Courtesy of Louisiana Tech Strategic Athletic Communications
RUSTON – Louisiana Tech’s Kenneth Lofton, Jr. was one of 30 players named to the Mid-Season Watch List for the 2021-22 Lute Olson National Player of the Year award, announced Wednesday by CollegeInsider.com.
Lofton is currently averaging a double-double while leading LA Tech in scoring at 16.7 points per game and in rebounding at 10.8 boards per game. His rebounding average ranks ninth in the country while his nine double-doubles ranks sixth. He is also shooting 55.7 percent from the field, which ranks first in Conference USA.
The Port Arthur, Texas native has won C-USA Player of the Week honors twice and is one of only two players in Division I to post multiple 30-point/10-rebound games. He had a career-high 36 points to go along with 17 boards at NC State and had 31 points and 14 rebounds in a win at Santa Clara.
Prior to the season, Junior was named to the Karl Malone Award Watch List and the Naismith Trophy Watch List.
The Lute Olson Award, which is presented annually to the top player in Division I College Basketball, is named in honor of Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson.
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2021-22 Lute Olson Award Mid-Season Watch List
James Akinjo, Baylor
Keve Aluma, Virginia Tech
Armando Bacot, North Carolina
Paolo Banchero, Duke
Alex Barcello, BYU
Christian Braun, Kansas
Julian Champagnie, St. John’s
Kofi Cockburn, Illinois
Johnny Davis, Wisconsin
Tari Eason, LSU
Zach Edey, Purdue
Collin Gillespie, Villanova
Chet Holmgren, Gonzaga
Jaden Ivey, Purdue
Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana
Johnny Juzang, UCLA
Christian Koloko, Arizona
Hyunjung Lee, Davidson
E.J. Liddell, Ohio State
Kenneth Lofton, Jr., Louisiana Tech
Isaiah Mobley, USC
Wendell Moore, Duke
Keegan Murray, Iowa
Jahvon Quinerly, Alabama
Orlando Robinson, Fresno State
David Roddy, Colorado State
Jabari Smith, Auburn
Drew Timme, Gonzaga
Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
Alondes Williams, Wake Forest
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