BOSTON, Mass. – Towson men's basketball redshirt senior Cam Holden was named to the College Insider Lou Henson Player of the Year Award watch list, it was announced on Wednesday.

Holden was one of three CAA players named to the list, and one of 50 to be named to the list in the early part of the season. Holden has helped lead the Tigers to a 5-0 start, the best start to a season in program history. The Georgia native is averaging 11.8 ppg and 6.4 rpg.

The award, which is presented annually to the top mid-major player in division I college basketball, honors the former Illinois and New Mexico State head coach who won 775 games in 41 seasons.
 
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.
 
Players on teams from the following conferences are eligible for the
award: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, West Coast.