Jordan Jones Named to Lou Henson Award Early Season Watch List
Central Connecticut's Jordan Jones was named to the 2024-25 Lou Henson 'Early Season' Watch List on Tuesday. The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the top player in mid-major college basketball.
Jones currently leads the Blue Devils in scoring at 13.5 points per game, while adding 3.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. He has also notched six steals in four games, while shooting 41.3 percent overall. The 6-foot guard from Florence, SC, notched a career-high nine assists, without a turnover, against Vermont State Johnson and has scored in double-figures in three contests, including 21 points at Providence in the season-opener. Jones earned Preseason All-NEC honors after being named All-NEC Second Team last season. He ranked among the league leaders in seven statistical categories, including steals (1.84, 4th), assists (3.65 apg, 5th) and scoring (12.7 ppg, 10th). Jones has scored 1,035 points in his career between CCSU and Coker University and had a career-best game against Sacred Heart last season when he scoring 33 points on 11-16 shooting (5-8 three-pointers) on Feb. 8.
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. Henson passed away on July 25, 2020.
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.
