in scoring, No. 98 in total points (539).
It took just 53 games for Hawkins to become the 20th member of UC Davis men's basketball's 1,000 career point club - an accomplishment that took place midway through the Aggies' conference slate last season. Since becoming a Division I program, no UC Davis player has reached this milestone faster than Hawkins.
The 2015 Lou Henson Award recipient will be announced at the CollegeInsider.com Awards Banquet on April 3 in Indianapolis, site of the 2015 Men's NCAA Basketball Championship.
