April 4, 2014
HALL WINS THE 2014 LOU HENSON AWARD
DALLAS, TX -- Mercer's Langston Hall is the recipient of the 2014 Lou Henson award, presented annually to the top mid-major player in Division I college basketball.
Hall led Mercer to a banner year that concluded with a 27-9 record in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32. Other postseason distinctions that have come Hall's way include Atlantic Sun Player of the Year, Atlantic Sun All-Conference first team honors and Atlantic Sun Tournament MVP.
Hall led Mercer with averages of 14.6 points, 5.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game in 2013-14. The campaign saw him break the A-Sun conference record for career assists and score the 1,500th point of his career. The senior scored 20 or more in 11 games and registered 10 or more assists on four occasions. His 201 total assists ranks 16th most nationally and is the second highest single-season total in program history.
Previous recipients of the award include Matthew Dellavedova (Saint Mary's 2013), Kyle O'Quinn (Norfolk State 2012), Matt Howard (Butler 2011) and Keith Benson (Oakland 2010).
The award is named in honor of Lou Henson who retired after a spectacular coaching career that lasted 41 years. When he left the game in 2005 he was sixth all-time in career Division I wins with 779. He is the winningest coach at both Illinois and New Mexico State. He is one of only 12 coaches in the history of the game to take two schools to the Final Four.
2014 LOU HENSON ALL-AMERICA TEAM
| Ike Azotam | 6-7 | Sr. | Quinnipiac |
| Travis Bader | 6-5 | Sr. | Oakland |
| George Beamon | 6-4 | Sr. | Manhattan |
| Taylor Braun | 6-7 | Sr. | North Dakota State |
| Alec Brown | 7-1 | Sr. | Green Bay |
| David Brown | 6-3 | Sr. | Western Michigan |
| Julius Brown | 5-10 | Jr. | Toledo |
| Glenn Cosey | 6-0 | Sr. | Eastern Kentucky |
| Torrey Craig | 6-6 | Sr. | USC Upstate |
| Langston Hall | 6-4 | Sr. | Mercer |
| Tyler Haws | 6-5 | Jr. | BYU |
| Troy Huff | 6-5 | Sr. | North Dakota |
| R.J. Hunter | 6-5 | So. | Georgia State |
| Jeremy Ingram | 6-3 | Sr. | North Carolina Central |
| Kareem Jamar | 6-5 | Sr. | Montana |
| J.J. Mann | 6-6 | Sr. | Belmont |
| Z. Mason | 6-6 | Sr. | Chattanooga |
| Javon McCrea | 6-7 | Sr. | Buffalo |
| Aaric Murray | 6-0 | Sr. | Texas Southern |
| Jake Odum | 6-4 | Sr. | Indiana State |
| Jacob Parker | 6-6 | Jr. | Stephen F. Austin |
| Elfrid Payton | 6-3 | Jr. | Louisiana Lafayette |
| Devon Saddler | 6-2 | Sr. | Delaware |
| Wesley Saunders | 6-5 | Jr. | Harvard |
| Justin Sears | 6-8 | So. | Yale |
| Kiefer Sykes | 5-11 | Jr. | Green Bay |
| Jameel Warney | 6-8 | So. | Stony Brook |
| Jalan West | 5-10 | So. | Northwestern State |
| Alan Williams | 6-8 | Jr. | UC Santa Barbara |
| Pendarvis Williams | 6-6 | Sr. | Norfolk State |
NOTE: Ronnie Baker (Wichita State), Billy Baron (Canisius) and Cleanthony Early (Wichita State) were named to the Lute Olson All-America Team.
2024: Trey Townsend, Oakland
2023: Jordan Brown, Louisiana
2022: Malachi Smith, Chattanooga
2021: Max Abmas, Oral Roberts
2020: Nathan Knight, William & Mary
2019: Fletcher Magee, Wofford
2018: Clayton Custer, Loyola Chicago
2017; Justin Robinson, Monmouth
2016: Thomas Walkup, Stephen F. Austin
2015: Ty Greene, USC Upstate
2014: Langston Hall, Mercer
2013: Matthew Dellavedova, Saint Mary's
2012: Kyle O'Quinn, Norfolk State
2011: Matt Howard, Butler
2010: Keith Benson, Oakland
